Are extremely hot summers becoming the norm?
August 7, 2012, at 9:12 AMSizzling temperatures have become much more commonplace, says a new study from NASA, and they don't seem to be cooling anytime soon
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Can fish get skin cancer?
August 6, 2012, at 9:13 AMA team of scientists studying shark prey in Australia's Great Barrier Reef are shocked to find that 15 percent of the trout there have strange, discolored lesions
Is a major earthquake going to hit Oregon?
August 3, 2012, at 8:05 AMA new study forecasts that the Beaver State could be rattled by a massive earthquake as powerful as Japan's devastating 2011 temblor
What termites and suicide bombers have in common
July 30, 2012, at 8:00 AMWhen faced by attackers, the termite species Neocapritermes taracua sends out kamikaze bugs equipped with explosive, venom-filled pouches
Has drought put the U.S. food supply at risk?
July 20, 2012, at 6:54 AMOne third of the nation's counties are affected by the largest dry spell since 1956, which will likely raise the prices of dairy, grain, produce, and meat
Why doesn't Generation X care about climate change?
July 19, 2012, at 7:24 AMScientists are surprised to learn that Americans born between 1961 and 1981 are increasingly indifferent to rising temperatures
America's worst drought in decades: By the numbers
July 18, 2012, at 11:02 AMIt's been an abysmally dry and scorching summer so far, triggering comparisons to the 1930s Dust Bowl. Here, a look at just how bad it's been
The tiny fly that gruesomely eats the brains of ants
July 5, 2012, at 7:57 AMA recently discovered fly has a nasty habit of laying its eggs inside the heads of ants, where its offspring hatch and break through the ants' brains to go free
7 surprising facts about dolphins
July 4, 2012, at 8:15 AMThe friendly sea mammals can sniff out bombs, form complex networks, and eat dozens of pounds of fish a day
The Colorado wildfires: Is this what global warming looks like?
July 3, 2012, at 3:15 PMScientists have long predicted that rising temperatures could lead to extreme weather conditions, including wildfires, droughts, freak storms, and more
Exposed: The terrifying harassment faced by climate change scientists
June 25, 2012, at 8:00 AMAnthrax scares, public humiliation, and death threats are all in a day's work for some climatologists. Popular Science's Tom Clynes reveals the backstory
The farsighted elephant who may get contact lenses
June 21, 2012, at 7:07 AMZookeepers remove cataracts from the eyes of a 38-year-old elephant to help him see, and now they're considering giving him a pair of contacts
2025: The year mankind hits the point of no return?
June 12, 2012, at 7:53 AMA chilling new report suggests that the Earth may soon hit a tipping point that will do irreparable damage to the planet's ecosystems
Revealed: The horrific sexual depravity of 'hooligan' penguins
June 11, 2012, at 10:57 AMNecrophilia, rape, and murder — George Levick's 100-year-old observations on Adélie penguin culture are just now seeing print, and shocking readers
The woolly mammoth skeleton dug up in a backyard
June 7, 2012, at 4:05 PMAn Iowa man and his sons find what turns out to be a mammoth's femur on their property. Now researchers are excavating the rest of the giant mammal's remains
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