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Here’s Norderoogsand, a new island that has emerged from the waters of the North Sea off the German coast. It is now home to around 50 different plant species and sea birds such as herring gulls and oyster catchers. The…
The giant squid that may have been the source of the Nordic legend of the kraken, has been caught on video, thanks to the researchers from Japan’s National Science Museum, the Japanese broadcaster NHK, and the Discovery Channel! The giant…
The Black Iceberg photo is getting viral. The rare photo of the iceberg has been posted on Reddit and generated thousands of comments. The black iceberg is formed by “a higher density of bubble-free ice with a greater amount of…
Here is the list of the highest snowfall totals, by state, as of December 28, 2012. Illinois: Albion (18.3″) Arkansas: Jessieville (15″) Missouri: Dudley (12″) Indiana: Ellettsville (12.8″) Ohio: Bellefontaine (12″) Maine: Princeton (14″) Maryland: Frostburg (11.5″) New Hampshire: Rochester…
A coming Winter storm called Storm Euclid has already dumped some 13 inches of snow in some locations in Arkansas. Now the storm is heading into the Ohio Valley, Great Lakes, and Northeast. The Weather Channel reports that the low…
The U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, has confirmed that a magnitude-6.1 earthquake has struck off the coast of eastern Russia. No immediate reports of injuries or damages have been reported. See more news of recent earthquakes. Earthquake Details This event has…
A huge asteroid called 2012 LZ1 will pass planet Earth tonight. Slooh Space Camera hopes to capture it live. The live online streaming starts at 8:00 PM EDT. Watch the events happening live here.
More than 2,000 scientists from 67 countries urged Arctic leaders, in an open letter released today by the Pew Environment Group, to develop an international fisheries accord that would protect the unregulated waters of the Central Arctic Ocean. New maps…
An 8.6 magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia today creating fear in people around the coastal areas, especially those in Aceh. In 2004, a tsunami killed 170,000 people in the province alone. The U.S. Geological Survey was centered 20 miles beneath the…
Believed to be the oldest flower existing right now, the Silene stenophylla was lost for 30,000 years but now has blossomed! Thanks to the scientists who discovered a burrow 125 feet below the surface that contained fruit and seeds left…