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Climate Warming Denial: Big Business

Leaked documents highlight a think-tank's plan to seed climate change confusion.

The Changing Face of Antarctica

10 ways in which the most remote continent is getting less and less wild.

Earth: Bioluminescent Waves Explained [VIDEO]

What kind of otherworldly phenomenon is this?

Korean DMZ Teems With Wildlife

Posted by Tim Wall 18 HOURS AGO | 0

Between concrete-clad South Korea and deforested North Korea, the demilitarized zone (DMZ) stands in sharp relief as a verdant refuge for rare plants and animals. Read more

Climate Warming Denial: Big Business

Posted by Kieran Mulvaney Fri Feb 17, 2012 06:09 AM ET | 0

Leaked documents highlight a think-tank's plan to seed climate change confusion. Read more

Climate Change, Bikes and Black Helicopters

Posted by Kieran Mulvaney Thu Feb 16, 2012 12:17 PM ET | 0

From climate change to bike-share programs, some see nothing but a United Nations plot. Read more

Climate Change, Bikes and Black Helicopters

Big Pic: Antarctica's Ross Sea Bloom

Posted Thu Feb 16, 2012 07:32 AM ET | 0

Plankton-rich waters of Antarctica's Ross Sea provide a palette of color against the stark white of clouds and ice. Read more

Alien Life Clues in Antarctic Ice?

Posted by Irene Klotz Thu Feb 16, 2012 07:30 AM ET | 0

Digging up the Antarctic ice in Lake Vostok could be a good test run for looking for life beyond. Read more

Safeguarding Antarcticaâ€™s Buried Lakes

Posted by Sarah Simpson Thu Feb 16, 2012 05:45 AM ET | 0

The British Antarctic Survey is taking planetary protection measures to reach Antarctica's subglacial Lake Ellsworth next. Read more

Safeguarding Antarcticaâ€™s Buried Lakes

Ancient Yellowstone Eruptions Not from Supervolcano

Posted Wed Feb 15, 2012 02:42 PM ET | 0

Ancient giant eruptions in the Pacific Northwest may actually have been caused by the tearing of a titanic slab of rock and not the supervolcano underlying Yellowstone National Park. Read more

Sanctuaries Open to Protect Rare Dolphin Species

Posted Wed Feb 15, 2012 01:46 PM ET | 0

Rare and threatened species of dolphins got some good news with the opening of three new wildlife sanctuaries in Bangladesh. Read more

Mars Now at Most Extreme Distance from the Sun

Posted Wed Feb 15, 2012 12:06 PM ET | 0

The Red Planet is at it's furthest point from the sun today and we won't see a more extreme aphelion until 2027. Read more

Mars Now at Most Extreme Distance from the Sun

Google Street View Goes River Rafting

Posted by Tim Wall Wed Feb 15, 2012 04:32 AM ET | 0

The imaging technology of Google Maps Street View is taking a river tour. Read more

Voyager's Timeless Valentine's Day Gift: Big Pic

Posted Tue Feb 14, 2012 08:47 PM ET | 0

On Feb. 14, 1990, the Voyager 1 spacecraft passed the orbit of Pluto and turned its camera around to take a series of photos of the planets. Read more

Voyager's Timeless Valentine's Day Gift: Big Pic

Fukushima Faces Future Quakes

Posted by Tim Wall Tue Feb 14, 2012 12:56 PM ET | 0

Japan's 9.0 earthquake last year lubricated seismic faults and increased the chance that they will give way and rattle the region again. Read more

Model Shows Tsunami Debris to Hit California: Video

Posted Tue Feb 14, 2012 06:22 AM ET | 0

A model of the tsunami debris distribution across the Pacific shows that a majority of the debris will start washing up on California shores as early as next spring. Read more

Battlestar Galactica Composer Scores Time-lapse Sky Video

Posted Mon Feb 13, 2012 05:46 PM ET | 0

For his latest video time-lapse spectacular Randy Halverson collaborated with composer Bear McCreary, who currently scores the music for the TV show The Walking Dead and is of Battlestar Galactica fame. Read more