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Video shows orcas hunting great white sharks and devouring their livers

A pod of orcas has twice been observed flipping young great white sharks on their backsides to stun them, then slicing their sides open.
A female Orca in the Arctic Circle.
A female Orca in the Arctic Circle.
13d ago

The new face of major hurricanes

Hurricane Melissa followed what has unfortunately become a pattern for major storms: It formed late in the season, intensified rapidly, then stalled near the coast.
A woman reacts on the bus as residents are evacuated to safe locations ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Melissa.
A woman reacts on the bus as residents are evacuated to safe locations ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Melissa.

India conducts cloud-seeding trial to clear New Delhi's smog

The weather modification strategy is an attempt to trigger rainfall, which may temporarily clear the city’s toxic air.
India Pollution
India Pollution
14d ago

Climate change

Climate change

Bill Gates calls for 'strategic pivot' in climate change fight

The Microsoft co-founder said there should be more focus on fighting poverty and preventing disease than curbing emissions.
Bill Gates takes part in a panel at the Annual Meeting of World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024.
Bill Gates takes part in a panel at the Annual Meeting of World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024.

DNA reveals the diseases that devastated Napoleon's doomed army

New research suggests that two surprise pathogens were among the diseases that ravaged the emperor's vaunted Grande Armée.
General view of the excavation site.
General view of the excavation site.

Wyoming dinosaur 'mummies' reveal a surprise: Hoofed feet

Edmontosaurus, which munched plants with its broad and flat snout that vaguely resembled a duckbill, roamed western North America in the Cretaceous Period.
An artist's impression shows the duck-billed dinosaur Edmontosaurus
An artist's impression shows the duck-billed dinosaur Edmontosaurus
19d ago

Climate change

Climate change

'Functionally extinct': After 10,000 years on the Florida coast, two key corals are dead

In a grim study, researchers conclude that ocean heat killed off two coral species that had been building reefs in Florida since the Ice Age.
A scuba diver near a coral reef underwater
A scuba diver near a coral reef underwater
20d ago

Climate change

Climate change

It was the costliest six months on record for climate disasters — and almost wasn't reported

The Trump administration cut a NOAA program that tracked weather events that caused at least $1 billion in damage. A nonprofit has redeveloped the database.
Eaton fire victims return to their burned out homes in Altadena
Eaton fire victims return to their burned out homes in Altadena
21d ago

Elon musk goes on a tirade after NASA says it will seek moon landers from SpaceX rivals

musk's company is behind schedule in developing its Starship rocket, while NASA's interim leader wants to put astronauts on the moon while Trump is in office.

One of the world's rarest whales grows in population in the Atlantic

The North Atlantic right whale now numbers an estimated 384 animals, up eight from the previous year, according to a report released Tuesday.
North Atlantic right whale.
North Atlantic right whale.
22d ago

Large chunk of suspected space debris found in Australian desert

The Australian Space Agency said the object "is likely a propellant tank or pressure vessel from a space launch vehicle."
A dark rock like structure in the middle of the road
A dark rock like structure in the middle of the road

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