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Attack of the Fire Ants

The insect has spread, maiming animals and shifting the ecological balance

Noah's Flood?

Breath of Fresh Liquid

Saving the sick by flooding their lungs

Not Cleaning Up

Faster, cheaper ways to restore polluted ground are largely shunned

Worm Gets the Early Bird

Not Just Flash

Satellite data reveal how lightning influences climate

Ozone Pump

Recipe for a Worm

How do bats echolocate and how are they adapted to this activity?

Hello, La Ni¿a

"The area of below normal sea surface temperatures continues to expand in the central equatorial Pacific, marking the demise of the 1997/1998 El Ni¿o episode and the further evolution of La Ni¿a (Cold episode) conditions...

Forecast for a La Ni¿a Year

Sea Changes

Is it possible that a meteorite could strike a commercial airliner and cause it to explode? Could this possibly have caused the crash of TWA Flight 800?

Is it true that the strength of the Earth's magnetic field is decreasing? What's the effect?

Light Twisters

Photonic crystals promise advances in communications and optical computers

How do jellyfish reproduce? What effect does their sting have on humans? What's the difference between red and translucent jellyfish?

Solar Flyer

What's the difference between the 13-year and 17-year cicada?

How does chlorine added to drinking water kill bacteria and other harmful organisms? Why doesn't it harm us?

How does chlorine added to drinking water kill bacteria and other harmful organisms? Why doesn't it harm us?