Life Archive
Best Earth Images of the Week — March 8, 2013
March 09, 2013
Ancient Antarctica, images of Earth from a new camera and Yosemite's 'Firefall' are part of our top picks this week.
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Choose Nature's Champs: Earth-Themed March Madness Tourneys
March 08, 2013
Pick your favorite endangered species or Earth image.
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Rare Kissing Octopus Unveiled For the First Time
March 06, 2013
Scientists are unveiling a rare Pacific octopus with a taste for eating its partners during sex
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Gray Whale Recovery Fuels Whalewatching Success
March 06, 2013
The western Pacific gray whale once seemed destined for extinction. Now it supports a booming tourism trade.
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Best Earth Images of the Month — February 2013
March 03, 2013
Mother Earth gave us a lot to look at this month — waterspouts in Tampa, record snowfall from space and even antlers without a reindeer. Don't miss these amazing photos.
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Best Earth Images of the Week — March 1, 2013
March 02, 2013
Rare sharks, big meteorites, volcanic eruptions from space and hidden canyons under the sea are just a few of the images we discovered this week. Click on to check them all out.
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New Pacific Species Include Shrimp in a Sponge
March 01, 2013
Papua New Guinea's Madang Lagoon reef threatened by tuna canneries.
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Rare Sharks Unexpectedly Found in Australian Waters
March 01, 2013
Two mandarin dogfish discovered thousands of miles from their normal waters.
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Pacific Leatherback Turtles' Alarming Decline Continues
February 27, 2013
Study finds precipitous population decrease at turtle's last nesting stronghold.
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Entire Maldives Nation Becoming Biosphere Reserve
February 27, 2013
The entire Maldives, a nation of low-lying islands, pledges to become a sustainable reserve.
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Shipwreck Alley Threatened by Invasive Mussels
February 26, 2013
The dozens of sunken ships around Michigan's Thunder Bay might be threatened by a tiny menace: invasive mussels.
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Best Earth Images of the Week — Feb. 22, 2013
February 23, 2013
This week deep sea exploration reveal amazing finds, Arizona gets an unexpected chill and the sounds of the Russian meteor amaze the world. Don't miss these spectacular images from around the Earth.
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WhaleWatch: New Program Could Help Protect Whales
February 22, 2013
The program is based on data from hundreds of tagged whales.
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Video from James Cameron Deep-Sea Dive Reveals New Species
February 22, 2013
Researchers may have discovered a new species of sea cucumber.
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Earthquake Deaths to Reach 3.5 Million by 2100
February 21, 2013
Scientists expect more killer earthquakes as population increases in areas with poor construction standards.
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Creosote Bushes: The Scent of the Desert
February 21, 2013
The smell of deserts in the rain.
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'Lightsaber' Spines Help Strange Shark Ward Off Predators
February 21, 2013
The shark also glows to avoid casting a shadow.
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Caterpillars Build Leaf 'Houses,' Other Insects Move In
February 20, 2013
When caterpillars become butterflies, other insects take over leaf rolls.
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Great White Shark Takes Surprising California Vacation
February 20, 2013
A great white shark turns up in California's chilly coastal waters.
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New Scorpion Species Discovered Outside Tucson
February 20, 2013
Like many scorpions, the new species carries its young on its back.
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Rare Video: Endangered Chicks Emerge from Nest
February 19, 2013
Cornell bird lab hopes video will galvanize efforts to protect critically endangered Spoon-billed sandpiper.
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Ancient Whale Fossils Unearthed by Road Construction
February 19, 2013
The fossils shed light on the evolution of whales.
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Best Earth Images of the Week — Feb. 15, 2013
February 18, 2013
Horsey love, snowy Yosemite and a major snowstorm in the East all made our list this week. Don't miss these.
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Meteorite Collectors Race to Find Fragments in Russia
February 15, 2013
Meteorite hunters converging on Russia for a collector's bonanza.
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Russian Meteor Shook Ground Like An Earthquake
February 15, 2013
Russian meteor explosion as strong as an earthquake.
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