Wisconsin's 'baffling' booms: A concise guide
Posted on March 23, 2012, at 3:31 PMScientists believe tiny earthquakes are the likeliest explanation for the state's new noise-pollution phenomenon, but competing theories abound
The 'freakishly warm' winter: 4 unwelcome side effects
Posted on March 8, 2012, at 3:00 PMYou better enjoy these last, unusually balmy days of winter, because come spring, nature has a few surprises for us — like ravenous bears
Why are dolphins beaching themselves? 4 theories
Posted on February 17, 2012, at 5:35 PMScientists aren't sure why the beloved marine mammals are getting stranded in unprecedented numbers this winter. But they have a few ideas
Europe's freakishly cute six-legged lamb
Posted on January 27, 2012, at 12:39 PMAn Eastern European village rejoices over a strange new addition to its livestock pool
The return of Arkansas' mass bird deaths
Posted on January 2, 2012, at 4:28 PMOminously, scores of blackbirds once again fell from the sky above a small southern town on New Year's Eve. But this time, intentional mischief may be to blame
San Diego's 'dazzling' glow-in-the-dark waves
Posted on October 6, 2011, at 3:49 PMCalifornia's beaches are gleaming like a "beautiful hallucination" — and surfers are stoked. What's behind this nocturnal lightshow?
The 'crazy hairy ants' invading America
Posted on October 5, 2011, at 11:43 AMThese tiny biting insects are pretty much exactly what they sound like — and the U.S. South is their newest playground
The giant crabs invading Antarctica
Posted on September 13, 2011, at 5:48 PMHulking crustaceans with appetites to match are taking over the oceans near the South Pole
Does El Niño cause civil wars?
Posted on August 26, 2011, at 7:25 AMResearchers believe there's a strong link between armed conflict and the occurrence of El Niño weather patterns
Stoned animals: A slideshow
Posted on August 8, 2011, at 6:30 PMApparently, some animals like to party as much as humans do. A look at drug- and booze-abusers in the wild
The 'apocalyptic' time-lapse video of Phoenix's dust storm
Posted on July 7, 2011, at 10:08 AMA "mythical," mile-high haboob swept through Arizona on Tuesday evening. And thanks to a quick-witted photographer, we can see it roll in, too
Real-life Angry Birds?
Posted on June 14, 2011, at 2:10 PMA daring flock of crows creates a "danger zone" in the parking lot of a Washington police department, where the birds routinely dive-bomb officers
London's 'ludicrous' parakeet problem
Posted on May 17, 2011, at 7:25 AMRose-ringed parakeets have proliferated and become a nuisance in the suburbs around England's capital in recent years. A guide to the bird boom
California's 'sardine apocalypse'
Posted on March 9, 2011, at 4:41 PMHundreds of thousands of silvery fish suffocate in a California marina, creating a "carpet of death" on the water's surface
The 'Aflockalypse': 5 craziest conspiracy theories
Posted on January 10, 2011, at 3:12 PMWhat really killed the birds in Arkansas and elsewhere? Inventive theorists are blaming everything from End Times to a bird-targeting UFO
Google's mass-animal-death map
Posted on January 7, 2011, at 8:00 AMThe search engine has been used to map all the mass deaths of birds, fish, and other creatures around the world—and the resulting picture isn't pretty
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