Sascha Pare
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Earth's newest 'baby' volcano is painting Iceland's Fagradalsfjall region with incandescent lava
An eruption opened a 1.7-mile-long fissure in the ground on Monday (June 10), with lava still spewing and flowing south towards the site of the region's last volcanic eruption. → Read More
Florida waters now 'bona fide bathtub conditions' as heat dome engulfs state
The unprecedented water temperatures — reaching up to 95 degrees Fahrenheit in some places — could intensify storms and hurricanes in the Sunshine State. → Read More
Ecologist Tim Blackburn: 'Moths pollinate a wider range of species than bees'
With colors ranging from candy pinks to golds and sometimes possessing wingspans as big as a bird's, moths are a fascinating group. Ecologist Tim Blackburn tells Live Science about the incredible, hidden world of moths. → Read More
Antarctic sea ice reached 'record-smashing low' last month
The extent of sea ice in Antarctica has shrunk compared with the long-term average for this time of year between 1981 and 2010 by an area four times the size of Texas. → Read More
Scientists discover what could be the oldest evidence of cannibalism among ancient human relatives
Nine cut marks on a 1.45 million-year-old hominin bone suggest another hominin, possibly of the same species, slashed the bone to strip the flesh and eat it. → Read More
Yellowstone supervolcano magma chamber has far more melted rock than thought
Scientists have worked out the consistency of the magma under the Yellowstone caldera using seismic waves — and the reservoir is filled with "mush" that doesn't pose an imminent eruption threat. → Read More
White Gladis the orca may have been pregnant when she started attacking boats
White Gladis was so hellbent on stopping boats in the Strait of Gibraltar that she engaged in attacks instead of protecting her newborn calf. → Read More
120-year-old Cassius is pushing limit of crocodile longevity — and he's got 'years to come,' expert says
The ancient, 18-foot-long crocodile — the world's largest living in captivity — is healthy but occasionally displays signs of trauma from his troubled youth in the wild. → Read More
Orca rams boat off Scottish coast, 2,000 miles away from original attacks
The behavior may be "leapfrogging" between orca populations, and it could be in response to human activities such as fishing. → Read More
Watch the world choke on CO2 in eerie NASA videos of manmade emissions
The animations highlight emissions from different human and natural sources, with the main contribution coming from the burning of fossil fuels. → Read More
Human impact on Earth's tilt leaves researchers 'surprised and concerned'
Groundwater extracted for irrigation and other human activities displaced 2,150 gigatons of water between 1993 and 2010. → Read More
'Completely unique' Roman mausoleum discovered in rubble of London building site
No burial artifacts were recovered from the structure itself, but the surrounding area yielded over 80 Roman burials containing copper bracelets, coins, glass beads and a bone comb. → Read More
Rare 1,760-pound goblin shark pregnant with 6 pups trawled up from Taiwan waters
Fishers who caught the deep-sea shark originally planned on selling it to a restaurant, but the Taiwan Ocean Artistic Museum obtained the specimen and plans on displaying it. → Read More
Gigantic, 9.4-foot-long catfish is the largest ever caught
An angler caught the gigantic wels catfish in the murky waters of the River Po, in Italy, where the previous world record for the largest catfish was set just 2 months ago. → Read More
Orcas attack boat with ruthless efficiency, tearing off rudders in just 15 minutes
As the crew motored inshore after the encounter, one of the orcas reappeared, chased the boat into the marina and tore off what little fiberglass was left on the two rudders. → Read More
World's most painful ant sting targets nerves in the same way scorpion venom does
Bullet and greenhead ants produce toxins they inject with every sting, which prolong nerve signals to the brain and lead to trembling, uncontrollable and long-lasting pain in mammals. → Read More
3.2 million-year-old human ancestor 'Lucy' had massive leg muscles to stand up straight and climb trees
Australopithecus afarensis, the extinct species to which Lucy belongs, could probably straighten its knee joints, extend its hips and stand up straight like modern humans. → Read More
Rabid moose found 'stumbling, drooling profusely' is 1st case ever recorded in Alaska
Scientists analyzed the moose's brain and detected a variant of rabies usually found in Arctic foxes, suggesting it contracted the virus from a fox. → Read More
El Niño is officially here, scientists say
After months of warning, experts have confirmed that the ocean-warming event El Niño is here and will gradually strengthen into the winter, with a potential worldwide climate impact. → Read More
New mud-slinging thermal feature at Yellowstone is spewing scalding hot muck
The unrest may be due to slight changes in pressure or in the amount of water seeping into the underground reservoir system. → Read More