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Time lapse video in the American west

November 19, 2012by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

It’s the Monday before Thanksgiving, so let’s ease into the week with something gorgeous to get us through Thursday. Goldpaint Photography created an incredible time-lapse video of the skies over Castle […]

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Nature, Science News

There’s a whole lot of flamingo love headed to Lake Natron

November 14, 2012by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

Tanzania’s Lake Natron will soon resemble a couple’s resort for hundreds of thousands of East African lesser flamingos. The nomadic birds fly between alkaine soda lakes along the rift valley, […]

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Animals, Nature, Science News

A bivalve population could have battled against Sandy

October 31, 2012by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

Unless you’re about to slurp them down or are a marine biologist, chances are you don’t think about oysters very much. But Paul Greenberg does. The New York Times op […]

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Animals, Ecology, Nature, Science News

Freak factors made Sandy a Frankenstorm

October 30, 2012by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

Hurricanes are nasty customers any way you spin it. But as we’ve seen in the past with storms like Katrina, some are much more devastating than others. But it’s more […]

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Nature, Science News, Weather

Astronaut’s-eye view of Hurricane Sandy

October 29, 2012by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

Hurricanes are big. Storms less than 274 miles across are considered small or “midget”  hurricanes. Sandy’s tendrils stretch almost the entire length of the eastern seaboard, so she’s a giant among […]

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Nature, Science News, Space

Hurricane Sandy revealed

October 29, 2012by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

Ever wondered what makes a hurricane so destructive? RiaNovosti breaks it down for you with their hurricane infographic, detailing how we measure their strength and how they start spinning, peppered […]

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How Things Work, Nature

Google Maps is taking an interest in nature

October 24, 2012by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

Google’s new initiative is to explore those places on Earth that you can’t get to using a car for their Street View feature on Google Maps. Plenty of the places […]

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Nature, Science News

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