New Zealand Earthquake Pictures: Walls, Roads Crumble
September 3, 2010 - 11:11pm
See wrecked cars and collapsed buildings following a magnitude 7.4 earthquake that hit Christchurch, New Zealand, on Saturday. New Zealand - Earthquake - Oceania - Christchurch - South Island
Pictures: Crab Swarms Overtake Island—Mystery Solved
September 3, 2010 - 11:07pm
A surge in hormones allows millions of migrating Christmas Island red crabs to make their epic annual trek to the ocean, a new study says. Crab - Christmas Island - Christmas Island red crab - Oceania - Travel and Tourism
Fire-Tornado Pictures: Why They Form, How to Fight Them
September 3, 2010 - 10:43pm
Recent "firenadoes" in Brazil and Hawaii aren't rare, just rarely reported, an expert says: Large-scale versions occur once a year in the U.S. Hawaii - United States - Brazil - South America - Tornadoes
Why Hurricane Earl Weakened on Path to Cape Cod
September 3, 2010 - 10:31pm
Changes in the wall of clouds around Hurricane Earl's eye helped it diminish to a Category 1 storm as it moved toward Cape Cod, experts say. Cape Cod - Hurricane Earl - United States - Massachusetts - Counties
Oil Rig Explosion Photos: Mariner Energy Platform Burns
September 3, 2010 - 4:21am
Just months after BP's Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion, which leaked millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, another Gulf oil rig exploded into flames Thursday. Gulf of Mexico - Deepwater Horizon - BP - Oil platform - Energy