Cyclone Nargis decimated part of Myanmar from May 2-4, its huge rains and storm surge flooding the Irrawaddy River delta, killing at least 22,000 people and leaving twice as many missing as of this writing.
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Why the Myanmar cyclone was so deadly
Published May 9th, 2008 in Hurricanes, Science, Photos, Oceans, Climate & Weather, Earth and Global Warming. 1 CommentNew elephant shrew species found
Published February 15th, 2008 in Science, Photos, Earth and Animals. 0 CommentsRecently, scientists announced the discovery of a new species of elephant shrew in the mountains of Tanzania. Related more to elephants and aardvarks than to shrews, this new species is the size of a very small dog and weighs only 1.5 pounds. It’s another example of how there are many new animals to discover.
Wildlife caught on candid camera
Published November 19th, 2007 in Science, Photos, Earth and Animals. 6 CommentsYou may not see many animals when you go hiking, but they’re out there. This year Smithsonian Institution scientists used motion-triggered cameras to take more than 1,900 photos of wildlife — when nobody was watching — along a stretch of the Appalachian Trail in Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland. (Photo courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution)