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June 13, 2018

Hawaii volcano: Stunning new satellite photos offer look at lava flows changing paths

The tale of Hawaii's recent volcanic eruptions continues to change, much like its fierce lava flows, and new images from space tell the latest chapter.

June 12, 2018

Hawaii volcano: Kilauea lava boiled away Big Island's largest freshwater lake

Lava from the Kilauea eruption has boiled away Hawaii’s largest freshwater lake in just a matter of hours.

June 11, 2018

Cannibalistic great white shark eats relative as Virginia researchers watch

A Virginia Institute of Marine Science research expedition ended up discovering more about great white shark behavior than the researchers may have anticipated: great whites are cannibals.

June 11, 2018

Here's what happens to a styrofoam cup under the deep sea's crushing pressure

Marine scientists were crushing it on Twitter last week, sharing photos of highly decorated — and very squished — Styrofoam cups, which had been deformed and compressed by pressures encountered in the deep sea.

June 8, 2018

Florida wildlife officials find 2 dead dolphins over 24-hour period

Officials with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC) on Wednesday evening discovered a dead dolphin near the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Florida. The discovery comes roughly 24 hours after they found a separate dead dolphin.

June 8, 2018

Hawaii volcano's toll nears 600 homes destroyed by lava; no end in sight

The number of homes and structures destroyed by lava on Hawaii’s Big Island has jumped to nearly 600 -- making the Kilauea eruption the most catastrophic event in modern state history, Hawaii County Mayor Harry Kim said Thursday.

June 7, 2018

Hawaii's governor, FEMA head to Big Island as lava continues fiery path

Hawaii’s governor and federal emergency management officials were expected to travel to the Big Island on Thursday to discuss how to assist hundreds of residents displaced by the fiery eruption of Kilauea.

June 7, 2018

Florida's 'city of the future' is first solar-powered town in America

Babcock Ranch, near Fort Myers on state’s west coast, was developed from the beginning with a massive solar power farm generating 100 percent of the electric needs. About 350,000 photovoltaic solar panels stretch across a swath of land the size of 200 football fields.

June 7, 2018

Scientists find dozens of hidden earthquakes buried under Antarctica's ice

Hundreds of hidden earthquakes may be buried beneath Antarctica's ice, new research suggests.

June 6, 2018

Death toll from destructive Guatemala volcano jumps to 99, with almost 200 still missing

At least 99 people are dead and nearly 200 others unaccounted for following the eruption of Guatemala’s Volcano of Fire over the weekend.