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New Zealand Earthquake Pictures: Walls, Roads Crumble
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
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Pictures: Crab Swarms Overtake Island—Mystery Solved
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
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Fire-Tornado Pictures: Why They Form, How to Fight Them
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
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Why Hurricane Earl Weakened on Path to Cape Cod
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
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Oil Rig Explosion Photos: Mariner Energy Platform Burns
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
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Photos: Africa's Disappearing Damselflies, Fish, and Wildflowers
Dams, wetland destruction, and overfishing threaten to wipe out more than 20 percent of Africa's freshwater species, many unique to the continent.
Africa - Wetland - Overfishing - Species - Plants
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Hurricane Earl a Harbinger of Worse to Come?
Though expected to only graze the U.S. coast, Hurricane Earl is the first of many intense storms that could menace the U.S. East Coast this season, one expert says.
Hurricane Earl - East Coast of the United States - United States - Earth Sciences - Meteorology
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Space Photos This Week: Rocket Test, Tropical Storm, More
The world's strongest solid rocket motor revs up, a star nursery is seen in its sharpest view yet, and more in this week's best space pictures.
Solid-fuel rocket - Rocket engine - Space - Technology - NASA
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Tarzan Chameleon Found in Tarzan Forest, Near Tarzanville
The discovery on Madagascar of the new species—given away by its flat snout—is a "Tarzan yell for conservation," a new study says.
Madagascar - Tarzan - Africa - Species - Environment
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