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Bird Feeding Is for the Birds
A study suggests that setting out bread crumbs and seeds mostly attracts invasive birds, perhaps at the expense of native species.
Reform of the Nerds, Starring Arthur Chu
How a game-show champion became the embattled conscience of American male geekdom.
Could Earthquakes Have Given Rise to the Myth of the Loch Ness Monster?
The idea that Nessie is just another case of geological activity-induced mythology is at least slightly more likely than the theory that there is a modern-day plesiosaur living in Loch Ness.
How Social Media Can Help Natural-Disaster Victims
It's a lot of information overload, but there's some useful stuff in there too.
We Can Now Detect Earthquakes From Space—and Maybe Venusquakes Too
Quakes may offer scientific clues about planets' interiors.
How Do Outsiders Respond to Natural Disasters?
Research shows that it's hard to get people to worry about future disasters.
‘Pacific Standard’ HQ Lies Safely Outside Tsunami Inundation Zone
But new research insights about the power of the Ventura Fault might change that, along with the risks for many other structures along the Southern California coast.
The Last Major Earthquake to Shake Nepal
This wasn't the first earthquake to cause considerable damage to the South Asian country—and it won't be the last.