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deserts

What's This Strange Patch in the Australian Desert?

It appeared in the fall of 2015.
Sarah Laskow September 28, 2016
Keeper of the Plains, by Kiowa-Comanche artist Blackbear Bosin
Wichita, Kansas

Keeper of the Plains

The grandson of a Kiowa chief created what has become the iconic symbol of a city on the Plains.
fires

Forest Burns After Man Set Used Toilet Paper Ablaze

It's since been brought under control.
Cara Giaimo August 11, 2016
space exploration

See NASA Test the World's Most Powerful Rocket With a Special Camera

It looks very powerful.
Erik Shilling August 9, 2016
Runners carry the Olympic Flame from Greece to Germany in 1936.
fires

The Weirdest Things We’ve Done to the Olympic Torch

Well before Rio, people have made a point of torturing the torch.
Cara Giaimo August 5, 2016
Toronto, Ontario

Toronto's Half House

Willy Wonka would love this weird half-a-home.
fire fighters

How Firefighters Calculate Containment as They Battle the Sand Fire

California's deadly Sand fire has been raging for days.
Erik Shilling July 27, 2016
The tortoise after his daring escape.
fires

Brave Tortoise Escaping Deadly Sand Fire Fled 'as Quickly as He Could'

Here's at least one happy ending.
Cara Giaimo July 25, 2016
volcanoes

What It's Like To Watch a Volcano Collapse In Front Of You

The 190-day event was the largest caldera formation ever observed.
Sarah Laskow July 14, 2016
fires

Happy Birthday to the World's First Emergency Number

London's '999' turned 79 this week.
Ella Morton July 1, 2016
The largest fire ever made by humans just for fun.
world record

Norway Built A World-Record-Setting Bonfire Last Weekend

It was for the annual Slinningsbålet festival.
Cara Giaimo June 29, 2016
fires

Watch a Man Throw a Bucket of Water at the Olympic Torch and Miss

It was a good try.
Erik Shilling June 28, 2016
fires

The Ashen Remains of a Canadian Boomtown After a Massive Wildfire

Residents are just beginning to return.
Erik Shilling June 8, 2016
animals

The Rogue Team Rescuing Fort McMurray's Pets As the City Burned

Many were found terrified.
Erik Shilling May 9, 2016
fires

Entire City Evacuated as Massive Wildfire Destroys Canada's Fort McMurray

At least one neighborhood is already gone.
Erik Shilling May 4, 2016
Organizing committee head Carlos Nuzman carries the flame down the moveable airplane staircase.
fires

Olympic Flame Lands On Brazilian Runway

Before it can serve as a beacon for humanity, it has to fly in on a plane just like the rest of us.
Cara Giaimo May 3, 2016
The 1899 frigate, Lord Lonsdale
Punta Arenas, Chile

Shipwreck of the Lord Lonsdale

The rusty hull of this 1899 ship serves as a tribute to explorers of the bottom of the world.
fires

Australian Politician Sets River on Fire, Blames Fracking

We have video.
Erik Shilling April 25, 2016