The Dust Bowl, or the Dirty Thirties, was a period of grievous dust storms caused by severe drought and wind erosion in the American prairie lands. "Black blizzards" often reduced visibility to a few feet (a meter) or less.
The largest extinct flying bird had a wingspan of up to 8 meters (27 ft). Juxtapose this with the largest living bird, the Wandering Albatross, whose wingspan is 3.63 meters (12 ft).
The Minor Planet Center in Cambridge, MA determined that two asteroids, several meters in diameter and in unrelated orbits, would pass the Earth on September 8th.
Its shiny steel sphere with viewing platform just under the antenna is the most eye-catching aspect of the tower, 203 meters (66 stories) above ground.
The giant fissure, in Dun Laoghaire, Ireland, spans over 250 square meters and appears to show an Ice Age fault. The image only makes sense from one point of perspective.
The Allosaurus, one of the largest dinosaurs, was a large bipedal predator that paleontologists believe grew to over 12 meters (39 feet) long and 5 meters (16.5 feet) tall.
The narwhal is distinguished by a singular long horn, in actuality a tooth, which protrudes 2 to 3 meters. Some medieval Europeans believed this horn was that of the legendary unicorn.
The world’s largest cantilevered observation wheel, situated on the banks of the River Thames. It soars 443 feet (135 meters) high and holds 800 people.
Two German radar satellites are flying within 350 meters of each other as they orbit the globe in an effort to creating a seamless and incredibly accurate 3D map of the Earth.
A state of emergency has been declared in Hungary, where 600,000 - 700,000 cubic meters of toxic sludge has escaped from a reservoir at an alumina plant.