Earthweek - A Diary of the Planet

Jellyfish Boom

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:55:52 CST

Overfishing of smaller species is the cause behind a recent explosion in the number of jellyfish: Scientists.

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:59:00 EST

Orange crops across Florida being ravaged by a foreign bacterial disease spread by tiny insect.

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:55:32 EDT

Vets warning pets should avoid eating too many of the 17-year cicadas emerging across the eastern U.S.

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:40:58 EDT

First gray whale on record seen south of the Equator in an Atlantic where it became extinct in the 18th century.

Thu, 16 May 2013 06:54:25 EST

One child killed and many more injured by sharp quake near southern Iran’s Gulf of Hormuz.

Thu, 16 May 2013 06:53:10 EDT

Mexico on high alert as Popocatepetl volcano becomes dangerous outside Mexico City.

Thu, 16 May 2013 06:52:20 EDT

Bangladesh and Burma spared major damage when Bay of Bengal cyclone weakens before arrival.

Thu, 16 May 2013 06:40:00 EST

The world’s hottest and coldest temperatures of the week.