Lake Eyre is enormous, and unusual: it both has no outflow and is filled by water derived from rain and flooding alone.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — As a blazing bolt of lightning streaks across the sky it can illuminate the landscape with some dazzling colors. Some strikes are blue, while others take on a ruddy brown ...

Three near-identical U.S. lizards have kept their identities for millions of years in a way that researchers compare to the ...

We experience beautiful sunrises and sunsets here in Michigan all the time. Cotton candy-colored sunsets are my favorite, and I'm sure you have your favorites too. Have you ever wondered why we see ...

“How can we be sure that people see the same color when they look at something?” – Henrietta, age 12, Market Harborough, UK In fact, we can’t be so sure that we do all see the same colors. What colors ...

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Have you ever wondered why chicken eggs can be different colors? While most eggs are white or brown, they also come in colors like cream, pink, blue and green. In addition — and this is no “yolk” — ...

What determines the different colors of lightning? I always made the assumption it had something to do with the different elements present in the path of the lightning bolt itself. — William C. Clancy ...