Knowing the difference between these common terms can bolster your safety in severe weather.

ENVIRONMENT
The biggest tsunami ever recorded reached 1720 feet high—which is taller than the Willis Tower in Chicago.
Shark-related tourist activities are now illegal in Mexico’s Isla Guadalupe Biosphere Reserve—a hotspot for great whites.
A team of dedicated scientists is raising eastern hellbenders and releasing them into rivers, helping these ample amphibians to survive.
Volcanoes do more than just spew lava. They can usher in revolutions, inspire great works of literature, or even convince people they're seeing ghosts.
Before 2003's 'Finding Nemo,' 'Dory fish' were best known by another name. Actually, several other names.
You drive an electric vehicle. You recycle. You're a vegetarian. Do your final wishes reflect your eco-friendly lifestyle?
What is likely the world's largest cane toad—dubbed Toadzilla—weighed just shy of six pounds when it was found in Australia.
Slime mold definitely had a moment—but it’s hard to beat two dead salamanders floating in a carnivorous plant.
From what causes ice ages and how many we’ve had, to the species that thrived and the ones that died, here’s what you need to know.
Reusable cloth grocery bags are hailed as a sustainable alternative to plastic, but the truth is more complicated.
There’s no such thing as eating too many fruits and vegetables, but you'll want to give these a good rinse first.
To harvest wild chocolate from the Amazon, cacao hunters have to avoid cocaine smugglers, flash floods, and giant anacondas.
The harbor porpoises that live near Dobby’s Pembrokeshire grave site don’t love socks as much as the Harry Potter house elf did.
The research sheds new light on just how badly microplastic pollution is affecting nature's biggest living creatures.
Scientists and cruise operators are fighting the impacts of tourism in Antarctica—with the help of tourists themselves.
California residents committed to living an eco-friendly life will soon be able to opt for an eco-friendly death.
A flame-free disposal turns your body into a convenient sludge.
Unfortunately, Louisiana doesn’t have a region called “Cancer Alley” for nothing.
American eat more meat than any other country—and nitrogen from all that extra protein has to go somewhere.
High airfare and gas prices don't exactly make it easy to travel right now. And the greenhouse gasses that come out of those transportation methods aren't particularly great, either.
The Barbie ‘Inspiring Women’ series is honoring one of the world’s most iconic primatologists and conservationists.