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A man walks through snow during the morning commute in Manhattan on Tuesday.

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Out Like A Lion: Nor'easter Caps Last Days Of Winter With A Frosty Finale

2:33pm March 14, 2017

by Doreen McCallister

The storm swept through the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Tuesday, leaving more than 200,000 utility customers without power and some 6,000 canceled flights in its wake.

A deep sea red crab hangs out on a bubblegum coral in Phoenix Canyon, off the coast of Delaware.

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Environment

Atlantic Ocean Area The Size Of Virginia Protected From Deep-Water Fishing

5:12pm December 16, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Coral in an area in the Atlantic Ocean stretching from Connecticut to Virginia has been protected from deep-sea commercial fishing gear, by a new rule issued this week.

Drexel Siok, environmental scientist at Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve, holds a horseshoe crab that's been tagged on Kitts Hummock Beach near Dover, Del. During the annual count volunteers make a note if they find a tagged crab. Researchers

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Science
Environment

It's Spawning Season: Are Horseshoe Crabs Down For the Count?

6:31pm June 10, 2015

by Jeff Brady

Migratory birds and humans have long relied on the odd creatures, and scientists now fear they're on the decline. This time each year, volunteers fan out along Mid-Atlantic coast to count the crabs.

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