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Biologists are only now getting a better look at Mother Nature's latest bit of busywork.

Want to be dazzled by Mother Nature’s fall foliage display? Just hop in the car. Crisp air, panoramic views, brilliantly colored ash and poplar trees: the exhilarating route to North Carolina’s Mount Mitchell State Park — the highest peak in the Eastern United States — is a destination in itself. The scenic 75-year-old Blue Ridge Parkway is just one of the country’s great autumn drives.

Dangerous Hurricane Rick strengthened early Saturday into a major Category 3 storm off Mexico's Pacific coast with winds nearing 115 mph, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

It never fails. Whenever a natural disaster hits, somebody always risks bodily harm to take some video amid the chaos and destruction. Insane? Perhaps, but the fact is that footage from Mother Nature blows away anything you'll see in a summer blockbuster.

Ellen DeGeneres has signed on to play Mother Nature in an untitled comedy being produced by Walden Media, says The Hollywood Reporter . The project is being penned by "Sex and the City" writer-executive producer Jenny Bicks.