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MAR 09, 2015Plants & Animals
It's not everyday that we see a smiling shark give a scuba diver a high-five. Eli Martinez, editor of Shark Diver Magazi ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 09, 2015Space & Astronomy
An out-of-this-world collection of vintage NASA photos -- including the first "selfie" taken in space and a rare image o ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 08, 2015Plants & Animals
Home to more than 120 feral cats, Aoshima Island has no stores and no cars. It has one ferry, running twice per day, car ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 07, 2015Space & Astronomy
Here on earth, carbon dioxide is a pollutant and a greenhouse gas. But thanks to a new engine technology, for colonists ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopMAR 07, 2015Space & Astronomy
"For the first time in human history," said Lisa Kaltenegger, an astronomer at Cornell University, in a talk she gave re ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopMAR 07, 2015Space & Astronomy
Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope and a naturally occurring cosmic magnifying lens captured surprising multip ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 06, 2015Space & Astronomy
NASA engineers said Friday they are "exhilarated" by the final maneuver in a 7 1/2 year "celestial dance" that put the s ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 06, 2015Microbiology
Researchers have engineered nanobombs to wipe out pathogens that can spoil food and pose health risks.
A stud ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 06, 2015Plants & Animals
The field of paleobiology and the study of ecological diversity have some new data and it's proving to be quite differen ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 05, 2015Plants & Animals
Like people, female killer whales undergo menopause, living long after their baby-bearing days are done. But why people, ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 05, 2015Earth & The Environment
DNA analysis has revealed evidence for a massive migration into the heartland of Europe 4,500 years ago.
Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 05, 2015Plants & Animals
A rare goblin shark, caught by a commercial fisher in January off Australia's southeast coast near Eden, was recen ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 04, 2015Earth & The Environment
Earlier this morning the Villarrica volcano erupted in Chile, forcing thousands of residents and tourists to flee from t ...Written By: Greg CruikshankMAR 04, 2015Space & Astronomy
The first celestial object that attracts the attention of many people at a young age is the ever-changing moon. The luna ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 03, 2015Plants & Animals
Wildlife is now firmly fixed on the United Nations calendar thanks to its own special day.
On the 3rd of Mar ...Written By: Jennifer EllisMAR 02, 2015Microbiology
Scientists have captured the first detailed microscopy images of ultra-small bacteria that are believed to be about as s ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 02, 2015Space & Astronomy
Normally thought of as one of the more "boring" galaxies, J1430+1339, also known as the Tea Cup galaxy, is giving astron ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 01, 2015Space & Astronomy
Supermassive black holes are known to contain strong X-rays, UV photons and fierce space winds, all combining to create ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 28, 2015Plants & Animals
Penguins are best known for their swimming, rock hopping and all around adorableness, but people forget that they are bi ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 27, 2015Earth & The Environment
Cyclones Lam and Marcia both made landfall in Australia within six hours of each other.Written By: Jennifer EllisFEB 26, 2015Earth & The Environment
Last summer, the discovery of a giant crater, nearly 100 feet wide, in the middle of what is known as "the ends of the e ...Written By: Jennifer EllisFEB 25, 2015Space & Astronomy
Astronomers have identified a mammoth black hole weighing as much as 12 billion suns.
It's not the biggest bl ...Written By: Greg CruikshankFEB 25, 2015Earth & The Environment
Over the past few decades, rainforests have come to be rock stars, of a sort, in the scientific community. Extensively s ...Written By: Jennifer EllisMAR 09, 2015Plants & Animals
It's not everyday that we see a smiling shark give a scuba diver a high-five. Eli Martinez, editor of Shark Diver Magazi ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 09, 2015Space & Astronomy
An out-of-this-world collection of vintage NASA photos -- including the first "selfie" taken in space and a rare image o ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 08, 2015Plants & Animals
Home to more than 120 feral cats, Aoshima Island has no stores and no cars. It has one ferry, running twice per day, car ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 07, 2015Space & Astronomy
Here on earth, carbon dioxide is a pollutant and a greenhouse gas. But thanks to a new engine technology, for colonists ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopMAR 07, 2015Space & Astronomy
"For the first time in human history," said Lisa Kaltenegger, an astronomer at Cornell University, in a talk she gave re ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopMAR 07, 2015Space & Astronomy
Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope and a naturally occurring cosmic magnifying lens captured surprising multip ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 06, 2015Space & Astronomy
NASA engineers said Friday they are "exhilarated" by the final maneuver in a 7 1/2 year "celestial dance" that put the s ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 06, 2015Microbiology
Researchers have engineered nanobombs to wipe out pathogens that can spoil food and pose health risks.
A stud ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 06, 2015Plants & Animals
The field of paleobiology and the study of ecological diversity have some new data and it's proving to be quite differen ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 05, 2015Plants & Animals
Like people, female killer whales undergo menopause, living long after their baby-bearing days are done. But why people, ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 05, 2015Earth & The Environment
DNA analysis has revealed evidence for a massive migration into the heartland of Europe 4,500 years ago.
Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 05, 2015Plants & Animals
A rare goblin shark, caught by a commercial fisher in January off Australia's southeast coast near Eden, was recen ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 04, 2015Earth & The Environment
Earlier this morning the Villarrica volcano erupted in Chile, forcing thousands of residents and tourists to flee from t ...Written By: Greg CruikshankMAR 04, 2015Space & Astronomy
The first celestial object that attracts the attention of many people at a young age is the ever-changing moon. The luna ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 03, 2015Plants & Animals
Wildlife is now firmly fixed on the United Nations calendar thanks to its own special day.
On the 3rd of Mar ...Written By: Jennifer EllisMAR 02, 2015Microbiology
Scientists have captured the first detailed microscopy images of ultra-small bacteria that are believed to be about as s ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 02, 2015Space & Astronomy
Normally thought of as one of the more "boring" galaxies, J1430+1339, also known as the Tea Cup galaxy, is giving astron ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 01, 2015Space & Astronomy
Supermassive black holes are known to contain strong X-rays, UV photons and fierce space winds, all combining to create ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 28, 2015Plants & Animals
Penguins are best known for their swimming, rock hopping and all around adorableness, but people forget that they are bi ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 27, 2015Earth & The Environment
Cyclones Lam and Marcia both made landfall in Australia within six hours of each other.Written By: Jennifer EllisFEB 26, 2015Earth & The Environment
Last summer, the discovery of a giant crater, nearly 100 feet wide, in the middle of what is known as "the ends of the e ...Written By: Jennifer EllisFEB 25, 2015Space & Astronomy
Astronomers have identified a mammoth black hole weighing as much as 12 billion suns.
It's not the biggest bl ...Written By: Greg CruikshankFEB 25, 2015Earth & The Environment
Over the past few decades, rainforests have come to be rock stars, of a sort, in the scientific community. Extensively s ...Written By: Jennifer Ellis
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