Being Antisocial Leads to a Longer Life. For Marmots. by ...
Unlike most mammals, yellow-bellied marmots with more active social lives died younger than those that kept to themselves, […]
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Fireball Cuts Through the Sky Over Michigan as Meteor Falls ...
Videos showed a bright flash of light, followed by a pop almost like a light bulb burning out. […]
In the Valley of Orion
This exciting and unfamiliar view of the Orion Nebula is a visualization based on astronomical data and movie […]
Where Did Animals With Tail Weapons Go? Here’s a Back ...
Scientists have identified traits that may have been related to dinosaurs like stegosaurus and ankylosaurus and other animals […]
Eyes in the Skies by C. CLAIBORNE RAY
Instead of sending probes to faraway planets, why not hitch them to comets? Published: January 12, 2018 at […]
An Elephant s Trunk in Cepheus
With image data from telescopes large and small, this close-up features the dusty Elephant’s Trunk Nebula. It winds […]
Rigel and the Witch Head Nebula
By starlight this eerie visage shines in the dark, a crooked profile evoking its popular name, the Witch […]
The Squid That Sink to the Ocean’s Floor When They ...
Some squid sink to the ocean floor when they die, researchers found, and they make take a lot […]
War’s Other Victims: Animals by RACHEL NUWER
Over decades, armed conflict has reduced animal populations in Africa more than any other factor, according to new […]
Launch and Landing
A composite of three consecutive exposures, this night skyscape follows the January 7 launch and first stage landing […]