M33: Triangulum Galaxy
The small, northern constellation Triangulum harbors this magnificent face-on spiral galaxy, M33. Its popular names include the Pinwheel […]
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Shy Elk and Bold Birds Become Partners in the Wilderness ...
Magpies will eat ticks that drain the blood from elks, but a scientist found it takes the right […]
Storm Waves With the Power to Heave Massive Boulders Over ...
Instead of tsunamis, scientists think that massive stones sitting on cliffs above the western Irish coast were probably […]
Tracking the Elusive Whale Shark by KAREN WEINTRAUB
A new study includes data and photos identifying the big sea creatures — especially the young — and […]
M42: The Great Orion Nebula
Few astronomical sights excite the imagination like the nearby stellar nursery known as the Orion Nebula. The Nebula‘s […]
Things Looked Bleak Until These Birds Rapidly Evolved Bigger Beaks ...
Scientists thought that invasive large snails spelled doom for endangered North American snail kites, until some of the […]
Seeking the Source of the Vanishing Great Salt Lake by ...
Human consumption — not seasonal fluctuations or climate change — is primarily to blame for the Great Salt […]
Shake, Rattle and Roll by C. CLAIBORNE RAY
How a rattlesnake forms its rattles. Published: November 22, 2017 at 01:00AM from #NYT Science Read the full […]
Juno Spots a Complex Storm on Jupiter
Some storms on Jupiter are quite complex. The swirling storm was captured late last month by the NASA’s […]
If No One Owns the Moon, Can Anyone Make Money ...
Ambiguities in the 50-year-old Outer Space Treaty may be getting in the way of entrepreneurs seeking opportunities elsewhere […]