Scientists Unveil New ‘Tree of Life’
By CARL ZIMMER Most of the diversity outlined on the new tree has been hiding in plain sight. […]
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Japan’s New Satellite Captures an Image of Earth Every 10 ...
By DEREK WATKINS Images from the Himawari-8 weather satellite’s first official day paint a living portrait of Earth. […]
Map of Total Solar Eclipse Path in 2017 August
Would you like to see a total eclipse of the Sun? If so, do any friends or relatives […]
English Village Becomes Climate Leader by Quietly Cleaning Up Its ...
By TATIANA SCHLOSSBERG In Ashton Hayes, residents have banded together to cut greenhouse emissions with solar panels, wine-and-cheese […]
New ‘Extinct’ Meteorite Hints at Violent Cosmic Collision
By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR The discovery in a Swedish limestone quarry is unlike any meteorite ever before found […]
We Know You Hate ‘Moist.’ What Other Words Repel You?
By JONAH BROMWICH Certain everyday words drive some people crazy, and social scientists are actively studying “word aversion.” […]
Gamma rays and Comet Dust
Gamma-rays and dust from periodic Comet Swift-Tuttle plowed through planet Earth’s atmosphere on the night of August 11/12. […]
Celebrate Earth Day With a 4,800-Year-Old Tree (If You Can ...
By TATIANA SCHLOSSBERG The exact location of Methuselah, a Great Basin bristlecone pine commonly known as the world’s […]
Some Turtles See Red Better Than You Do
By JOANNA KLEIN A “red gene” that originated from dinosaurs gives some birds and turtles special color vision, […]
The Otherworldly Polka Dots of Spotted Lake
By JOANNA KLEIN As British Columbia dries out every summer, most of Spotted Lake’s water evaporates, leaving hundreds […]