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Cristina Ortiz
Morning planets parade, plus the moon and stars!
Have you seen the morning planets parade? The moon joined forces with Venus and Jupiter to put on a great show. Mercury, Uranus and Neptune were there too!
August 22, 2025
Heat burst hits Granada, Spain, on Sunday, causing chaos
A heat burst is when a spike in temperatures and strong winds hit a localized area. Read about the heat burst in Granada, Spain, on Sunday.
August 18, 2025
Do whales and dolphins play together? Images and video here
Scientists studied interactions between whales and dolphins. In most cases, whales do not avoid dolphins and sometimes even socialize with them.
August 18, 2025
Venus and Jupiter conjunction. Plus meteors! See the images
Venus and Jupiter - the 2 brightest planets in Earth’s sky – were closest together for this year Monday morning. Here are the best images.
August 12, 2025
Pelicans are the masters of air, land and water
Pelicans have long, elegant necks, a distinctive throat pouch, and a deadly beak. Not even turtles can survive it. Pelicans swallow their prey in a single gulp.
August 4, 2025
Did arachnids originate in the sea? A new study suggests so
We think of spiders, scorpions and other arachnids as land creatures. But according to a new study, they might have originated in the sea.
July 28, 2025
Meet the dragon blood tree. Can this species bleed?
The dragon blood tree is a wonder on the outside and the inside. It has a red sap that solidifies when exposed to oxygen and looks like blood!
July 21, 2025
Killer whales make tools to scratch each other’s backs
Killer whales are sociable and intelligent animals that create tools to scratch a partner's back. See images and videos here!
July 2, 2025
Rhinoceroses: Can modern science save these gentle giants?
Rhinoceroses are gentle herbivores that are critically endangered due to poaching. But there's still hope! Can we save them using modern science?
June 23, 2025
Humpback whales communicate with us using “smoke” rings
Humpback whales are intelligent and sociable. A new study looked at how they approach humans and produce bubble rings to interact with us.
June 16, 2025
