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Deanna Conners
Cicada wings inspire new ideas for antibacterial products
Here’s another reason to love cicadas: A new study has found that tiny structures on cicada wings can kill bacteria through physical and not chemical means.
June 24, 2013
New deep sea community discovered off coast of Virginia
It's one of only a few known deep sea communities along the U.S. Atlantic coastline. The researchers brought back some great photographs!
June 14, 2013
World Oceans Day is June 8
Today is World Oceans Day. Wear blue! Commit to simple steps to help protect the ocean, such as picking up beach trash and drinking from reusable water bottles.
June 8, 2013
When did turtles get their shells?
A new study suggests that turtle shells began to evolve 260 million years ago. That's 40 million years earlier than previously thought.
June 5, 2013
Higher than normal wildfire activity expected for western US in 2013
Higher than normal wildfire activity is expected across the U.S. West Coast, the Southwest and portions of Idaho and Montana during the summer of 2013.
May 14, 2013
In early May, unrest at several volcanoes
Several volcanoes erupted during the first week of May, 2013, including Mount Cleveland, the Mayon Volcano and Popocatépetl.
May 10, 2013
Flying squirrels reunited after 20 years with new road crossing
When biologists realized that flying squirrels were unable to cross over a stretch of highway, they devised a structure to help the squirrels glide across the road.
May 2, 2013
Cicada time is coming up!
It might be a noisy spring this year. A large brood of 17-year cicadas is expected in 2013.
April 30, 2013
Tiny crustaceans play a big role in protecting seagrass beds
Tiny crustaceans that graze on nuisance algae play an important role in protecting seagrass beds, according to a new study.
April 29, 2013
First images from newest Landsat
Landsat satellites have provided a near-continuous record of Earth's surface seen from space for over 40 years. Newest Landsat launched February 11.
April 22, 2013
