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Deanna Conners
Space-based solar power: How close to reality?
The technology is further along than you might think for capturing solar energy in space - where the sun always shines - and beaming it to Earth.
July 29, 2018
The Female Bird Song Project
There's a false notion that female birdsong is rare in comparison to male birdsong. But lady birds sing, too. You can participate in a new project that aims to collect more recordings of female birds.
May 11, 2018
Audubon’s Christmas Bird Count starts December 14
Audubon’s Christmas Bird Count is one of the longest-running citizen science projects in existence. Here's how to participate.
December 8, 2017
How tiger sharks are helping seagrass
A heatwave in 2011 killed off seagrass beds in Shark Bay, Australia. Now, scientists have discovered that tiger sharks are helping the ecosystem recover.
November 15, 2017
Why do trees shed their leaves?
Trees shed their leaves in order to survive cold or dry weather. The trees pull in the nutrients from the leaves before the cells cut off the leaf.
November 8, 2017
Largest-ever Gulf of Mexico dead zone
For 32 years, scientists have tracked the oxygen-depleted waters that appear each summer in the Gulf of Mexico. This year's dead zone is the biggest yet.
August 21, 2017
These bees nest in sandstone
Rock is apparently no match for Anthophora pueblo bees. Scientists have found their sandstone nests scattered across dry lands in the U.S. Southwest.
May 30, 2017
Mount Hekla was called Gateway to Hell
Mount Hekla is Iceland’s 3rd most active volcano. A large eruption in 1104 earned it the moniker Gateway to Hell. Is Mount Hekla overdue for another eruption?
November 1, 2016
Clues to ancient earthquakes in caves
Stalagmites on the floors of caves in southern Indiana contain evidence of past earthquakes, scientists say.
October 3, 2016
Tallest peak in the US Arctic is …
No one knew whether Mount Chamberlin or Mount Isto was taller. Now an aerial study - and a ski mountaineer - declare a winner.
August 23, 2016
