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Deborah Byrd
Golden Gate, San Francisco, under the stars
This image is from June 1, 2013, looking through Golden Gate towards San Francisco. Meggi Raeder captured it. Thank you, Meggi!
June 11, 2013
Meteor alert! Possible meteor outburst Tuesday morning
Click here to learn about the mysterious Gamma Delphinid meteor shower, which might produce a good meteor display Tuesday morning, according to clocks in North America.
June 10, 2013
Hail, 17-year cicadas of 2013!
The 17-year cicada hatch of 2013 is in full bloom. They showed up yesterday in Carbon County, Pennsylvania where Tom Wildoner captured these photos.
June 10, 2013
Video: Sylvia’s Earle’s plea to protect the ocean
Sylvia Earle says in her new video; "Your world is blue. If you look at it from space, that image alone should have inspired us to think we that, too, are sea creatures."
June 8, 2013
To celebrate World Oceans Day, watch Reef Live from Australia
Reef Live is a streaming video event from Australia, focused on the Great Barrier Reef. It features some of the world's leading experts and divers.
June 7, 2013
Northern lights over Wisconsin last night
Earth's geomagnetic field flared into a moderate storm last night, causing northern lights sightings as far south as the northern U.S.
June 7, 2013
Oldest primate skeleton provides clues to early humans
Oldest known primate skeleton found in China in 2002. While not part of human lineage, this little creature does provide tantalizing clues to our earliest history.
June 6, 2013
New mosaic from Mars Express: Ancient flood plain on Mars
ESA has released two new images of Kasei Valles, an ancient vast flood plain on Mars. Mars Express spacecraft, launched 10 years ago this week, acquired them.
June 6, 2013
Managing wild horse and burro populations in a human world
Many find the story of free-ranging horses on U.S. federal lands heart-breaking. Others don't. A new report recommends birth control for wild horse populations.
June 5, 2013
Scarred landscape in Oklahoma from May 20 tornado
Track left behind by ES-5 Moore-Newcastle, Oklahoma tornado on May 20, 2013. The tornado took at least 24 lives, injured hundreds and damaged 13,000 structures.
June 5, 2013
