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Hurricane Sandy seen via satellite
Hurricane Sandy is giving up the ghost on Halloween over Pennsylvania. Satellite views of the hurricane show its life and death over time.
October 31, 2012
Superstorm Sandy: How to donate for survivors
This post contains links and other info about helping to volunteer, donate or otherwise contribute to the massive relief effort for Superstorm Sandy victims.
October 30, 2012
Vision evolution studied in new paper
A new study used computer modelling to shed light on the origin of vision in animals, including humans. Sight may have evolved earlier than previously thought.
October 29, 2012
Hermit crabs socialize to evict their neighbors
A biologist has found that terrestrial hermit crabs have a more self-serving social agenda: to kick another crab out of its shell and move into a larger home.
October 26, 2012
Why silver turns skin blue
Silver turns skin blue when ingested. New research suggests the process is similar to developing black-and-white photographs.
October 26, 2012
Saturn emits big burp after large storm
The unprecedented belch of energy from a massive storm on Saturn triggered an extreme temperature spike in its stratosphere.
October 25, 2012
Why singing sand dunes hum certain notes
New research looking for clues to how streams of sand can sing may explain why some singing sand dunes croon in more than one pitch at the same time.
October 25, 2012
84 million stars in zoomable image
An international team of scientists use the VISTA infrared survey telescope to create the largest ever catalog of the center of our galaxy: 84 million stars.
October 24, 2012
Lady Gaga gets 19 species of ferns named for her
Nineteen fern species were named after Lady Gaga. Researcher at Duke University says the inspiration was literally written in the DNA sequences.
October 23, 2012
Depletion of groundwater and solutions
Bridget Scanlon discusses depletion of groundwater, and what options society can leverage to use water resources most effectively
October 22, 2012
