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Elephant seal travels 18,000 miles
In less than one year, an elephant seal nicknamed Jackson traveled an astonishing 18,000 miles. That's the equivalent of New York to Sydney and back again.
December 15, 2011
New Hubble image of stars’ birth throes
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a dramatic image of the violence of a star's birth. See this spectacular image here.
December 15, 2011
Leon Lederman on the mystery and beauty of the Higgs boson
Leon Lederman - Nobel laureate in physics - describes a hypothetical particle, the Higgs boson, that might one day help explain the structure of the universe.
December 14, 2011
Large brains of tiny spiders overflow into their legs
The brains of tiny spiders are so large that they fill their body cavities and overflow into their legs. Scientists studied the smallest spiders in the world.
December 13, 2011
Earthquakes may come from cyclones, says study
Earthquakes, including the 2010 temblors in Haiti and Taiwan, might be triggered by tropical cyclones (hurricanes and typhoons) according to a new study.
December 9, 2011
Intelligence in humans may be limited
A new paper warns that there are limits on how smart humans can get, and any increases in intelligence are likely to come with problems.
December 8, 2011
SETI telescopes resume search for signs of alien life, targeting new planets
SETI telescopes are once again searching planetary systems for signals that would be evidence of extraterrestrial intelligence.
December 8, 2011
View lunar eclipse of December 10, 2011 by webcam
Many of you have been asking if we know of a live webcam of the December 10, 2011 total lunar eclipse event. And we do!
December 7, 2011
Earth-like planet 600 light-years away with spring day-like surface temps
The newly-discovered Kepler 22b, 600 light-years away, could be a large, rocky planet with a surface temperature of about 72 degrees Fahrenheit.
December 7, 2011
One year of the moon in 2.5 minutes
The moon appears to wobble as we watch a visualization of a whole year of orbits compressed into 2 1/2 minutes. View 12 lunar months here.
December 6, 2011
