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Watch ISS crew’s return to Earth on Friday
Three International Space Station crew members will leave the spacecraft and return to Earth on Friday, September 11. Watch their departure and landing.
September 9, 2015
One of Saturn’s rings is different
A study suggests particles in a section of Saturn's rings are denser than elsewhere, which could mean that ring is much younger than the rest.
September 9, 2015
Super stonehenge found below ground
Archaeologists have found evidence for a circle of 90 huge standing stones buried near Stonehenge.
September 9, 2015
Is the pronoun ‘I’ becoming obsolete?
Thinking of plants and animals - including humans - as independent individuals might be an oversimplification, according to modern thinking in microbiology.
September 6, 2015
Giant sea scorpion was ancient sea predator
Scientists have discovered a person-sized sea scorpion that lived 467 million years ago.
September 4, 2015
Linked: Amazon wildfires, Atlantic hurricanes
Years of data on storms and sea surface temps show a correlation between a warm North Atlantic Ocean - more destructive hurricanes - and a fire-prone Amazon.
August 31, 2015
Skydiving spider discovered in South America
Biologists have discovered a nocturnal hunting spider that can steer while falling. Watch it glide!
August 28, 2015
Got a minute? Climate change/sea level rise
How is climate change connected to sea level rise? One-minute video explains.
August 28, 2015
Want to see Earth’s super predator? Look in the mirror.
Our efficient killing technologies have given rise to the human super predator. Our impacts are as extreme as our behavior, says study.
August 28, 2015
No end in sight for western US wildfires
Satellite images capture the ongoing onslaught of wildfires in the U.S. West.
August 25, 2015
