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How good is your eyesight? Take this test.
Who do you see? Take a couple of minutes to have some fun. Video from the guys at AsapSCIENCE.
April 7, 2015
The python that’s eating Florida
Burmese pythons were imported to Florida as pets. Now tens of thousands of them are in the wild and they're eating ... everything. New York Times video.
April 7, 2015
Plant’s pollination synchronized with full moon
Two scientists accidentally discovered pollination in a species of Ephedra is correlated with the full moon. The finding is a first for the plant world.
April 4, 2015
This songbird migrates 1,500 miles non-stop
The tiny blackpoll warbler completes a nonstop flight across the Atlantic in just two to three days. Amazing!
April 2, 2015
Mars rover finishes first-ever marathon on another world
On Tuesday, the Mars rover Opportunity completed a marathon - 26.2 miles (42.195 kilometers). Its finish time? Eleven years and 2 months.
March 26, 2015
Does wandering Jupiter account for our strange solar system?
Jupiter may have swept through the early solar system like a wrecking ball, destroying a first generation of inner planets before retreating into its current orbit.
March 24, 2015
EarthSky meets its first crowd-funding campaign goal in one day
Web users help support the popular science website, citing “the value and impact of science education,” “science and beauty” and “sharing the wonder” as reasons.
March 22, 2015
Most stars have planets in habitable zone
Researchers calculate that billions of stars in our Milky Way galaxy have 1-3 planets in the habitable zone, where there may be liquid water and life.
March 18, 2015
New California earthquake forecast
A new long-term earthquake forecast for California by the U.S. Geological Survey revises estimates for the chances of large earthquakes over the next several decades.
March 16, 2015
Underground ocean on Jupiter’s largest moon
An ocean below the surface of Jupiter's large moon Ganymede has more water than all earthly oceans, according to evidence from the Hubble Space Telescope.
March 15, 2015
