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Bizarre-looking fossil has finally been identified
This strange fossil - a worm-like creature with legs, spikes and a head that's difficult to distinguish from its tail – has been linked with a group of modern velvet worms.
August 19, 2014
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch explained
In light of the sheer physical enormity of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and the complexity of its causes, what can we possibility do about it?
August 13, 2014
Video: Colliding atmospheres of Mars and Comet Siding Spring
Martian auroras? Maybe a meteor shower? What Mars satellites might see when Comet Siding Spring sweeps super close to Mars this October.
August 11, 2014
Perseid meteors versus the supermoon
Which is brighter - Perseid fireballs or a supermoon? You'll find out as the year's biggest, brightest full moon arrives as Perseid meteor shower starts to peak.
August 10, 2014
Two views from space: California reservoirs drying up
Look at the difference in these two reservoirs north of Fresno, California, in contrasting satellite images from 2011 and 2014.
August 4, 2014
Scientist warns of inevitable solar super-storm propelled towards Earth
Such a storm would wreak havoc with our communication systems and power supplies, and scientists say we're overdue.
August 1, 2014
Asteroid impacts may have buried Earth’s earliest rocks
More than 4 billion years ago, giant asteroid impacts melted, mixed and buried the surface of Earth
July 31, 2014
More heat waves and cold snaps ahead
Climate extremes are here to stay, say researchers.
July 31, 2014
Spacecraft surfs in and out of Venus atmosphere
ESA's Venus Express spacecraft spent a month surfing in and out of the atmosphere of Venus, coming so close that atmospheric drag caused the craft to slow down.
July 31, 2014
Milky Way is about half as massive as Andromeda galaxy, say astronomers
Dark matter makes up 90% of the matter in both systems, the study finds.
July 30, 2014
