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Globally, January 2014 had highest temps since 2007
January 2014 also marked the 38th consecutive January and 347th consecutive month (almost 29 years) with a global temperature above the 20th century average.
February 20, 2014
Thermal imagery for understanding mange in Yellowstone Park wolves
Mange can make wolves vulnerable to hypothermia, malnutrition and dehydration. Scientists are using thermal imagery to understand the situation.
February 20, 2014
Clouds circling a supermassive black hole
An international team of astronomers sight huge clouds of gas orbiting supermassive black holes at the centers of galaxies. Watch a video depicting the swirling clouds.
February 19, 2014
Fewer shark attacks in 2013, but more fatalities
Shark attacks worldwide in 2013 were the lowest since 2009, but fatalities were above average, a new study reports.
February 18, 2014
Help name this polar bear cub
Help choose a name for this polar bear cub. Here are a few videos to help you decide.
February 18, 2014
How oil spill chemicals cause heart failure in fish
New research by scientists studying environmental damage from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill explains why crude oil causes heart failure in fish.
February 18, 2014
Are these termite-inspired robots the construction crews of the future?
A collective robotic intelligence can be created to build large structures using simple rules programmed in a swarm of robots.
February 17, 2014
New painkillers from tarantula venom?
A protein from the venom of the Peruvian green velvet tarantula blunts activity in pain-transmitting neurons, says a new Yale University study.
February 13, 2014
Fossils reveal earliest known live birth
The fossil embryos of three little ichthyosaurs are preserved within the body of their mother that died while giving birth, 248 million years ago.
February 13, 2014
New system lets fleets of robots collaborate in new ways
MIT researchers have developed a new system that stitches together existing control programs to let multiple robots collaborate in more complex ways.
February 12, 2014
