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Tornado Alley is shifting toward Dixie
Tornado outbreaks are more frequent and intense, and the activity has shifted from being centralized in Tornado Alley toward the Southeast.
April 6, 2022
How did cockroaches survive dino-killing asteroid?
Cockroaches survive in adverse conditions for many reasons. When the dinosaur-killing asteroid wiped out most of life on Earth, cockroaches persevered.
March 31, 2022
NASA confirms 5000 exoplanets in cosmic milestone
NASA/JPL announced on March 21, 2022, that the count of confirmed planets beyond our solar stands just over 5000 exoplanets, a 30-year journey of discovery.
March 22, 2022
Ukrainian Ironbelly: A photographer’s tribute
Astrophotographer J-P Metsavainio dedicated this image of the Flying Dragon Nebula - which he has redubbed the Ukrainian Ironbelly - to the people of Ukraine.
March 10, 2022
Europa Clipper spacecraft in assembly phase
The science instruments and hardware for the Europa Clipper spacecraft are coming together in the final phase before a launch to Jupiter’s moon Europa in 2024.
March 6, 2022
Russia invasion of Ukraine threatens cooperation in space
The impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine reaches into space, as Russia threatens to stop cooperating on supplying and participating in space missions.
March 5, 2022
Listen to the songs of extinct birds
Listen to the bird songs of extinct birds, including a Bachman's warbler and ivory-billed woodpecker. Their voices are preserved through priceless recordings.
March 2, 2022
Preserved dinosaur egg reveals kinship to birds
Scientists show how characteristics seen in the embryo of a dinosaur egg relate to birds found on Earth today. Baby Yingliang was curled like a bird in its egg.
February 3, 2022
Hell Creek evidence pinpoints month of dinosaur extinction
Scientists have pinpointed the exact month of dinosaur extinction to be June, by looking at sediment layers in North Dakota and fossil water lilies.
January 27, 2022
Australia ties its hottest temperature on record
Onslow, Australia, reached 50.7 C on January 13, 2022, tying its hottest temperature on record in the country and for the Southern Hemisphere.
January 16, 2022
