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Where sexes come by the thousands
There is more to sex than male and female. For some species there are hundreds and even thousands of sexes and mating types.
November 5, 2018
New study on ocean warming: 5 questions answered
A study released this past week reports that oceans absorbed 60 percent more heat than previously thought. The study estimates that for each of the past 25 years, oceans have absorbed an amount of heat energy that is 150 times the energy humans produce as electricity annually.
November 4, 2018
Why do we love to scream?
We love watching horror movies and getting scared in haunted houses. But why? This scientist has spent the past 10 years investigating just this question.
October 31, 2018
Meet the trillions of viruses that make up your virome
Just because you don't have the flu doesn't mean that your aren't teeming with viruses inside and out. But what are all these viruses doing, if they aren't making you sick?
October 11, 2018
Groundbreaking science from ultra-close orbits of Saturn
Last year, in its Grand Finale, the Cassini spacecraft dove repeatedly between Saturn and its rings. This week, 6 teams of researchers published new research based on Cassini's final days and those daredevil dives.
October 6, 2018
What we’ve learned from 50 years of ocean drilling
We know more about the surface of the moon than about Earth’s ocean floor. But analysis of core samples from the deep seabed has given us insights into climate change, Earth’s history, and the key conditions for life.
October 2, 2018
NASA balloon tracks electric blue clouds
A balloon mission flying over the North Pole captured 6 million images of these bright blue noctilucent clouds in their home in the upper atmosphere.
September 30, 2018
Fight climate change with more swamps
These scientists say the world needs more swamps, bogs, fens, marshes and other types of wetlands.
September 25, 2018
MarCO: Tiny cube satellites headed to Mars
These boxy satellites, small enough to fit in a backpack, are currently trailing thousands of miles behind the InSight spacecraft on their way to Mars.
September 24, 2018
Birds flying south. How many will return?
Contrary to popular thought, birds wintering in the tropics survive the winter better than birds wintering in the U.S. That's despite the fact that tropical wintering birds migrate 3 to 4 times farther.
September 23, 2018
