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Genetic research reveals secrets of extinct Tasmanian tigers
The most complete genome yet for a truly unique marsupial - the Tasmanian tiger - suggests that, if the tigers hadn't been hunted to extinction, they might still have struggled to survive.
January 9, 2018
How deep is your snow?
It’s really hard to measure snowfall accurately. The National Weather Service relies on more than 8,000 volunteers with rulers.
January 5, 2018
10 places to find snow beyond Earth
On Earth, you can find snow from the poles to mountaintops in the tropics. There are plenty of other places in the universe that are home to snow as well.
January 4, 2018
Study: A third of Asia’s glaciers likely gone by 2100
Meltwater from the glaciers supplies water to 800 million people, so that loss would mean serious consequences for water management, food security, energy production.
December 15, 2017
Exposed to wildfire smoke? 5 questions answered
The intense wildfires in southern California are triggering air quality alerts. What do health experts know about how inhaling smoke affects human health?
December 12, 2017
Turning hurricanes into music
A meteorologist and a music technologist are turning data from tropical storms into musical graphs. Can listening to storms help us understand them better?
December 7, 2017
Land of Terror
This looks like an abstract painting, but it's a satellite image of the Tanezrouft Basin, a part of the Sahara Desert in central Algeria known as the Land of Terror.
December 3, 2017
Pulsars were discovered 50 years ago
In 1967, while helping analyze data from a new telescope, Cambridge student Jocelyn Bell observed a bit of "scruff" - the first evidence of a pulsar. The discovery changed our view of the universe.
November 30, 2017
Do dolphins get Alzheimer’s disease?
In many ways, dolphin brains are a lot like human brains. Researchers report on pathological signs of Alzheimer’s in these awesome creatures.
November 22, 2017
Venezuela is losing its last glacier
Venezuela’s last glacier is about to disappear, making it the first country in modern history to lose all of its glaciers.
November 19, 2017
