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Eleanor Imster
Researchers find double crater in Sweden
They are evidence of two enormous meteorite impacts, a twin strike that happened around 460 million years ago.
September 17, 2015
Early autumn rainbow
Rainbow arching over the White River National Forest in Summit County, Colorado.
September 17, 2015
LHC creates liquid from Big Bang
Scientists using the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) have produced tiny droplets of a state of matter thought to have existed right at the birth of the universe.
September 15, 2015
The amazing tongue of the hummingbird
Drinking nectar requires a tongue that fits the flower and works like a pump. Cool video!
September 14, 2015
Earth has 3 trillion trees, says study
That's more than previous estimates. But the number of trees has dropped by 46% since the start of human civilization, says the study.
September 12, 2015
ISS transits sun
Composite made from five frames shows the International Space Station (ISS) in silhouette as it transits the sun on September 6, 2015
September 12, 2015
New species of human found
Scientists say they have found a total of 1,550 bones representing 15 individuals. They say it's the largest fossil hominin find on the African continent.
September 11, 2015
Plastic bits in 90% of seabirds
A new study estimates that almost all seabirds have eaten plastic.
September 2, 2015
Nearby galaxy in Triangulum
This face-on spiral galaxy - Messier 33 aka M33 - is the second-closest spiral to our Milky Way at 3 million light-years away.
August 25, 2015
Amazing views of Saturn’s icy moon Dione
The Cassini spacecraft made its final flyby of Saturn's moon Dione last week. Check out the spacecraft's final breathtaking close views.
August 24, 2015
