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Eleanor Imster
Did dino-killing asteroid speed bird evolution?
A study suggests the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago increased the pace of evolution in birds, their only remaining descendants.
September 28, 2017
Is the Milky Way a normal galaxy?
Astronomers assume our Milky Way galaxy is typical. They use our knowledge of it to leapfrog out to understanding the rest of the universe. But is the Milky Way typical?
September 28, 2017
Crop circles seen from space
An astronaut aboard the International Space Station captured this photograph of circular farming patterns in Sharq El Owainat in southwestern Egypt.
September 26, 2017
Mercury’s poles icier than thought
The scorching hot surface of Mercury - our sun's innermost planet - seems an unlikely place to find ice. But a new study suggests otherwise.
September 21, 2017
More evidence of water on Mars
Planetary researchers say a large sedimentary basin, named Aeolis Dorsa, contains some of the planet’s most spectacular and densely packed river deposits.
September 21, 2017
Zap! Biologist measures electric eel’s shock on his own arm
Talk about dedication to science! This biologist stuck his arm into an eel tank - 10 times - to get an accurate measure of an eel's shock. He said it felt "like touching a horse fence."
September 20, 2017
Juno sees Jupiter up-close and personal
A series of images from the Juno spacecraft's 8th close flyby of the gas giant planet
September 14, 2017
