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Eleanor Imster
October’s end, Virginia
"Nothing like some fall colors and the Milky Way to start off the weekend!"
October 29, 2016
2nd massive ice avalanche in Tibet
"Even one of these gigantic glacier avalanches is very unusual. Two within close geographical and temporal vicinity is, to our best knowledge, unprecedented."
October 27, 2016
Bees can learn to pull strings for food
Learning to pull strings for food is often used to test the intelligence of apes and birds. Turns out, bees can learn it too, and pass the skill on to other bees.
October 26, 2016
Tracking volcanos on Jupiter’s moon Io
Scientists used earthly telescopes to track hot spots on Io over a period of years and saw that it remains the most volcanically active world in our solar system.
October 24, 2016
Tiny tarsier is our distant cousin
This little guy looks like a big-eyed mouse, but a new genetic analysis puts tarsiers on the branch of the primate evolutionary tree that leads to great apes and humans.
October 21, 2016
Hot Jupiters’ cloudy nights, blistering days
The distant exoplanets known as "hot Jupiters" orbit their stars so tightly that they're perpetually charbroiled. Plus they keep one face toward their stars.
October 20, 2016
What did dinosaurs sound like?
The discovery of the fossil vocal organ of an ancient Antarctic bird suggests that dinosaurs couldn't sing, but maybe honked.
October 18, 2016
See it! Super Hunter’s Moon 2016
Many captured the full Hunter's Moon last night. It was also the 1st of 3 supermoons in 2016. Thanks to all who contributed!
October 16, 2016
Do you have a 2nd brain … in your gut?
We're controlled by more than just our thoughts. New video from AsapSCIENCE
October 13, 2016
Huge gas cloud headed for Milky Way
In about 30 million years, a massive cloud of gas - called Smith's Cloud - will collide with the Milky Way.
October 11, 2016
