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Eleanor Imster
People rename 14 stars and 31 exoplanets
The votes are in. The IAU has accepted the people's choice of names for 14 stars and 31 exoplanets. Exoworlds are now named for deities, demons and scientists.
December 15, 2015
Could our sun superflare?
New research suggests it’s possible for the sun to release flares 1,000 times greater than previously recorded. But it's not likely, says physicist.
December 14, 2015
Historic rainfall floods southeast India
More rain fell in 24 hours - in the city of Chennai, India - on December 1-2, 2015, than since 1901.
December 9, 2015
Looking for meteorites in Antarctica
One-minute video on searching the Antarctic ice sheet for meteorites from outer space.
December 9, 2015
End of 2015 hurricane season
Below-normal Atlantic hurricane season, but active eastern and central Pacific season shatters records.
December 7, 2015
Greenland icy, not green, when colonized?
A new study questions the popular notion that 10th-century Vikings were able to colonize Greenland because of unusually warm weather.
December 7, 2015
Video: Is hypnosis real?
Here's what science says. A fun new video from the AsapSCIENCE guys.
December 4, 2015
Ice loss benefits Adélie penguins, for now
Over the past 14,000 years, penguin numbers in East Antarctica increased 135-fold because of disappearing glaciers and sea ice. How long can populations keep growing?
December 2, 2015
Army ants build living bridges
If a gap interrupts a swarm of army ants, they build a 'living bridge' using their own bodies. How? New research says ants perform a collective computation.
November 30, 2015
WMO: 2015 likely warmest year on record
The World Meteorological Organization says high temps in 2015 are due to the overall trend of global warming, combined with the strong ongoing El Niño.
November 30, 2015
