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Shireen Gonzaga
Cockroach egg impressions from 4,300 years ago
More information about early human settlements - and in this case the insects who lived alongside them - is being found in ancient bits of broken pottery.
March 1, 2016
Simplified calendar and no time zones?
In the Hanke-Henry Permanent Calendar, there are no leap years and Christmas always falls on a Monday. Plus, it’s the same time everywhere on Earth.
February 29, 2016
New chick for oldest known wild bird Wisdom
Wisdom, a Laysan albatross, is at least 65 years old. Her latest chick hatched at the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge on February 1.
February 17, 2016
Rare salamander lays eggs in Slovenia cave
Slovenian folklore speaks of baby dragons flushed from parents’ subterranean lairs. Today, we know these rare creatures as the olm, and one of them has laid eggs.
February 11, 2016
Extraordinary fossil find sheds light on duck-billed dinosaurs
Duck-billed dinosaurs lived 83 million years ago. They are sometimes called 'the cows of the Cretaceous.' A new fossil find reveals their origins.
January 29, 2016
Ancient diamonds hold clues to primeval Earth
New insights into ancient Earth’s early structure from diamonds formed 3.5 billion years ago. A scientist called diamonds "the perfect little time capsules."
January 24, 2016
How to take photos of snowflakes
Try it yourself! With a little preparation and a good camera and with a macro lens, you can take your own photos of snowflakes.
January 20, 2016
Birdsong recordings harm birds
Although playing recorded song to lure a bird into view is frowned upon by birdwatchers, some people still do it. Will these new findings get them to stop?
October 23, 2013
Fossil reveals earliest known central nervous system of an animal
Scientists traced iron deposits that occupied the space of long-gone central nervous system tissue. An outline of a 520-million-year-old central nervous system emerged.
October 23, 2013
Foraging acrobatics of humpback whales
Acoustic and camera tags attached to the whales revealed a repertoire of feeding acrobatics. The video in this post gives you a whale's-eye view of what happens.
October 21, 2013
