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Fern, contrail shadow, singing dunes
It was a beautiful day for natural phenomena in the sky, and on the ground.
November 21, 2017
Help astrobiologist find extreme rocks
A scientist launches a hunt for earthly extraterrestrials. Help her find them!
November 19, 2017
Venezuela is losing its last glacier
Venezuela’s last glacier is about to disappear, making it the first country in modern history to lose all of its glaciers.
November 19, 2017
Directions to Struan Point Summit, Pitlochry, Scotland
November 19, 2017
Video: Our living planet from space
“That’s the Earth, breathing every single day, changing with the seasons, responding to the sun, to the changing winds, ocean currents and temperatures."
November 18, 2017
Scientists warn: Soon it will be too late to save Earth
More than 15,000 scientists in 184 countries have signed a letter urging the world to address major environmental concerns. "Soon it will be too late to shift course away from our failing trajectory, and time is running out."
November 16, 2017
How tiger sharks are helping seagrass
A heatwave in 2011 killed off seagrass beds in Shark Bay, Australia. Now, scientists have discovered that tiger sharks are helping the ecosystem recover.
November 15, 2017
Scientists find teeth of early human ancestor
A remarkable find of fossil teeth from tiny, furry-tailed creatures - thought by scientists to be a human ancestor - dating back 145 million years.
November 14, 2017
Will 15 days of darkness start November 15? Nah
Are you ready for 15 days of darkness, November 15-30? No need to be. It's a hoax.
November 13, 2017
When mammals switched from nights to days
Mammals once were night creatures. A new study suggests they became active in daylight after the dinosaurs went extinct, 66 million years ago.
November 12, 2017
