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New global map of Earth at night
First new global map of Earth at night since 2012, dubbed Black Marble. It shows city lights, boats on the water, how people follow geography, population patterns and more.
April 14, 2017
More ways sun storms can disrupt things
Scientists are learning more about the way storms on the sun can disrupt our communications satellites and ground-based electric grids.
April 14, 2017
California superbloom from space
Thanks to years of drought followed by above-average rainfall, California is enjoying a fantastic wildflower superbloom in 2017. See before-and-after space images here.
April 13, 2017
Southern lights over South Pole
Hunter Davis sent these photos from Antarctica this morning of the aurora australis - or southern lights - now appearing over Earth's South Pole.
April 11, 2017
New ideas on dinosaur evolution
Basic facts that paleontologists thought they'd known for 130 years - about dinosaurs' family trees - might turn out to be wrong.
April 9, 2017
Rescuing 11 elephants from a mud hole
Asian elephants got stuck in a mud-filled old bomb crater in Cambodia. A collaborative rescue effort saved them all.
April 8, 2017
Red ring of light over Eastern Europe
The enormous ring of light that appeared in the night sky on April 2 - above a thunderstorm in the Czech Republic - was a rare and fleeting lightning phenomenon.
April 6, 2017
Use zip code to attract birds to your yard
Audubon website lets you enter your zip code to see a list of the best bird-friendly plants for your yard. Plus a free app to identify the birds you see.
April 6, 2017
2017 California desert superbloom
After 5 years of exceptional drought, California deserts have exploded with “superblooms” of wildflowers following the wet winter.
April 5, 2017
Favorite octopus videos
Octopuses (aka octopi or octopodes) are so cool! Here are 5 of our favorite videos featuring those remarkable cephalopods.
April 1, 2017
