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New app identifies birds from photos
Snap a pic, and the (free) Merlin Bird Photo ID app will identify the bird. Once downloaded, it can go anywhere bird-watchers go, even places without cell service or Wi-Fi.
January 4, 2017
Aurora alert! Thanks to huge coronal hole
The hole is gigantic and facing Earth's way. Possible aurora sightings at the latitude of the northern U.S. – for example, in Michigan or Maine – on January 4 and 5.
January 4, 2017
Earthquakes in Nevada this morning
The U.S. state of Nevada experienced several moderately strong earthquakes and multiple aftershocks, beginning just after midnight local time Wednesday morning.
December 28, 2016
Top 16 Earth images of 2016
Take a few minutes to enjoy these images of our planet taken by astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
December 26, 2016
The water whorls of baby starfish
Video shows the beautiful and efficient mechanism that tiny starfish larvae use to swim, feed and grow.
December 22, 2016
Scientists find jet stream in Earth’s core
ESA's Swarm satellites have discovered a jet stream in the liquid iron part of Earth’s core, nearly 2,000 miles (3000 km) below the surface.
December 20, 2016
How likely is a white Christmas?
Are you dreaming of a white Christmas? Here's the historic probability for one, in the U.S.
December 15, 2016
Did Ice Age hunters burn Europe’s forests?
Large-scale forest fires started by prehistoric hunter-gatherers are probably the reason Europe is not more densely forested, says a new study.
December 14, 2016
Twice as many bird species as before?
Bird watchers, prepare to update your checklists. Ornithologists are pondering a new way of defining bird species. If the new thinking is accepted globally, the number of known bird species would double.
December 13, 2016
Rare glimpse of feathered dinosaur tail
Noticed at an amber market in Myanmar, an amber specimen is now said to hold one of the best, most beautiful and most useful examples of dinosaur feathers.
December 13, 2016
