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Amazing lightning time-lapse from Zimbabwe
Video of 20 spectacular cloud-to-ground lightning strikes that took place on a single afternoon in Mutare, Zimbabwe.
March 10, 2016
Dodos weren’t so dumb after all
New research suggests that dodo birds might have been quite intelligent.
March 9, 2016
Total solar eclipses in the USA
If you miss the total solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 - first such eclipse in contiguous U.S. since 1979 - you'll have to wait until 2024 to see the next one.
March 7, 2016
Mysterious chimp behavior evidence of sacred rituals?
Groundbreaking video footage could change the way we look at our closest relatives.
March 3, 2016
NASA astronaut returns from year in space
NASA's Scott Kelly and cosmonauts Sergey Volkov and Mikhail Kornienko landed safely in Kazakhstan on March 2. The landing wraps up Kelly's one-year mission aboard the ISS.
March 2, 2016
Bacteria from Sahara on Swiss glaciers
Bacteria living among dust particles from the African Sahara Desert have been found trapped in ice and snow high on the Swiss Alps.
March 2, 2016
Biggest ever US methane leak from California blowout
The Aliso Canyon leak, finally plugged on February 11, vented 100,000 tons of methane into the atmosphere - a climate impact equivalent to the annual emissions of half a million cars, say scientists.
March 1, 2016
Leap babies
If you’re born on a leap day, do you have birthdays only once every four years?
February 28, 2016
Rare superbloom in California’s Death valley
Heavy autumn rains have transformed the barren landscape into riot of flowers not seen in decade. Have a look!
February 26, 2016
First animal was likely sea sponge
A new genetic analysis suggests that the first animal to appear on Earth was very likely the simple sea sponge.
February 25, 2016
