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Do nano-sunscreens harm sea life?
Nano particles in sunscreens have been found to harm marine worms, crustaceans, algae, fish and mussels. A new study shows their negative effect on sea urchin embryos, too.
May 18, 2015
Shark finning is brutal and sad
Startling infographic about the cruel practice of shark finning, and a word about overfishing from an expert.
May 14, 2015
The mystery of India’s rapid drift
India got a geologic boost that accelerated its drift toward Eurasia 80 million years ago, researchers suggest. The speed of the resulting impact created the Himalayas.
May 14, 2015
World’s hottest and coldest places
From California's Death Valley to China's Flaming Mountains of Xinjiang ... the world's hottest places. And coldest places! New infographic by GB Energy Supply.
May 13, 2015
Space data protect whales from ships
A new tool tracks the locations of whales along the U.S. west coast, in order to decrease the chances of whales colliding with ships or getting tangled in fishing gear.
May 12, 2015
The science behind Nepal earthquakes
Nepal sits on the boundary of the two massive tectonic plates that collided to build the Himalayas. Their ongoing convergence also means earthquakes.
May 12, 2015
7.3-magnitude earthquake strikes Nepal
Today's earthquake comes less than two weeks after a 7.9-magnitude quake left more than 8,000 dead and 18,000 injured there.
May 12, 2015
If you give an octopus a camera
... she's going to want to take a picture. An octopus at a New Zealand aquarium trains a camera on visiting tourists.
May 12, 2015
Asteroids and comets seed exoplanets with water
Earth's water likely came from asteroids and/or comets. New research suggests that small bodies in distant solar systems carry water to their planets, too.
May 9, 2015
Watch octopus squeeze through tiny hole
It's just cool, that's all. Watch this 40-second video of an octopus squeezing through a tiny hole to escape a box.
May 7, 2015
