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This rough diamond hints at oceans’ worth of water inside Earth
A $20 diamond provides evidence of a 'wet zone' deep below Earth's surface where vast volumes of water are locked up inside minerals.
March 14, 2014
Five awesome BIG bee faces
Get face-to-face with these awesome bees. USGS macro photos of bees and insects.
March 11, 2014
Vote for best NASA Earth images of the year
There is still time to vote in NASA’s Tournament Earth, an event designed to showcase the best images of Earth for 2013.
March 11, 2014
New ozone-depleting chemicals discovered in the atmosphere
Scientists have found four new gases that harm Earth's ozone layer, despite bans.
March 10, 2014
Bald eagle nest cam 24/7
Watch baby eaglet B3 and his wild bald eagles all day, all night, thanks to the eagle nest cam from Georgia's Berry College.
March 9, 2014
Great Lakes ice cover reaches 91 percent
On March 5, NOAA reported that ice cover over North America's Great Lakes had reached 91 percent. The lakes have not been so covered with ice since 1973.
March 7, 2014
The chain fountain video is amazing
It's looks like a magic trick, but it's really a problem in the physics of everyday things.
March 6, 2014
Shark studies go electronic
Shark-cams, sensors, electronic pills reveal sharks' secrets.
March 6, 2014
Where in the U.S. you’re most likely to be struck by lightning
One moment you're strolling across the golf course. The next moment your body is wracked with the searing pain of 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit.
March 6, 2014
Lightning, seen from space
NASA routinely studies lightning space to aid in weather forecasting. A new instrument is being planning for a 2016 launch.
March 6, 2014
