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View from space: Drier California this January
Two satellite images show a drier California in January 2014 than a year ago.
January 24, 2014
This date in science: A record-setting dive into the deepest ocean
On January, 23, 1960, the bathyscaphe Trieste made a record-setting dive to the deepest known part of the ocean.
January 23, 2014
2013 sustained long-term climate warming trend, says NASA report
NASA scientists say 2013 tied with 2009 and 2006 for the seventh-warmest year since 1880, continuing a long-term trend of rising global temperatures.
January 21, 2014
View from space: World’s largest offshore wind farm
Satellite view of the London Array wind farm, 20 kilometers (12 miles) from England’s coast, where the River Thames meets the North Sea.
January 21, 2014
Robot explorer discovers new species of anemone under Antarctic ice
"When we looked up at the bottom of the ice shelf, there they were ... People were literally jumping up and down with excitement." -- Frank Rack
January 21, 2014
Tiny machines that swim using heart muscle cells
"Micro-organisms have a whole world that we only glimpse through the microscope. This is the first time that an engineered system has reached this underworld." - Taher Saif
January 20, 2014
Biggest fossil spider
Jurassic fossil spiders were a rare find, until the 21st century, when farmers in China began turning up Jurassic-period arachnids on a hillside.
January 20, 2014
From algae to crude oil in less than an hour
Engineers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have developed a pressure cooker-like technique that can convert algae into biofuel in less than an hour.
January 20, 2014
Major drought for U.S. West, including California
While eastern U.S. has cold and unsettled weather, dry and warm weather continues in the U.S. West. Over 60% of the U.S. West is experiencing extreme drought.
January 18, 2014
How birds fly in V formation
A new study says birds precisely time when they flap their wings, and position themselves to capture upwash ("good air") and avoid downwash or ("bad air").
January 17, 2014
