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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

Editors of EarthSky

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

Editors of EarthSky

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.

Editors of EarthSky

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.

Deanna Conners

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.

Matt Daniel

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").

Eleanor Imster

January 17, 2014

Great white sharks live almost as long as people

Radiocarbon dating revealed one shark was 73 years old. Sharks that live long and mature late are more sensitive to fishing pressure than previously thought.

Editors of EarthSky

January 17, 2014

How electricity helps spider webs snatch prey

Spider webs actively spring towards prey, thanks to electrically conductive glue spread across their surface, Oxford University scientists have discovered.

Eleanor Imster

January 17, 2014