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Reversal of the black widow myth
Popular belief is that female Black Widow spiders eat male suitors after mating. New study suggests some male spiders do something similar.
May 6, 2013
Possible first fragments of 1908 Tunguska meteorite
These river stones might be fragments of the meteor that exploded over Russia on June 30, 1908.
May 5, 2013
View from space: Southern California Summit fire
Satellite image of the Summit fire in southern California on May 1, 2013.
May 2, 2013
Video: Magnetic putty
Joey Shanks (ShanksFX from PBS Digital Studios) created this video powered by awesome power of magnetic putty.
May 2, 2013
Flying squirrels reunited after 20 years with new road crossing
When biologists realized that flying squirrels were unable to cross over a stretch of highway, they devised a structure to help the squirrels glide across the road.
May 2, 2013
Cicada time is coming up!
It might be a noisy spring this year. A large brood of 17-year cicadas is expected in 2013.
April 30, 2013
Tiny crustaceans play a big role in protecting seagrass beds
Tiny crustaceans that graze on nuisance algae play an important role in protecting seagrass beds, according to a new study.
April 29, 2013
Video: Extreme closeup of a Giant Galapagos Tortoise
Tortoise notices the camera and comes over to investigate.
April 29, 2013
Social media used to study April 27, 2011 tornadoes in U.S. Southeast
University of Georgia researchers used a Facebook page to determine the trajectories of tornado debris.
April 27, 2013
High 2012 sea surface temps latest in a trend
Sea surface temperatures in the Northeast Shelf Large Marine Ecosystem during 2012 were the highest recorded in 150 years.
April 26, 2013
