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Video: Best images of Earth from orbit in 2012
Stunning video compilation including true color satellite images, data visualizations, time lapses from ISS, and more.
April 3, 2013
RIP beloved gorilla Pattycake
Pattycake, the first gorilla born in New York City, died on Sunday, March 29,2013. She was 40 years old.
April 2, 2013
Bee brain study reveals pesticide effect
The brain function of important pollinators can be affected by pesticides even at low concentrations, say scientists.
April 2, 2013
View from space: Four volcanoes in March 2013
We live on a world with active volcanoes. Beautiful NASA images from space of recent activity at four of them.
April 1, 2013
Jay Kipper and Sean Murphy on nanotechnology in oil and gas production
How nanotechnology is being used to gain access to the harder-to-reach oil and gas reservoirs of today,
April 1, 2013
Panda lovers: Watch pandas, live, all day on panda cam
Watch pandas all day long, live, via the San Diego Zoo's online panda cam.
March 30, 2013
Video: Underwater fish tornado
'Fish tornado' video taken off Cabo Pulmo National Park in Baja, California.
March 28, 2013
Death Valley designated as an International Dark Sky Park
On February 20, 2013, Death Valley National Park earned designation as an International Dark Sky Park for its pristine views of the starry nighttime sky.
March 28, 2013
Why is this Northern Hemisphere spring so cool?
Scientists are beginning to offer explanations as to how global warming can lead to a longer winter.
March 27, 2013
