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Flying squirrels go pink in ultraviolet
A researcher using a UV flashlight to see whether some backyard frogs glow in the dark (they didn't) happened to turn his light on a flying squirrel landing on a nearby bird feeder. He was met with a bright neon pink reflection.
February 12, 2019
Much of Earth’s surface ocean will shift in color by end of 21st century
A new MIT study shows how changing colors of Earth's oceans can be used to monitor climate change in the relatively near future.
February 7, 2019
Do animals dream?
Your dog or cat might look as if it's dreaming when its whiskers twitch and legs wiggle. But are animals really dreaming?
February 7, 2019
How old is Earth’s inner core?
A new study suggests Earth's inner core is only about 565 million years old - relatively young compared to the age of our 4.5-billion-year-old planet.
February 7, 2019
Weird winter water: Steaming lakes, thundersnow, slurpee waves
An atmospheric scientist explains why water can do some strange-looking things at very cold temperatures, and what's different about snowfalls on Mars.
February 6, 2019
Is this ancient moon rock from Earth?
An intriguing ancient rock found on the moon and brought back by the Apollo 14 mission may actually have originated from Earth, a new study says.
February 3, 2019
Stargazing destinations: Oregon
Here's the 2nd video in the Chasing Darkness series, a stargazing destination guide. This episode: Skies over Oregon's Cascade Mountains and Alvord Desert.
January 31, 2019
Polar vortex 2019 photos and videos
Here's a glimpse of what the bone-chilling conditions in the U.S. Midwest this week look like.
January 31, 2019
How polar vortex blasts are tied to global warming
How could global warming be bringing the life-threatening cold to the central US this week? Scientists don't have all the answers, but, they say, the jet stream is the link.
January 30, 2019
Michael Peres on how to photograph snowflakes
An expert photographer of nature’s beauty on a minuscule scale, Michael Peres offers you tips on how you can photograph snowflakes.
January 28, 2019
