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Like coastlines? You’ll like this video
Should you spend a glorious summer day - or a cold, windy winter day - collecting beach-cast seabird carcasses in the name of citizen science? Maybe. Watch a video.
March 31, 2015
Super salamander nearly ate our ancestors
The thing that got us off the hook? A big hot interception 200 million years ago.
March 26, 2015
First one-year ISS crew to launch Friday
The goal of the mission is to find out how the human body responds to a prolonged stay in space. Watch the launch, watch the arrival.
March 26, 2015
‘Seeds of Time’ to hit theaters in May
A new documentary film tracks the history and mission of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault - sometimes called the Doomsday Vault - and its founder Cary Fowler.
March 25, 2015
Highest and lowest points on Earth
Ever wonder how high the highest points on Earth are, in contrast to the deepest manmade boreholes and ocean trenches? Check out this fascinating infographic.
March 24, 2015
Real Paleo Diet: early hominids ate just about everything
Hominids didn’t spread across Africa, and then the entire globe, by utilizing just one foraging strategy or sticking to a precise mix of carbohydrates, proteins and fats
March 23, 2015
EarthSky meets its first crowd-funding campaign goal in one day
Web users help support the popular science website, citing “the value and impact of science education,” “science and beauty” and “sharing the wonder” as reasons.
March 22, 2015
Lack of snow forces Iditarod start north
Alaska’s famous Iditarod sled dog race traditionally runs from Anchorage to Nome. But this year, lack of snow forced a reroute and moved the kickoff 250 miles north.
March 12, 2015
This dog can smell cancer
This is Frankie, a German shepherd mix. He can sniff out thyroid cancer in patients’ urine samples with 88% accuracy, according to a new study.
March 10, 2015
Solar-powered plane begins first round-the-world flight
Swiss plane Solar Impulse 2 landed Monday in Muscat, Oman, the first stopover in the attempt to fly around the world powered by the sun alone. Follow the flight.
March 9, 2015
