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Ancient skull offers clues to humans’ migration out of Africa
A partial skull from a cave in northern Israel sheds light on the first modern humans to walk out of Africa and their interbreeding with Neanderthals.
January 30, 2015
Powerful Nor’easter pounds US Northeast
Widespread winter storm conditions in northeastern U.S. New York not affected as strongly as expected, but strong effects farther north in Boston. Both cities come to a standstill.
January 27, 2015
Big asteroid swept close on January 26
Asteroid 2004 BL86 came closer than any known asteroid this large until 2027. Information and photos of the asteroid, plus links to more.
January 26, 2015
Friday night’s rare triple shadow transit of Jupiter
Three moon shadows at once on Jupiter Friday night! It won't happen again for U.S. observers until the year 2032. You can also watch online.
January 22, 2015
Video: The scientific power of meditation
Once you watch this video, you'll understand why people have been practicing meditation for thousands of years.
January 21, 2015
Dates of sun’s entry into each sign of the Zodiac
Dates for the sun's entry into each sign of the Zodiac (and corresponding ecliptic longitude) for the year 2015.
January 21, 2015
NASA’s sounds are now on SoundCloud
It's very cool. Hear the sounds of space exploration history!
January 19, 2015
Electrifying view inside a cyclone from ISS
If you love extreme weather, outer space and photography, you'll love this image of lightning inside Cyclone Bansi in the Indian Ocean, taken from ISS.
January 18, 2015
2014 warmest year on record
NASA, NOAA, and Japan Meteorological Agency all report 2014 as Earth's warmest year since modern-day record-keeping began in 1880.
January 17, 2015
Success! Two men complete historic climb at Yosemite’s El Capitan
Two Americans have become the first to free-climb Yosemite National Park’s Dawn Wall, which has been called the hardest rock climb in the world.
January 15, 2015
