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Amazing 44-second meteor might be space debris reentry
Video of an impressive and slow meteor seen over Puerto Rico on December 28. It might be a Falcon 9 rocket body falling from orbit.
December 31, 2014
Video: Does being cold make you sick?
Being cold can't give you a cold ... or can it?
December 30, 2014
Flooding tipping points earlier than expected for U.S. coasts
By 2050, most of the U.S. coast is likely to see 30 or more days of flooding a year due to dramatically accelerating impacts from sea level rise, says a new study.
December 29, 2014
ISS astronauts send Christmas greetings to the world
Expedition 42 Commander Barry Wilmore and Flight Engineer Terry Virts send greetings and talk a little about their own Christmas Day in space.
December 25, 2014
Video: 100 trillion microorganisms that live on and in you
There's a unique collage of more than 100 trillion microorganisms living on and in you that are essential to your life and part of what makes you, well, you. It's your microbiome.
December 17, 2014
Video: Moonlight skating in Sweden
"Nights like these are almost to good to be true." See this touching, just-released video.
December 11, 2014
Audubon’s Christmas Bird Count starts December 14
Audubon Society’s Christmas Bird Count starts December 14 and runs through January 5. It’s free and anyone can participate, but you have to sign up in advance. Here's how.
December 11, 2014
Incredible video of dense fog over Dallas
Video capture by a drone of dense fog with zero visibility on Tuesday, December 9, in Dallas, Texas. Amazing visuals!
December 9, 2014
Killing rats to save birds as glaciers recede
Glacier melt means rats can reach bird nests on South Georgia, an island north of Antarctica and east of the Falklands. What to do? Send in helicopters!
December 8, 2014
