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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
Video: We are dead stars
Every atom in our bodies was processed in the body of an ancient star.
December 5, 2014
Is it better to be a night owl or an early bird?
Early birds versus night owls. Who wins the battle over bedtime? Let's see what the guys at AsapSCIENCE have to say about this one. New video!
December 5, 2014
Days of darkness this December? Of course not.
Heard the rumor that "NASA says" Earth will experience several days of total darkness in December 2014? Not true, of course.
December 1, 2014
Another reason to be thankful for turkey
Be thankful for turkeys this Thanksgiving! An antibiotic to target staph infections and strep comes from good bacteria made inside turkeys, say researchers.
November 26, 2014
Pico do Fogo volcano in Cape Verde erupts, residents evacuated
Pico do Fogo is a shield volcano in the Cape Verde islands, off Africa's west coast. After a 20-year quiet, it began erupting Sunday, causing hundreds to evacuate.
November 24, 2014
