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Video: Moscow 2014 hyperlapse
Transport yourself to Moscow in winter with this new video from Kirill Neiezhmakov. Worth the trip!
February 22, 2014
Did a meteorite smash a roof in Sri Lanka?
Scientists are still investigating the nature of the mysterious rock, which created a hole in the roof - and interior damage - in a house in Sri Lanka.
February 20, 2014
Video: Mars, Spica, moon rising and setting
In case you haven't heard, the planet Mars is back! Getting brighter. Nearly at its best. James McCue includes Mars in this cool video.
February 20, 2014
Scientists name bacterium for Frank Zappa
A form of P. acnes – the bacterium responsible for human acne – reminded these scientists of a Zappa song lyric.
February 19, 2014
Aurora borealis seen at low latitudes on February 18-19
Observers in the northern half of the United States and Canada captured it in photos.
February 19, 2014
How oil spill chemicals cause heart failure in fish
New research by scientists studying environmental damage from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill explains why crude oil causes heart failure in fish.
February 18, 2014
Are these termite-inspired robots the construction crews of the future?
A collective robotic intelligence can be created to build large structures using simple rules programmed in a swarm of robots.
February 17, 2014
Crawling neutrophil chasing a bacterium
Neutrophils are a type of white blood cell. They defend your body against harmful bacteria, by actually ingesting the bacteria ... apparently, after a bit of a chase.
February 16, 2014
Venus brightest in mid-February for all of 2014
What's that very bright star or planet in the east before sunrise now? It's the planet Venus, now near its time of greatest brilliancy.
February 14, 2014
Kelud volcano in Indonesia is erupting, thousands evacuating
Thousands are being evacuated on densely populated island of Java. Eruption took place 90 minutes after alert status for volcano was raised to highest level.
February 13, 2014
