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Comet ISON has an outburst!
"We have no idea ... what ISON will do in the next couple of weeks! We simply urge everyone who can to get out and observe it while they can."
November 14, 2013
Your brain sees things you don’t
Our brains process visual input that we never consciously perceive. A study challenges currently accepted models about how the brain processes visual information.
November 13, 2013
Video: Home at the shore
A thanks to those working on the Jersey shore to restore damage wrought by Hurricane Sandy in 2012. This video shows the beauty that's still there.
November 13, 2013
Video: Zombie coral reefs
What corals are, and how some species of coral can seemingly come back... from the dead!
November 13, 2013
Babies’ weak immune systems may benefit them
Newborns' immune systems may be deliberately suppressed to help them make friends with microbes.
November 11, 2013
Incredible images and video of Super Typhoon Haiyan
Death toll is rising as reports trickle in from storm-damaged areas. Video and images here of Super Typhoon Haiyan.
November 9, 2013
Great photos: Moon and Venus on November 6, 2013
Some wonderful images of last night's moon and Venus, as seen from around the world. Thanks to all who posted on EarthSky's Facebook page!
November 7, 2013
New ligament discovered in the human knee
Two knee surgeons at University Hospitals Leuven have discovered a previously undescribed ligament in the human knee. The ligament appears to play an important role in patients with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears.
November 5, 2013
Check out this Comet ISON interactive model
Comet ISON interactive model visualizes comet's current position, trajectory, and important moments as Comet ISON hurtles toward its encounter with the sun.
November 5, 2013
Watch the November 3 total solar eclipse online
Relatively few people got to see the totality - when moon covered the sun completely - in the solar eclipse of Sunday, November 3. But there were many, many beautiful photos.
November 2, 2013
