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Mining the moon
How can the cost of space travel – to and from the moon and possibly to Mars - be reduced? One approach is to mine the moon for necessary resources.
March 18, 2019
Watch right whale and calf interact with dolphins
Watch an endangered right whale mom and her baby interact with a group of curious dolphins. The video was shot via drone by NOAA researchers.
March 10, 2019
5 ways life would be better if it were always daylight time
A researcher argues that we'd be better off if we moved to daylight saving time (DST) year-round.
March 10, 2019
Lurch forward an hour
"A squeal of distress will go flying across America ... It’s all those clocks, being twisted an hour forward, away from the natural time they were born to show." Insights on time from astronomer Guy Ottewell, here.
March 9, 2019
Eclipse shows moon move in reverse
Check out this interesting eclipse of the sun by Earth's moon on March 6. A NASA spacecraft saw it. During the eclipse, the moon appears to reverse its direction!
March 8, 2019
Watch SpaceX Crew Dragon splashdown March 8
The SpaceX Crew Dragon spaceship will leave the International Space Station and splash down in the Atlantic Ocean on Friday, March 8, 2019. How to watch both events live.
March 7, 2019
Ospreys’ recovery is global conservation success story
Chemical pollution and hunting pushed ospreys - which are large, hawk-like birds - to the edge of extinction. Now they've rebounded and can be spotted worldwide, often nesting on human-made structures.
March 6, 2019
Want cleaner roadside air? Plant hedges
To improve air quality near urban roads, scientists from the Global Centre for Clean Air Research recommend planting hedges that can trap air pollutants.
February 27, 2019
Green dragon aurora over Iceland
Do you see the dragon in this green aurora that appeared over Iceland earlier this month? It's an example of what's called pareidolia.
February 27, 2019
Could cockroaches survive a nuclear apocalypse?
Cockroaches have a reputation for resilience, even when it comes to surviving a nuclear bomb and radiation - but will they really outlive us all?
February 23, 2019
