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Discovery of one new butterfly species leads to another
Just when scientists thought that all butterfly species in the eastern U.S. were identified, researchers stumbled across not one, but two new species, right under their noses.
February 24, 2014
Dogs and humans use similar parts of brain to listen
The study, which compared fMRI brain scans of dogs and humans, showed that dogs respond most to sounds from other dogs, and humans to the voices of other humans.
February 24, 2014
The science of the musical brain
Researchers scanned the brains of jazz musicians while the musicians “traded fours." Results show common brain circuitry for both music and language.
February 24, 2014
Bright aurora in moonlight
The moon was up when Mike Taylor captured this photo of the aurora borealis, or northern lights. The foreground lighting is moonlight.
February 23, 2014
Video: Saturn went behind the moon Saturday morning
Early in the morning on February 22, Saturn happened to lie in the moon's path, and so the moon covered up Saturn, for a time.
February 22, 2014
Video: Moscow 2014 hyperlapse
Transport yourself to Moscow in winter with this new video from Kirill Neiezhmakov. Worth the trip!
February 22, 2014
What’s happened to Japan’s tsunami debris?
An animation depicts the three-year path across the North Pacific of debris generated by the 2011 tsunami in Japan.
February 21, 2014
Runaway star creates bow shock as it speeds through galaxy
Kappa Cassiopeiae speeds through the galaxy at 1,100 kilometers per second. It creates this bow shock, which is about 4 light-years ahead of its star.
February 21, 2014
World’s oldest wild bird gives birth at age 63
An albatross named Wisdom is thought to be the oldest wild bird - and the oldest bird mom - in the world. Her latest chick hatched in early February on Midway Atoll.
February 21, 2014
Mars rover seen from orbit
On February 14, a NASA spacecraft orbiting the planet Mars caught this image of the Opportunity Rover on Mars' surface.
February 21, 2014
