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Will the Black Death reemerge?
Scientists have analyzed the genomes of two of the world's most devastating plagues - each killed about half the people in Europe. The findings suggest a new strain of plague could emerge in humans again.
January 29, 2014
Arctic blanket over U.S. on January 28
As frigid Arctic air surged into the U.S. this week, the GOES-East satellite captured this image of what looks like a blanket over the Arctic.
January 29, 2014
7,000-year-old hunter-gatherer had dark skin, blue eyes
Researchers analyzed the DNA from a tooth belonging to the 7,000-year-old remains of European hunter-gatherer to determine his appearance.
January 28, 2014
River of hydrogen flowing through space
A faint, tenuous filament of gas streaming into galaxy NGC 6946. It might help explain how some spiral galaxies keep up their pace of star formation.
January 28, 2014
Large sharks and rays could go extinct in coming decades
"Losing these fish will be like losing whole chapters of our evolutionary history." - Nick Dulvy
January 28, 2014
Chinese moon rover Yutu is in trouble
The little robotic explorer is China's first on the moon. The Chang'e 3 that carried it set down in December. The rover might not survive the lunar night.
January 28, 2014
Sun meets Taj Mahal
In 1631, emperor Shah Jahan, was grief-stricken when his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal, died in childbirth. He built the Taj Mahal in memory of her.
January 28, 2014
New journal to tackle Earth’s sustainability challenges
The new open access science journal, Earth’s Future, aims to publish papers geared toward finding solutions to coupled human and planetary challenges.
January 27, 2014
Persistent hunting can help win the war on lionfish
“And we don’t have to catch every lionfish to do it.” - Stephanie Green, Oregon State University.
January 27, 2014
