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Primates, including humans, burn half as many calories as other mammals
The study suggests that our remarkably slow metabolisms explain why humans and other primates grow up so slowly and live such long lives.
January 14, 2014
Harnessing the sun’s energy during the day for use at night
"It's not practical to talk about powering a planet with energy stored in batteries. It's more reasonable to store energy in the chemical bonds of molecules." - Tom Meyer
January 14, 2014
Did China test a new hypersonic glide vehicle?
A story is circulating on social media about China's new hypersonic glide vehicle. Here are some questions.
January 14, 2014
Jupiter, airplane, lunar halo over Manila January 13
We knew something was up yesterday when we got thousands of hits to an article about lunar halos. It was a lunar halo seen in Asia.
January 14, 2014
Seeking safe havens for biodiversity, as climate changes
Australian researchers say their new technique will help them find sites where populations of organisms can potentially survive, as rainfall continues to decline.
January 13, 2014
Starting fire with water
Astronauts on the ISS are experimenting with "supercritical water," a form of water with a strange property: it can help start fire.
January 13, 2014
These stars are so fast they can escape the Milky Way
These sun-like stars that are moving at speeds of more than a million miles per hour relative to our galaxy - fast enough to escape its gravitational grasp.
January 13, 2014
Waves in the atmosphere of Venus
Using the Venus Express spacecraft, scientists have identified four types of waves in the atmosphere of Venus: long, medium, short and irregular.
January 13, 2014
Fireball, brighter than moon, seen January 12 in U.S. East
Hundreds of witnesses have filed reports with the American Meteor Society about a large, bright, long-lasting fireball over the U.S. East Sunday evening.
January 13, 2014
Star trails and the Old Temple on Cyprus
On the island of Cyprus, an abandoned village and an ancient temple, under the stars.
January 13, 2014
