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Use of media can save lives in bad storms
A new study shows that the risk of injury from tornados and severe storms can be reduced significantly with the use of certain media.
December 30, 2013
Illness-causing bacteria linger hours or days outside body
Scientists report that bacteria can persist on surfaces, like furniture and toys, significantly longer than previously thought.
December 30, 2013
Analemma 2013
If you photographed the sun at the same time each day - subtracting an hour as needed for Daylight Saving Time - the resulting figure-8 would be an analemma.
December 30, 2013
Light pillars over Ontario
Light pillars form when a bright light reflects off the surfaces of millions of falling ice crystals associated with thin, high-level clouds.
December 29, 2013
Stalled rescue for icebound ship in Antarctica
Three ships had been headed toward the trapped Russian vessel. Two have now turned back, but a third is expected to reach the vessel late Sunday.
December 28, 2013
New island in Japanese waters
As of December 24, 2013, fresh lava was still pouring from a submarine volcano, building the new island.
December 28, 2013
Gulf Stream in infrared
The Gulf Stream is like a warm river in the ocean, but it's not uniformly warm, as this infrared satellite image shows.
December 28, 2013
This date in science: Dawn spacecraft closer to Ceres than Vesta
NASA's Dawn spacecraft will arrive at the asteroid Ceres -- to be captured by Ceres’ gravity -- in late March or the beginning of April 2015.
December 27, 2013
Meteor meets Magellanic Clouds
Here's a cool shot of a meteor that happened to pass between the two Magellanic Clouds, our MIlky Way galaxy's satellites.
December 27, 2013
Your help needed for new research on zombie ants
A fungus takes over the ants' brains - makes them do things they normally wouldn't do - then kills them. You can help fund new research on these ants.
December 26, 2013
