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View from space: California Rim Fire update
Slowly but surely, the Rim Fire in California is being contained. Here's a satellite view from August 28.
August 29, 2013
Video: 4 minutes of 6-second science
Compilation from GE's #6SecondScienceFair. Go from "wow!" to "huh?" and back again.
August 29, 2013
Snapping turtles finding refuge in urban areas
Snapping turtles are surviving in urban areas as their natural habitats are being polluted or developed for construction projects.
August 29, 2013
Spider web engineering and art
Big spider web outside a house in Hillview, Kentucky, United States. Look below for fun facts about spider webs.
August 29, 2013
New Cassini data from Titan indicate a rigid, weathered ice shell
Titan is Saturn's large moon. Some have proposed ice volcanoes to explain certain features on this moon's surface. But a thick, rigid ice shell would make ice volcanoes unlikely.
August 28, 2013
Rainfall in Australia temporarily halted sea level rise
Could extreme rainfall in Australia in 2010-2011 temporarily halt global sea level rise? A new study from NCAR says yes.
August 28, 2013
First human brain-to-brain interface
Brain signal sent via the Internet from one researcher controls the hand motions of a fellow researcher.
August 28, 2013
More photos and update on California’s Rim Fire
As of August 28, the fire is 20% contained. Thousands of firefighters are still battling the blaze, which has burned 184,481 acres near Yosemite National Park.
August 28, 2013
Alaska’s Sawyer Glacier
A close-up look at Alaska's Sawyer Glacier as seen by EarthSky Facebook friend Risa Bender.
August 28, 2013
Scientists detect magmatic water on moon’s surface
"This impressive research confirms earlier lab analyses of Apollo samples, and will help broaden our understanding of how this water originated and where it might exist in the lunar mantle," - NLSI Director Yvonne Pendleton.
August 27, 2013
