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Perseid fireballs are already arriving!
NASA says the annual Perseid meteor shower produces more fireballs than any other. Although the shower's peak is still some days away, the fireballs are here!
August 3, 2013
New coating turns ordinary glass into superglass
Resilient, ultraslippery glass could lead to self-cleaning, scratch-resistant windows, lenses, and solar panels.
August 2, 2013
Baby owls sleep like baby humans
Owlets spend more time in REM sleep than adult owls.
August 2, 2013
Two studies use phrase “10 times faster” to describe climate changes
Climate warming happening 10 times faster than in the past 65 million years. Antarctic permafrost melting 10 times faster than in 11,000 years,
August 2, 2013
Double luck: Perseid meteor and lightning
We're beginning to get reports from people seeing meteors! Here's a meteor - plus lightning - over Sun Valley, Idaho.
August 2, 2013
Arctic sea-ice loss has widespread effects on wildlife
“By viewing sea ice as essential habitat ... rather than as a lifeless blank surface, its loss as a result of warming becomes a rather stunning prospect." - Eric Post
August 1, 2013
View from space: Nyamuragira and Nyiragongo volcanoes
Located in the Democratic Republic of the Congo near the border with Rwanda and Uganda, the volcanoes are among the most active on Earth.
August 1, 2013
Flight-ready brain predates birds
New research provides evidence that dinosaurs evolved the brainpower necessary for flight well before they actually took to the air as birds.
August 1, 2013
Secret to the long migrations of great white sharks? Liver fat
In a recent study, an ingenious analysis of satellite tracking date provided evidence that fat stored in sharks' livers lets them migrate long distances without prey.
August 1, 2013
Did life on Earth begin at hot-water vents on the sea floor?
Three new papers strengthen the case that Earth's first life began at alkaline hydrothermal vents at the bottoms of oceans. Scientists are interested in understanding early life on Earth to aid in the search for life elsewhere.
August 1, 2013
