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Beautiful medusas
Jellyfish are found in every ocean, from the surface to the deep sea. The medusa stage is the adult stage in the the life cycle of jellyfish.
July 30, 2013
A hippie’s defense of GMOs
"I'm a crazy hippie. I go to Burning Man every year ... I have a pretty solid understanding of how genes work. And ultimately, I'm just not that scared of GMOs." - SaulofHearts
July 29, 2013
Monogamy evolved as a mating strategy
New research indicates that social monogamy evolved as a result of competition for females.
July 29, 2013
Hope for tigers lives in Sumatra
Preliminary density estimates for tigers in southern Sumatra are highest recorded for the island.
July 29, 2013
Mysterious centaurs are comets, say NASA scientists
"Our data point to a cometary origin for most of the objects, suggesting they are coming from deeper out in the solar system." - James Bauer
July 29, 2013
Tropical Storm Flossie pushing into Hawaii
If Flossie hits the Big Island as a tropical storm, it will be the first tropical storm to strike Hawaii directly since 1958. Heavy rains, gusty winds, mudslides, dangerous surf.
July 29, 2013
Halo around the sun
Solar halo seen in Indianapolis, Indiana by Jolynn Keutzer Bales. Thank you Jolynn!
July 29, 2013
Could a full moon be to blame for a poor night’s sleep?
Scientists working in Switzerland say they have "some of the first convincing scientific evidence" that the full moon interferes with sleep.
July 28, 2013
Tropical Storm Dorian struggling
We still have plenty of time to monitor Tropical Storm Dorian before it hits any land areas. It is definitely a storm everyone should pay close attention to.
July 27, 2013
This date in science: “I am Jeremiah Dixon”
With Charles Mason, he established the Mason-Dixon line, which later marked a cultural boundary between the U.S. North and South.
July 27, 2013
