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A liquid lake on Saturn’s moon
A false-color mosaic of Ligeia Mare - the second-largest known body of liquid on Saturn's largest moon, Titan. It's larger than Lake Superior on Earth.
July 17, 2013
Crazy weather? You can’t blame HAARP anymore
The High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) — target of conspiracy theorists — has closed down.
July 16, 2013
Study identifies source of oil sheens near Deepwater Horizon oil spill site
Chemical analysis shows that the source is oil pockets trapped in the wreckage of the sunken rig.
July 16, 2013
Why freshwater organisms survived the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs
An asteroid impact caused the extinction of most dinosaurs and half of ocean-dwelling species. Meanwhile, life in inland freshwater ecosystems largely survived. Why?
July 16, 2013
Eye-tracking could outshine passwords
A collaborative team has developed a new biometric authentication technique that identifies people based on their eye movements. This new technique could one day replace online passwords if made user-friendly.
July 16, 2013
Starburst ring
Although at first glance you may see a number of rings in this image, astronomers believe that Messier 94 has just one starburst ring.
July 16, 2013
Hear a seismic scream from Alaska’s Redoubt Volcano
Scientists say they have now solved the mystery of Redoubt's scream prior to eruption.
July 15, 2013
NASA Hubble finds new Neptune moon
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has discovered a new moon orbiting the distant blue-green planet Neptune, the 14th known to be circling the giant planet.
July 15, 2013
Phytoplankton like to party, too
Tiny ocean plants use turbulence for travel to social gatherings.
July 15, 2013
