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Video: Stunning animation of Earth’s greening over one year
NASA and NOAA satellite data from April 2012 to April 2013 was used to generate these animations and images.
June 19, 2013
Lust for life: Breaking the 120-year barrier in human aging
Is there a limit to how long we can live? What factors might limit human lifespans to 120 years? What would enable us to live substantially longer?
June 19, 2013
Amazing video and photos of tornado at Denver Airport on June 18
A photogenic tornado developed near the Denver Airport yesterday. As of now, very little damage has been reported from this storm.
June 19, 2013
This week’s waxing moon over Missouri
The June 17 waxing gibbous moon over Gladstone, Missouri. It's waxing toward a supermoon!
June 19, 2013
A microphone that listens with light
A sensor developed in Norway gives microphones hyper-acute hearing and a sense of direction.
June 18, 2013
Black Forest wildfire most destructive in Colorado’s history
It's now 65 percent contained (as of June 18), and thousands of people are still waiting to return to their homes as firefighters continue to battle the blaze.
June 18, 2013
The fast winds of Venus are getting faster
Since the 1960s, we've known the winds of Venus "super-rotate," or blow faster than the planet rotates. Now a spacecraft has found Venus' winds are speeding up.
June 18, 2013
Got something to say to an alien? Lone Signal can beam your message
Their new website launched today, so you can be among the first to compose a message to a distant civilization.
June 18, 2013
Bangkok sun halo
A sun halo, taken by our friend NongNoo Phoorithewet yesterday in Bangkok, Thailand.
June 18, 2013
Cells play tag to determine direction of movement
Researchers have found that cells in our bodies carry out something similar to a game of tag to coordinate their movement in a particular direction.
June 17, 2013
