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Oldest primate skeleton provides clues to early humans
Oldest known primate skeleton found in China in 2002. While not part of human lineage, this little creature does provide tantalizing clues to our earliest history.
June 6, 2013
New mosaic from Mars Express: Ancient flood plain on Mars
ESA has released two new images of Kasei Valles, an ancient vast flood plain on Mars. Mars Express spacecraft, launched 10 years ago this week, acquired them.
June 6, 2013
Conjuring an orb of light on the rim of Black Canyon
Nature photographer Max Seigal created this playful image of an orb of light in Colorado's Gunnison National Park, by spinning a flashlight on a string.
June 6, 2013
Did comet impacts jump-start life on Earth?
Icy comets that crashed into Earth millions of years ago could have produced life building organic compounds.
June 5, 2013
New all-solid sulfur-based battery outperforms lithium-ion technology
Scientists have designed and tested an all-solid lithium-sulfur battery with approximately four times the energy density of conventional lithium-ion technologies.
June 5, 2013
Managing wild horse and burro populations in a human world
Many find the story of free-ranging horses on U.S. federal lands heart-breaking. Others don't. A new report recommends birth control for wild horse populations.
June 5, 2013
When did turtles get their shells?
A new study suggests that turtle shells began to evolve 260 million years ago. That's 40 million years earlier than previously thought.
June 5, 2013
Scarred landscape in Oklahoma from May 20 tornado
Track left behind by ES-5 Moore-Newcastle, Oklahoma tornado on May 20, 2013. The tornado took at least 24 lives, injured hundreds and damaged 13,000 structures.
June 5, 2013
El Reno tornado on May 31 now widest ever recorded in U.S.
El Reno, Oklahoma tornado on May 31, 2013 is now widest ever recorded in the U.S. at 2.6 miles (4.2 km) wide, according to the National Weather Service.
June 5, 2013
This morning’s moon
The June 5, 2013 moon. It's now waning and in the sky only before dawn. Soon, though, the moon will be back in the evening sky, waxing toward a supermoon.
June 5, 2013
