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Dogs do it. Dolphins do it. Now corn, too, displays altruism.
Researchers studying corn seeds have found evidence that full "siblings" preferentially feed each other. They describe this behavior as altruism among corn.
February 4, 2013
New kind of extinct flying reptile discovered
A new kind of pterosaur, a flying reptile from the time of the dinosaurs, has been identified by scientists.
February 4, 2013
Georgia tornado on January 30 ends stretch without a tornado death
The one death in Georgia ended the longest continuous stretch without a tornado death ever recorded in the United States at 219 days.
February 4, 2013
Video: Time-lapse capture of Mount Bromo volcano
Time-lapse HD video of Indonesia's Mount Bromo volcano by photographer Justin Ng.
February 3, 2013
Video: Golden ring, and dragon tail, from our sun
The sun released two especially interesting and beautiful features on January 31, 2013. See pics and video of the ring-shaped prominence and Dragon Tail filament here.
February 3, 2013
Petrified Forest National Wilderness Area in eastern Arizona
Today's image shows Petrified Forest National Wilderness Area. It's desert today, but, millions of years ago, it was a floodplain populated by stately trees.
February 3, 2013
How do corals survive in the hottest reefs on the planet?
Coral reefs are predicted to decline under the pressure of global warming. However, a number of coral species can survive at seawater temperatures even higher than predicted.
February 1, 2013
The Milky Way stretching over Oregon’s Crater Lake
Today's image of the Milky Way stretching over Crater Lake comes from Ben Coffman.
February 1, 2013
A coronal mass ejection erupts from the sun
On Jan. 31, 2013 at 2:09am EST, the sun erupted with an Earth-directed coronal mass ejection or CME.
January 31, 2013
Video: How human numbers stack up against everything from bugs to bacteria
Humans on Earth now number 7,063,264,715 ... 7,063,264,716 ... 7,063,264,717 ... Ever wonder how human population numbers stack up against other species?
January 31, 2013
