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Scientists unravel the mysteries of spider silk
Scientists have found a way to obtain a wide variety of elastic properties of the silk of several intact spiders’ webs using a sophisticated but non-invasive laser light scattering technique.
January 28, 2013
Ride along with ISS, from night to day to night again
Beautiful astronaut video from aboard the International Space Station, showing day and night on Earth, as ISS passes between the two twice.
January 28, 2013
Viral video of eagle almost snatching child is fake
But the proceeds from its YouTube page, which now had more than 41 million views, will go toward a scholarship for a design student.
January 28, 2013
Scientists successfully store data in DNA
Forget about your portable hard drive. Scientists have successfully stored computer files on a strand of DNA.
January 27, 2013
Death Valley Dreamlapse during peak of 2012 Geminid meteor shower
Gorgeous video made at the peak of the 2012 Geminid meteor shower over Death Valley. Bonus points for identifying the visible planets.
January 27, 2013
Photos from friends: First full moon of 2013
Beautiful photos of January 2013 full moon, as captured by EarthSky Facebook friends. Thank you all.
January 27, 2013
Dung beetles use the Milky Way to navigate at night
Scientists have discovered that African dung beetles can use the Milky Way to help them navigate at night.
January 26, 2013
Analysis of Greenland ice cores provide glimpse into climate’s future
Melting of Antarctic ice sheet may have contributed more to sea level rise than melting of the Greeland ice sheet some 100,000 years ago.
January 25, 2013
Cells flock to heal wounds
Like flocks of birds, cells coordinate their motions as they race to cover and ultimately heal wounds to the skin, according to new research.
January 25, 2013
Lightning tied to onset of headaches, migraines, says study
A new study has found that lightning might affect the onset of headache and migraines.
January 24, 2013
