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Video: Breathtaking time-lapse of California’s Yosemite Park
An amazing time-lapse video project that covers Yosemite National Park's 1,200 square miles (about 3,000 square kilometers) of beautiful scenery.
January 17, 2013
Yaks are back
Conservationists find nearly 1,000 wild yaks in remote Tibetan Plateau
January 17, 2013
Large sunspot region now facing Earth, might produce X-flare today
NOAA forecasters are also estimating a 30% to 45% chance of polar geomagnetic storms on January 17, 2013 when a CME is expected to hit Earth's magnetic field.
January 17, 2013
Paging Dr. Charles Dickens
Author Charles Dickens used literature to showcase discrimination against the disabled, says a TAU researcher.
January 16, 2013
Light from the darkness
An evocative new image from ESO shows a dark cloud where new stars are forming, along with a cluster of brilliant stars that have already emerged from their dusty stellar nursery.
January 16, 2013
New South Pole marker gives Pluto and Armstrong a shout out
The new South Pole marker has been moved to its correct location for 2013. A new plaque on top honors Neil Armstrong and the dwarf planet Pluto.
January 16, 2013
Long term global warming trend continues
2012 was the ninth warmest year in the 132-year record. The ten warmest years have all occurred since 1998. The last cooler-than-average year was 1976.
January 16, 2013
Curiosity rover on Mars poised to have its drilling debut
See what the Curiosity rover sees as it's poised on the edge of a possible first drilling site on Mars. It might start drilling a few days from now.
January 15, 2013
Neon lights up exploding stars
An international team of nuclear astrophysicists has shed new light on the explosive stellar events known as novae.
January 15, 2013
What would hyperspace travel really look like?
Physics students shed new light on Millennium Falcon’s hyperdrive system – using Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity.
January 14, 2013
