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Florida’s bleached corals get emergency sunshades
Scientists constructed sunshades over bleached corals in two of Florida's national parks in an effort to protect them from further damage.
September 21, 2023
Ants, little but tough: Lifeform of the week
Ants are common insects with unique capabilities. They can harvest, herd, milk, and build amazingly complex and stable underground cities.
September 20, 2023
Closest black holes yet in famous Hyades star cluster?
Researchers in Europe say that they may have found the closest known black holes to Earth, in the Hyades open star cluster 150 light-years away.
September 19, 2023
Stunning new images from Chandra X-ray Observatory
Check out these new images from Chandra X-Ray Observatory. They show exploding stars, galaxies, the Milky Way's galactic center, and more.
September 17, 2023
Aliens on TRAPPIST-1e could find us by our pollution
Researchers show how an alien civilization on TRAPPIST-1e could find us by detecting our pollution. They simulated Earth as seen from 40 light-years away.
September 17, 2023
Antarctica experienced wild weather in 2022
Antarctica experienced wild weather in 2022, from heatwaves to an increase of snow and ice on its eastern side, thanks to atmospheric rivers.
September 17, 2023
Guy Ottewell asks, is there a smile across the sky?
Guy Ottewell explores and explains the different view of the current objects near the western horizon from the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
September 16, 2023
Why is the Pleiades star cluster called the 7 Sisters?
To most people,, the Pleiades cluster looks like a tiny misty dipper of six little stars. Yet the Pleiades is sometimes called the Seven Sisters. Why?
September 14, 2023
A new Earthlike planet in the distant Kuiper Belt?
A recent computer model predicts a new Earthlike planet that lies hidden in the outermost solar system. Will we search for it? Will we find it?
September 13, 2023
Happy Friday the 13th: It’s the 2nd one in 2023
When a year with 365 days starts on a Sunday, like 2023, it's inevitable Friday the 13th will occur twice. In 2023 Friday the 13th comes in January and October.
September 13, 2023
