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3D view of Amazon rainforest canopy
A rainforest canopy can reach 15 to 20 stories high. It's an ecosystem unto itself. Now - to study drought effects - scientists have made the 1st 3D measurements of rainforest canopies in the Brazilian Amazon.
June 18, 2018
See it! Young moon and Venus
Over several days this weekend, the moon swept near the brightest planet, Venus, in the west after sunset. Thanks to all who contributed photos! Editor's picks, here ...
June 17, 2018
Kilauea volcano lava river flows to sea
Kilauea volcano's Fissure 8 has produced a large, channelized lava flow that's acted like a river, eating through the landscape, finally producing clouds of steamy, hazardous "laze" as hot lava meets the cold ocean.
June 17, 2018
Life at Alpha Centauri? Maybe, NASA says
Could life exist on planets in the star system closest to ours, Alpha Centauri? Dangerous X-ray radiation makes it unlikely for the single exoplanet found so far. But new data suggest better odds for any new planets yet to be discovered.
June 17, 2018
Bees understand the concept of zero
Scientists just learned that honeybees can understand the concept of zero. That puts bees in an elite club of clever animals - some birds, monkeys, humans - that can grasp the abstract notion of nothing.
June 17, 2018
New image of the Tarantula Nebula
Glowing brightly about 160,000 light-years away, the Tarantula Nebula is the most spectacular feature of the Large Magellanic Cloud, one of our Milky Way's satellite galaxies.
June 17, 2018
Moon sweeping through Leo the Lion
Spot the moon, 4 bright planets and 3 bright stars. Then use your mind's eye to imagine the ecliptic, or sun's path, crossing your night sky.
June 17, 2018
Storm on the way
Storm heading towards Taylor’s Lake near Horsham, Australia on June 11, 2018. Photo by Lynton Brown.
June 16, 2018
Ice losses from Antarctica have tripled since 2012
Ice melting in Antarctica has raised sea levels by 7.6 mm since 1992, with almost half of this rise coming in the last five years.
June 15, 2018
A giant dust storm is raging on Mars
One of the thickest dust storms ever seen on Mars has been spreading since early June. The Opportunity rover - 1 of 2 active rovers on Mars - has suspended science operations.
June 14, 2018
