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Year’s end at Achill Island, Ireland
Late December night sky over the Irish island of Achill.
December 30, 2014
Read the message your dog sends with his tail
Tail-wagging is a reflection of what's happening in your dog's brain. Learn to read your dog's tail signals, and you'll know if he's happy ... or stressed.
December 29, 2014
Top 10 new species of 2014
Thousands of new species are discovered each year. This year’s notable finds include an Antarctic sea anemone and a leaf-tailed gecko.
December 29, 2014
Flooding tipping points earlier than expected for U.S. coasts
By 2050, most of the U.S. coast is likely to see 30 or more days of flooding a year due to dramatically accelerating impacts from sea level rise, says a new study.
December 29, 2014
Analemma 2014, from Hong Kong
If you could record the position of the sun in the sky at the same time every day for a year, you'd record this figure-8 path, called an analemma.
December 28, 2014
Tree ring study shows California’s drought worst in 1,200 years
Scientists say California's drought is being driven by low (but not unprecedented) precipitation and record high temperatures.
December 26, 2014
Tiny galaxy is Milky Way’s newly-discovered neighbor
A tiny, isolated dwarf galaxy almost 7 million light years away, with only one ten-thousandth of the mass of our Milky Way.
December 26, 2014
Large Magellanic Cloud
Large Magellanic Cloud as captured by astrophotographer Justin Ng of Singapore. This hazy cloud in Earth's sky is a satellite galaxy to our Milky Way.
December 26, 2014
ISS astronauts send Christmas greetings to the world
Expedition 42 Commander Barry Wilmore and Flight Engineer Terry Virts send greetings and talk a little about their own Christmas Day in space.
December 25, 2014
Ancient volcanism aligned with dinosaur extinction, says study
Volcanic eruptions 66 million years ago played a role in the demise of the dinosaurs, says one theory. It challenges the idea that a meteorite impact was the sole cause.
December 24, 2014
