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So long, Venus Express!
ESA lost full contact a few weeks ago. The spacecraft is expected to fall into Venus' thick atmosphere and likely be destroyed in the coming weeks.
December 16, 2014
Questions of life on Mars revive with methane spike
Curiosity rover has now measured a dramatic spike in methane, an organic chemical, in the Martian air, plus other organic molecules in a Martian rock.
December 16, 2014
Hawaii’s Waimea Canyon
Known as the Grand Canyon of the Pacific. Photo by Chris Tinker.
December 16, 2014
How birds get by without external ears
A new study looks at how birds localize sounds. It seems that their slightly oval-shaped head transforms sound waves in a similar way to external ears.
December 15, 2014
Genes link birdsong and human speech
Humans and vocal birds like parrots use essentially the same genes to speak.
December 15, 2014
Probing the Big Bang of bird evolution
Big bird news! A consortium of 200 scientists in 20 countries has released its first results on the origins and diversity of birds. Overview plus video here.
December 15, 2014
Chickens and turkeys closer to dinos than other birds
Songbirds and other birds sprang from dinosaurs, too. But new work indicates that chickens and turkeys are genetically closest to their dino ancestors.
December 15, 2014
See it! Best photos of 2014’s Geminid meteor shower
Many commented that the 2014 Geminid meteor shower was the best meteor shower they'd seen in awhile. Thank you to all who posted photos!
December 14, 2014
Can you see two galaxies in this photo?
Hint: Not counting the Milky Way! Photo by David Magro Photography.
December 12, 2014
Video: Best storm footage ever?
High plains storms. The opening is brilliant .... the end is awesome. (You'll like the rest too.) Video by Nicolaus Wegner.
December 11, 2014
