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Curious about dark matter? Three scientists answer your questions
Why do you bet on axions or WIMPs?
If you find dark matter, what are the next steps?
Will we need a whole new "Dark Standard Model"?
What's it like searching for something you may never find?
November 9, 2014
New rocket findings might change definition of galaxies
Galaxies might not have such discreet boundaries as we imagined. Instead, they might stretch out to great distances, forming a vast, interconnected sea of stars.
November 8, 2014
Coronal loops
The biggest sunspot region in more than two decades produced many impressive solar flares. Just before it disappeared, it also gave us this beautiful display of coronal loops.
November 8, 2014
Nevada earthquake swarm continues
The swarm began on July 12 and has increased in intensity over the past several days.
November 7, 2014
Video: Predator X, most powerful marine reptile ever
This deadly hunter had a skull twice the size of a Tyrannosaurus rex's, and a bite force unmatched by anything in the Jurassic seas. Cool video!
November 6, 2014
Astonishing image of planet-forming disk from ALMA
It looks like an artist's illustration, but it's a real image and it lets us glimpse the process by which planets are born in orbit around their stars.
November 6, 2014
Extreme weather in North America likely, thanks to Typhoon Nuri
Typhoon Nuri in the Western Pacific will likely cause extreme weather for the Northern Pacific and parts of North America in the next 5-10 days.
November 5, 2014
Bhutan’s glaciers and yak herds are shrinking
Anthropologist Ben Orlove reports from Bhutan. “Of the things that my colleagues and I hoped to see on our trek, only one was missing … ice.”
November 5, 2014
Watch the pulse of New York City, measured in tweets
Scientists observe the daily heartbeat of different areas of New York City, through the lens of Twitter.
November 5, 2014
East Tennessee early snow
Snow fell in the east Tennessee hills on the first day of November.
November 4, 2014
