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This hummingbird video will melt your heart
Hummingbirds playing in a fountain. Toward the end, listen for the little clicks and chirps.
October 15, 2014
Crocodiles work as a team to hunt their prey
Crocs are able to conduct highly organized game drives. They might be second only to humans in their hunting prowess, says a researcher.
October 14, 2014
Massive icebergs once drifted to Florida
New research suggests that during Earth's last ice age - about 21,000 years ago - icebergs regularly reached South Carolina and even southern Florida.
October 14, 2014
4 a.m aurora
Aurora, mirrored in water, west of Saskatoon in Canada. Photo by Colin Chatfield.
October 14, 2014
Largest-yet study describes near-death experiences
Tunnels ending in light, your life flashing before you, out-of-body sensations. Near-death experiences merit further study without prejudice, these researchers say.
October 13, 2014
Milky Way’s dark matter half what we thought?
Australian astronomers say our Milky Way galaxy has only half the dark matter we thought it did. If so, it explains the shortage of Milky Way satellites.
October 13, 2014
Active moon volcanos in geologically recent times
Last volcanic activity on moon thought to be a billion years ago. Now small lava flows on moon’s dark plains suggest activity as recently as 50 million years ago.
October 12, 2014
Comet Siding Spring near M6
Comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring near the star cluster M6 on October 9, 2014.
October 12, 2014
MESSENGER spacecraft sees lunar eclipse from Mercury
The MESSENGER spacecraft, now orbiting Mercury, caught the images to make this movie of last Wednesday's lunar eclipse. See Earth and moon from Mercury!
October 11, 2014
