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Reservoir of molten rock under Yellowstone is 2.5 times bigger than thought
If the Yellowstone supervolcano were to erupt today, it would have major, perhaps catastrophic, consequences.
July 22, 2014
lnside the mysterious Yamal crater
Scientists are back from a first exploration of the strange crater on the Yamal Peninsula in northern Siberia. Curiouser and curiouser.
July 22, 2014
Does Earth have a second moon?
Mars has two moons, Jupiter has 67, Saturn 62, Uranus 27, Neptune 14. But our planet Earth has just one moon. Doesn't it?
July 22, 2014
Transiting exoplanet with longest year yet
Most distant planets known so far orbit close to their stars and thus have a short "year." Kepler-421b has a year about twice as long as Earth's.
July 21, 2014
You can’t look at a sunflower and feel sad
Sunflower and tiny friend by Clifford Beaird.
July 21, 2014
Alzheimer’s disease slows when you exercise body and mind
Hard evidence that Alzheimer's can be slowed by physical and mental exercise, a diet rich in plants, and by monitoring risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
July 18, 2014
Is our universe a bubble?
The multiverse hypothesis - the idea that there are other universes - can be tested, scientists say.
July 18, 2014
Rammasun hits China as a super typhoon
Rammasun has made a second, powerful landfall in China after intensifying yesterday. At landfall, it had a sustained wind of 155 mph with gusts near 190 mph.
July 18, 2014
Cosmic rain over isle of Lindisfarne
Composite image capturing a night under the cosmic rain - aka last year's Perseid meteor shower - on Lindisfarne off the northeast coast of England.
July 18, 2014
Mars Curiosity rover now crossing dangerous terrain
The car-sized rover is currently crossing a stretch of hard, rocky ground like that which previously dented and punctured its aluminum wheels.
July 17, 2014
