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Primates, including humans, burn half as many calories as other mammals
The study suggests that our remarkably slow metabolisms explain why humans and other primates grow up so slowly and live such long lives.
January 14, 2014
Harnessing the sun’s energy during the day for use at night
"It's not practical to talk about powering a planet with energy stored in batteries. It's more reasonable to store energy in the chemical bonds of molecules." - Tom Meyer
January 14, 2014
Seeking safe havens for biodiversity, as climate changes
Australian researchers say their new technique will help them find sites where populations of organisms can potentially survive, as rainfall continues to decline.
January 13, 2014
Starting fire with water
Astronauts on the ISS are experimenting with "supercritical water," a form of water with a strange property: it can help start fire.
January 13, 2014
These stars are so fast they can escape the Milky Way
These sun-like stars that are moving at speeds of more than a million miles per hour relative to our galaxy - fast enough to escape its gravitational grasp.
January 13, 2014
Waves in the atmosphere of Venus
Using the Venus Express spacecraft, scientists have identified four types of waves in the atmosphere of Venus: long, medium, short and irregular.
January 13, 2014
Super-Earths likely to have oceans and continents
Massive exoplanets might be more like Earth than has been thought.
January 10, 2014
Giant underwater waves show their power
A study reveals the origins of hidden underwater waves that can tower hundreds of feet.
January 10, 2014
NASA rover’s tracks on Mars
Enhanced color image showing where Curiosity rover zigzagged to avoid obstacles as it made its way across the primeval red desert sands of Mars.
January 10, 2014
View from space: Steam-fog over North America’s Great Lakes
On January 6, cold air passing over the warm waters of Lake Michigan created a phenomenon known as steam-fog. Here's a NASA satellite image.
January 9, 2014
