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Unusual heat wave intensifies Siberian wildfires
A surge of fire activity in northern Siberia, caused in part by high temperatures.
August 7, 2013
First hundred thousand years of our universe
The farthest look back through time yet, thanks to a new analysis of the cosmic microwave background.
August 7, 2013
Soil carbon blowing in the wind
Australian soils are losing about 1.6 million tons of carbon per year from wind erosion and dust storms affecting agricultural productivity, according to new research.
August 6, 2013
The sun’s magnetic field is about to flip
Something big is about to happen on the sun. According to measurements from NASA-supported observatories, the sun's vast magnetic field is about to flip.
August 6, 2013
Making a mini Mona Lisa
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have “painted” the Mona Lisa on a substrate surface approximately 30 microns in width – or one-third the width of a human hair.
August 5, 2013
Drastically altered marine food web on the horizon
If current climate trends follow historical precedent, ocean ecosystems will be in state of flux for next 10,000 years, according to Scripps Oceanography researchers.
August 5, 2013
Hubble sees the fireball from a kilonova
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has detected a new kind of stellar blast called a kilonova that's about 1,000 times brighter than a regular nova.
August 5, 2013
New coating turns ordinary glass into superglass
Resilient, ultraslippery glass could lead to self-cleaning, scratch-resistant windows, lenses, and solar panels.
August 2, 2013
Baby owls sleep like baby humans
Owlets spend more time in REM sleep than adult owls.
August 2, 2013
Arctic sea-ice loss has widespread effects on wildlife
“By viewing sea ice as essential habitat ... rather than as a lifeless blank surface, its loss as a result of warming becomes a rather stunning prospect." - Eric Post
August 1, 2013
