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Origin of Antarctica’s eerie Blood Falls
New work confirms zones of liquid salt water hundreds of meters below the bright red waterfall in icy Antarctica, known as Blood Falls.
May 18, 2015
Pacific ‘blob’ is changing weather patterns
What does this year's odd U.S. weather have in common with a huge spike in hungry, stranded sea lion pups on California shores? Both are linked to a giant patch of warm ocean water.
May 18, 2015
Do nano-sunscreens harm sea life?
Nano particles in sunscreens have been found to harm marine worms, crustaceans, algae, fish and mussels. A new study shows their negative effect on sea urchin embryos, too.
May 18, 2015
Four quasars in a row
Astronomers at Keck Observatory in Hawaii have found a quartet of quasars, embedded in a giant nebula of cool, dense gas. The odds of four of them being so closely packed purely by chance is about 1 in 10 million.
May 17, 2015
Watch off-kilter explosion of supergiant star
This one-minute animation shows the shock wave that is created when the core of a massive star collapses.
May 15, 2015
Shark finning is brutal and sad
Startling infographic about the cruel practice of shark finning, and a word about overfishing from an expert.
May 14, 2015
New Horizons’ first photos of Pluto’s smallest moons
With its close encounter with Pluto still two months away, New Horizons' powerful camera has caught a glimpse of tiny moons Kerberos and Styx!
May 14, 2015
Astronomers find dark globular clusters
They believe there's unexpected dark matter - or black holes - in the mysterious clusters orbiting the center of the giant galaxy Centaurus A.
May 14, 2015
The mystery of India’s rapid drift
India got a geologic boost that accelerated its drift toward Eurasia 80 million years ago, researchers suggest. The speed of the resulting impact created the Himalayas.
May 14, 2015
Asteroid passes by Earth on May 14
But, contrary to some media reports, asteroid 1999 FN53 will not "skim" our planet.
May 14, 2015
