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Solving the Scorching Mystery of the Sun’s Erupting Plasma Jets
After decades of study, scientists have developed a model to explain how violent solar spicules form.
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Why Do Bird Eggs Have Different Shapes? Look to the Wings
In the most comprehensive study of egg shapes to date, scientists say that the best predictor of long or pointy eggs is a bird’s flying ability.
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Waves Above the Earth May Have Once Caused a ‘Nocturnal Sun’
Historical observations of bright nights that were almost like daytime have a new explanation in forces of the upper atmosphere.
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High Above Mars, a NASA Orbiter Spies the Curiosity Rover
The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has been taking images of the rover about every three months to monitor the surrounding area for changes.
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Photo CreditJim Urquhart/Reuters Yellowstone Grizzly Bear to Lose Endangered Species Protection
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke announced on Thursday that the bear, which has been on the endangered species list since 1975, was thriving in the region.
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Photo CreditLeslye Davis/The New York Times Yearning for New Physics at CERN, in a Post-Higgs Way
Physicists monitoring the Large Hadron Collider are seeking clues to a theory that will answer deeper questions about the cosmos. But the silence from the frontier has been ominous.
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Photo CreditKarl-Josef Hildenbrand/DPA, via Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Sun Showers and the Science Behind This Weather Paradox
Let’s take a moment to appreciate what causes the phenomenon of rain falling at the same time that the sun is shining.
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Photo Credit 95-Degree Days: How Extreme Heat Could Spread Across the World
Extremely hot days are expected to be much more frequent in the coming decades, potentially disrupting our everyday lives.
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Photo CreditNASA/JPL-Caltech Earth-Size Planets Among Final Tally of NASA’s Kepler Telescope
Setting the stage for the next chapter in the quest to end cosmic loneliness, astronomers released a list of objects they are 90 percent sure are planets orbiting other stars.
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Photo Credit Summer Solstice: A Great Moment to Ponder the Sun
The scientific start to summer in the Northern Hemisphere this week comes ahead of a total solar eclipse in August, when the moon will engulf the sun.
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Photo Credit The Black Sea Turned Turquoise, Thanks to a Phytoplankton Bloom
The bloom appears every summer, but it’s so bright this year that it’s visible from satellites in space.
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Photo Credit Revealed in Israel, a 2,600-Year-Old Request for Wine
The Hebrew words on a piece of pottery first found in 1965 were detected using multispectral imaging technology.
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Photo Credit Can You Pick a Bedbug Out of a Lineup?
In a survey, scientists found many travelers could not distinguish bedbugs from other pests, which could have implications for hotels and the travel industry.
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Photo Credit As Female Elk Age, They Learn to Evade Hunters
Older female elk are able to adjust their behavior and adopt more stealth strategies through life, scientists found.
