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On our radar today: 1) A star mystery is solved; 2) U.S. amphibians are disappearing at an alarming rate; 3) You can now rent a launch pad from NASA, and…
On our radar today: 1) Astronomers spot two galaxies merging; 2) An octogenarian has become the oldest to reach the summit of Mount Everest; 3) A speedy new dinosaur has been found in Canada, and…
On our radar today: 1) A tornado in Oklahoma kills at least 91 people; 2) The largest python ever caught in Florida; 3) Researchers find that a piece of hair might be able to measure your soda intake, and…
On our radar today: 1) People need to learn to farm to live on Mars; 2) A Japanese reactor lies on an active fault line; 3) Shocks to the brain may improve your math skills, and…
Posted by The top 10 headlines on our radar today: A new planet has been discovered thanks to Einstein’s relativity theory, new research suggests that humans’ middle ear bones evolved early, and…
The top 10 headlines on our radar today: Astronauts are dealing with a dangerous leak on the International Space Station, stunning timelapses of Earth show how the planet has changed in the last few decades, and…
On our radar today: Video footage shows killer whales attacking sperm whales, the space debris issue is becoming more and more dire, and…
On our radar today: Scientists have played back a recording of Alexander Graham Bell’s voice for the first time; a fuel barge explosion in Alabama causes a fire; and…
On our radar today: A new dinosaur species has been discovered in Madagascar, Human Rights Watch has accused Myanmar of crimes against humanity, and…
On our radar today: 1) Scientists discover a pair of Earth-like planets; 2) Hurricane Sandy shook more than just the East Coast; 3) A telescope in Chile sees more in an hour than older telescopes see in decades, and…
On our radar today: A ‘living fossil’ fish gets its genome sequenced, x-rays show remnants of an ancient supernova, and…
On our radar today: The Mars One organization is looking for astronauts and it could be you, 70 years later and the hunt is on to bring the last Nazis to justice, and…
On our radar today: The tragedy in Boston joins a number of other attacks on sporting events throughout history; a 7.8 magnitude quake rocks Iran, and…
On our radar today: The Supreme Court will debate whether we can—or should—patent genes; enormous, slimy snails are invading Florida; a lab-grown kidney has been successfully implanted into live animals; and…
On our radar today: 1) Monkeys may be talking about us behind our backs; 2) The hunt for a new Earth will begin in 2017; 3) A California town harnesses the sun, and…
On our radar today: 1) A real life Roman ring may have inspired the Lord of the Rings saga, 2) Scientists are able to decode your dreams, 3) Baby lizards can hatch early if they sense danger, and…
The top 10 stories on our radar today. Tell @NatGeo what you’re reading with #NatGeoDaily Slug Squirts Boogers at Enemies “Sea hares fool hungry predators with a sticky secretion that deactivates their sense of smell, scientists say.” BBC Animals First Love Child of Human, Neanderthal Found “The skeletal remains of an individual living in northern…
Posted by Copernicus got a Google Doodle! The late, great astronomer, whose birthday is today, February 19, would perhaps be puzzled by Google – but only for a second. Nicolaus Copernicus was never one to shy away from new ideas (get a modern astronomer’s take on Copernicus). If you’d like a little primer on why Copernicus deserves…
Heated Discussion about Energy in Second Presidential Debate, but No Mention of Climate
Posted by Tim Profeta of Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, Duke University on October 18, 2012 Next to jobs and the economy, the National Journal reports, no other issue has dominated this year’s election as much as energy because it’s a proxy for many other things (subscription). “Energy has not been this big an issue in a presidential campaign since the tumultuous years of the 1970s,” when the Arab oil embargo raised gasoline prices and had…
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Rocks from South Africa hint that our planet once had periods of thick organic haze akin to what exists today on Saturn’s biggest moon.
My God, It’s Full of Stars…
Posted by Jason Major on January 20, 2012 Here’s a wonderful time-lapse video made of photos taken from orbit as the International Space Station passed over Switzerland, western Europe and eventually Saudi Arabia on the night of December 22, 2011. A portion of the Station can be seen along the right side, reflecting the lights of the major cities passing 240 miles below.…
Ending Fossil Fuel Subsidies May Be the Way to Jumpstart Climate Finance
Posted by Mason Inman on September 22, 2011 A leaked World Bank document, due to be presented at the G20 meeting in November, proposes that rich countries eliminate their fossil fuel subsidies and instead contribute the money to climate aid for poor countries to help with green energy and adaptation measures. The paper also said donor countries are unlikely to come up with the…
If you’ve been following the exploits of NASA’s Kepler spacecraft, you probably already know that the mission finds new planets using what’s called the transit method. In short, Kepler stares at a bunch of stars and records when there’s a periodic dip in a star’s light caused by an object passing in front. With enough…
Recently astronomers announced the discovery of the youngest black hole yet found, which we see as an object that’s roughly 30 years old. But the news created a bit of a stir, because the black hole lies in a galaxy that’s about 50 million light-years away. Understanding the controversy means knowing the definition of a…
A Google search for anything today should immediately alert you to the fact that the software giant is celebrating the 115th anniversary of the discovery of x-rays. The penetrating radiation—a very high-energy form of light—was first documented by German scientist Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen in 1895. His famed x-ray picture of his wife’s hand made the…
