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First LookStormy 'weather bomb' reveals Earth's geological secretsResearchers at the University of Tokyo have found an elusive earthquake tremor after a North Atlantic 'weather bomb.'
First LookDodo devotees, here's your chance: Rare assembled skeleton up for auctionThis is the first time in over 100 years that a nearly-full dodo bird skeleton has been offered for sale.
First LookAstronomers discover a dark-matter galaxy: Dragonfly 44The newly discovered galaxy, Dragonfly 44, is about the same mass as the Milky Way. But most of that mass isn't stars or 'normal' matter.
Proxima b briefing: How close is it, and when can we get there?Russian billionaire Yuri Milner and Stephen Hawking have proposed sending hundreds of nanobots to Proxima b, an exoplanet 4 light-years from Earth.
First LookForget the Olympics. At NASA, they're breaking cosmic recordsJeffrey Williams, commander of the International Space Station, has spent 521 days in orbit, breaking the previous American record set by astronaut Scott Kelly.
Could there be a habitable planet just 4.25 light-years away?Astronomers have found an Earth-like exoplanet in the nearest solar system to ours.
What does Mars look like? More like us than we thoughtNASA releases a new 360 Video of a surprisingly Earth-like landscape on Mars.
First LookNewly-discovered 'micro lion' was a feisty creatureDespite being the smallest of its kind, Microleo attenboroughi was still a predator to be reckoned with.
First LookThe global human footprint may be growing more slowly than we thoughtNew satellite data suggests that humanity's impact on the environment is increasing more slowly than population or economic growth.
First LookChina sets its sights on MarsChina has released images and specifications for a new Martian rover, the latest mission in the country's increasingly ambitious expansion of its space program.
Why the 'Tufts-Love' teenage dinosaur is so importantCan a near-complete T. rex skull reveal new details about the world’s most famous dino?
First LookHow we all can help monarch butterflies as they migrateAs monarch butterflies near their fall migration period, concerned citizens are doing what they can to nourish them along the way.
First LookHow to explore a World War II shipwreck without getting wetExploration Vessel Nautilus is broadcasting live from the USS Independence, an aircraft carrier that was scuttled off the coast of San Francisco 65 years ago.
First LookHow did a 'zombie' coral reef come back to life?A Pacific coral reef thought to have died more than a decade ago now appears to be alive again. A victory for conservation policies?
A Bosnian pine named 'Adonis' may be Europe's oldest-living treeThe Bosnian pine, dubbed 'Adonis' by scientists, took root in 941 A.D. in Byzantine Greece.
First LookLost in space no more: NASA finds its missing spacecraftNASA was able to reestablish contact with STEREO-B, a craft from the Solar and Terrestrial Relations Observatory mission, which went missing on October 1, 2014.
Do chimpanzees prefer cooperation to competition?A chimpanzee may make a good teammate, according to new research.
Mars isolation study in a Hawaii volcano: What are we learning?The NASA-funded Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation is the latest in a series of 'Mars' missions designed to prepare astronauts for the harsh realities of prolonged space travel.
NASA opens research to public: Why that’s a big dealNASA PubSpace provides free online access to hundreds of papers on NASA-funded research projects. The new open-access policy carries important implications for both the agency and for academic research as a whole.
- What can Mother Nature teach us about managing financial systems?
Like ecosystems, financial markets are complex evolving systems from which unexpected bubbles, crashes, and other surprising behaviors can emerge. Building resilient financial systems may require policymakers to take cues from biology.
