NASA Data Helps Maine Oyster Farmers Choose Where to Grow
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Mummified cheetahs could help save the critically endangered big cats
Seven naturally-mummified cheetahs are more than just an exciting paleontological find. The specimens discovered in five caves near the city of Arar in northern Saudi Arabia offer a glimpse of…
Clouds Swimming over Lago Argentino
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Without forests, mosquitoes turn to human blood
If you’re someone who mosquitoes just adore, we feel your pain. Unfortunately, new data indicates the number of mosquito species that feed on humans is increasing—and it’s likely to get…
Coverage, Briefing Set for NASA’s Artemis II Moon Rocket Roll to Pad
NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket is seen inside High Bay 3 of the Vehicle Assembly Building as teams await the arrival of Artemis II crewmembers to board their Orion…
Deer markings actually glow
Animals see the world around them in ways that we humans can only imagine. Arctic reindeer’s eyes change color with the season to help them find food, while giant squid…
Iron Age teeth reveal the hidden lives of ancient Italians
Archaeologists often focus on what skeletal remains can tell about how and when ancient peoples died. But an individual’s final moments are far from their complete life story. By analyzing…
New York–Newark–Jersey City Metropolitan Area
NASA The New York–Newark–Jersey City Metropolitan Statistical Area, which spans 23 counties across New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut and has a population of about 19.9 million, is pictured at…
100 mystery sounds under review for signs of extraterrestrial life
After reviewing almost 30 years of signals, University of California Berkeley researchers have identified 100 mysterious, deep-space radio blips they want to review for signs of extraterrestrial life. And they…
14,000-year-old woolly rhinoceros DNA extracted from wolf’s stomach
Towards the end of the last ice age, an ancient wolf feasted on a young woolly rhinoceros (Coelodonta antiquitatis). When the wolf died, it ended up buried in Siberian permafrost…