The science of snowflakes: See how they form and why no two are ever alike
Snow is made up of trillions of tiny ice crystals to make snowflakes, with not one alike. Here's how they form.
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Retired Petaluma educator combines art and science in creative endeavors
A retired educator, he’s also an acclaimed artist, writer, poet, creator of soundscapes, armchair scientist and philosopher, ...
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Adventures In Science At The Icy ‘Ends Of The Earth’
A new book explores how one biologist’s work at the North and South Poles changed the way he sees the world and our place in ...
Scientists understood physics of climate change in the 1800s – thanks to a woman named Eunice Foote
Long before the current political divide over climate change, and even before the U.S. Civil War (1861-1865), an American scientist named Eunice Foote documented the underlying cause of today’s ...
Sir Isaac Newton’s mysterious 1704 letter predicts Earth’s final days
Isaac Newton predicted the end of the world in 2060 based on biblical prophecies and historical analysis. He calculated this using scripture's numerical values and historical events, emphasizing the ...
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Cautious Whales Sing In A Whisper Orcas Cannot Hear
Blue whales are not just the largest animals alive today, but the largest animals to ever live on Earth. They can stretch ...
Do glitzy awards like the Earthshot Prize actually help solve problems of climate change? – podcast
(THE CONVERSATION) Every year, tens of billions of dollars are spent by universities, research institutes and private companies to develop solutions for climate change. Yet when a government decides ...
Earth’s inner core is less solid than we thought
Earth’s core is located below the middle layer called the mantle and the outer layer –or crust. It consists of two main parts ...
Some species of baleen whales may avoid attracting killer whales by singing too low to be heard
Killer whales are the only natural predator of baleen whales—those that have "baleen" in their mouths to sieve their plankton ...
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Science Under Attack, Dino-Era Ducks, And Do We Own Our Bodies?
This week on Break It Down: the world's oldest runestone might have been carved by a woman in a language that predates the ...
Scientists on alert as NOAA restricts contact with foreign nationals
At some branches of NOAA, international contact is facing heavy scrutiny. An email to one division said staff would now need ...