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How to Trigger a Bolt of Lightning
To study otherwise unpredictable thunder and lightning, SwRI scientists launch small rockets trailing grounded copper wire into thunderclouds in Florida. The copper wire creates a conductive path for the bolt …
Aerial Acrobatics of the Praying Mantis
High-speed video captures the unique ability of a leaping praying mantis to control its spin in mid-air and precisely land on a target.
Extreme cold in New England caused seawater near shore to take on the consistency of a Slurpee in February 2015.
Visitors to Nantucket were able to ski through wide strips of slushy ice left on the beach in February 2015.
A new video from conservation nonprofit Save Vietnam’s Wildlife shows the plight of the world’s only scaled mammal, the endangered pangolin.
Luna Moth Wings Deflect Bat Attacks
Spinning tails on the moths’ wingtips scramble bats’ echolocation signals to keep the moths from being eaten
What Is String Theory? Brian Greene Explains
The Columbia University physicist untangles the science behind the idea that the whole universe is built from tiny vibrating strings
Why Engineering Will Be Vital in a Changing Climate
Smithsonian Secretary Wayne Clough offers personal insights on the realities of climate change and the best ways for society to adapt
George Luber on the Health Hazards of Climate Change
The CDC scientist highlights some of the physical and mental ailments already affecting people due to climate shifts, and offers some possible ways to re-shape communities to be more resilient …
You Can Test Out Life on Mars in This State
Soaring over Utah, it’s easy to imagine that you’ve left Earth and have stepped onto another planet.
Orphaned Baby Elephant Takes a Flight
When Gary Roberts found this orphaned elephant next to its dead mother, he made an attempt to fly it to safety
Unlocking the Secrets of the Inner Earth
1,000 scientists in 40 countries are searching for answers 100 miles below our feet
Sara Seagers groundbreaking research ranges from the detection of exoplanet atmospheres to innovative theories about life on other worlds to development of novel space mission concepts. Dubbed an astronomical Indiana …
Sloth Bear Cub Plays a Harmonica
Sloth bear cub Remi plays harmonica as part of an animal enrichment program at the Smithsonian National Zoo. The activity encourages the same behavior sloth bears in the wild use …
Researchers Discover the Oldest, Most Complete Skeleton Discovered in the New World
The 12,000 year old skeleton of a teenage girl was found in Hoyo Negro, an underwater cave system on the Yucatan Peninsula.
Eating the Amputated Arm of Another Octopus
The octopus places the arm in its mouth, treating it like food.
Astronomers Create First Realistic Virtual Universe
This video from the Illustris project simulates 13 billion years of the universe in just two minutes
SmartNews: Could a Plague Pandemic Strike Again?
Digging up the past to find out what caused one of the world’s deadliest pandemics
Follow the “Nation’s T-Rex” as it travels from Montana to Washington
SmartNews: Is Beatboxing Safer Than Singing?
Our Kelly Carnes explains
SmartNews: Extinct Frog Resurrected
The gastric-brooding frog eats its young, well sort of - our Kelly Carnes explains
Thanks to Google’s Trekker technology, you can see the sights of Angkor from anywhere in the world.
Researchers investigating nicotine poisoning discover the “breath of death”
Sometimes, in fact, nature is stranger than fiction
How flies are making space safer for humans
Sometimes, in fact, nature is stranger than fiction
Why three-toed sloths risk life and limb when nature calls
Sometimes, in fact, nature is stranger than fiction
SmartNews: Cracking the Code on Camouflage
Scientists are looking at the sea to help protect our soldiers in the field
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