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Friday, January 8, 2010
by Nikki Staab and Diane Boudreau

The latest image from the Hubble Space Telescope gives us a glimpse of 12 billion years of cosmic history. It shows us what the universe looked like in the past.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009
by Dan Moore

honey beeHelp choose this year's champion of creepiness in the Ugly Bug Contest.

Life science
Monday, August 3, 2009
by Diane Boudreau

Fish falling from the sky. Hailstones shaped like crosses. Snow that turns blood-red when stepped on. These are just a few of the thousands of weird weather stories that Randy Cerveny has collected. These stories aren't science fiction--all of them are true.

Monday, August 3, 2009

In 1492, the Niña, Pinta, and the Santa Maria set sail during the peak of the hurricane season. Amazingly, Christopher Columbus and his small fleet did not come across a single hurricane. How could that happen?

Monday, August 3, 2009
by Conrad Storad

lightningThunderstorms are like pots of boiling water. Combine water with heat in exactly the right proportions. Add something to stir the mixture. The result is a thunderstorm.