Helping us to see beautiful — but also unsettling — patterns of tiny aerosols, the visualization also shows swirling, pulsing patterns of desert dust, pollution particles, and even sea salt, blowing through the atmosphere ...read more
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A new generation of ground-based telescopes and proposed space missions could soon reveal their secrets. ...read more
A deadly new virus has spread from China around the world, raising fears of a global epidemic. ...read more
The archaeological site is famous for its 1400 A.D. abandonment. But new research suggests people soon moved back in. ...read more
Latrines have been around for thousands of years. Though they haven't exactly always been sanitary. ...read more
Studying the mechanisms that regrow lost limbs in the aquatic creatures might help burn victims and more. ...read more