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For the first time since 1638, a lunar eclipse coincides with the winter solstice. Add the Ursid meteor shower, and the tonight's sky offers a triple dose of wintry glamor. Read More »

"Just think how many periodic tables you could put on my whole head!" Read More »

Is it the surface of an asteroid? Alzheimer's-ravaged brain tissue riddled with amyloid plaques? An electron micrograph of Limburger cheese? Answer after the jump. Read More »

Cosmologists are finding circles in the sky—specifically, in the pattern of microwave background radiation, the echo of the Big Bang. Some think they're traces of a time before time; others argue that they're the "bruises" left by collisions with universes other than our own. Read More »

We know about Archaeopteryx lithographica thanks to an image-making process found in the Earth's crust. Read More »

A political stunt threatens science funding with a misleading take on the nature of basic research. It's too bad that we can't send the responsible members of Congress to the corner until they learn to behave. Read More »

On the Indonesian island of Flores, researchers have discovered the remains of a giant bird that might have preyed on the mysterious and controversial Homo floresiensis, an extinct, diminutive close relative of modern humans. Read More »

With the successful recovery of the SpaceX Dragon capsule, private space exploration takes a great leap forward. But it's also a reminder of the history of private business in manned spaceflight, both real and imagined. Read More »

An animated tour of the known universe gives a glimpse of cosmic structure—and hints at our limited view. Read More »

With NASA's discovery of a new species of arsenic-tolerant bacteria appearing to dissolve in a highly-public storm of professional scrutiny, we're all enrolled a crash course in the rites and rituals of scientific practice. Read More »