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Science in Pictures
First Lunar Eclipse of 2012 on June 4
May 28, 2012, 7:10 pmThe Earth’s shadow will darken part of the moon next Monday in a partial lunar eclipse, visible from the Pacific Ocean and surrounding areas.
Velcro-Like Cells in Flowers Help Insects Grip
May 28, 2012, 7:00 pmSpecial plant cells found only in flowers allow pollinators to hold on during windy weather, UK researchers have discovered.
SCIENCE IN PICS: Alaskan Ice Giant Changes Flow
May 27, 2012, 10:38 pmThese two false-color images show the gradual retreat of Alaska’s Columbia Glacier from 1986 until 2011, and were captured with the Thermatic Mapper instrument on NASA's [...]
SCIENCE IN PICS: Global Warming Aids Once-Scarce Butterfly
May 24, 2012, 2:00 pmThe brown argus butterfly, Aricia agestis, has benefited from the UK's warming climate over the last 20 years or so.
SCIENCE IN PICS: Mars’s Medusae Fossae More Ancient Than Realized
May 24, 2012, 2:00 pmAn enigmatic eroded rock formation along the Martian equator may have been molded by volcanic explosions, new U.S. research suggests.
SCIENCE IN PICS: Looking More Deeply at Centaurus A
May 16, 2012, 6:00 amThe elliptical galaxy Centaurus A is seen in this deep-view image captured by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) using an exposure time of over 50 hours.
Cosmic Dust Clouds Gather Around Messier 78
May 2, 2012, 5:59 amThe Atacama Pathfinder Experiment (APEX) telescope has captured this new picture of reflection nebula Messier 78 by detecting submillimeter-wavelength radiation from its dust [...]
SCIENCE IN PICS: The Common Squirrel Monkey
April 28, 2012, 4:43 pmThe Saimiri sciureus group of squirrel monkey species are commonly seen throughout South and Central American rainforests, despite their shy skittish nature.
SCIENCE IN PICS: Mars Valleys Molded by Volcanic Fires
April 26, 2012, 2:00 pmSurface polygons and spiral coils in the Athabasca Valles prove this network of valleys near the Mars’ equator was forged by lava, according to a study published in Science [...]
Tasmanian Tigers Threatened by Low Genomic Diversity
April 18, 2012, 5:00 pmResearchers found that the Tasmanian tiger had extremely low genetic diversity.
Selected Topics from The Epoch Times
