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05/18/2024 05:17:11 pm

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Smoke and lava spew from the Calbuco volcano

[PHOTO] Chile's Calbuco Volcanic Eruption is Massive and Terrifying

Next to Indonesia, Chile owns the second largest volcano chain on the planet.

Young bees

Massive Destruction of Bees Blamed on Nicotine-based Pesticides

Neonicotinoids have also been linked to colony collapse disorder.

Dazzling Lyrid Meteor Shower Occurs Tonight

When they crash into our atmosphere at a whopping speed of 110,000 miles per hour.

Everlasting air pollution in Beijing

Greenpeace: China's Air Pollution Thins Out but Beijing Still Most Polluted

A new study conducted by the Greenpeace East Asia in Beijing said China's air pollution levels for the first quarter of this year have fallen.

Thor's Helmet nebula

Behold Thor's Helmet, a Stunning Hot Mess of a Nebula

ESA's EPIC cameras have captured a strikingly vivid nebula known as Thor's Helmet some 15,000 light years away.

Rage against pollution

New Poll Reveals More Americans Now Believe in Climate Change

This survey was conducted in all 50 states and 12,000 Americans participated in this study.

The James Webb Space Telescope

Powerful James Webb Space Telescope Launches in 2018

In October 2018, Hubble will hand over the reins as humankind's eye on the Universe to its successor, the James Webb Space Telescope.

New life

Babies Experience the Same Amount of Pain as do Adults

Up until the 1980s, it was common medical practice for babies undergoing surgery to receive just neuromuscular blocks and no pain relief medication whatsoever.

Veuve-Clicquot Ponsardin champagne.

170 Year-Old Champagne from Shipwreck Tastes Super Sweet

The French bubbly is presumed to be the oldest wine ever tasted.

Ceres from Dawn

NASA Reveals New Video of Mysterious Bright Spots on Ceres

NASA officials combined the photos and released a short video that presents Ceres' bright spots moving as the tiny world rotates.

Quasar

Pulsing Flashes of Light Reveals Supermassive Black Hole Merger

This black hole duo is so close together they're now producing emissions known as gravitational waves.

Globular cluster NGC 6388

Death Star? White Dwarf Destroys a Passing Planet

Observations from the Chandra and Swift telescopes suggest a white dwarf could have obliterated a passing planet.

Crystal Clear Waters Reveal Amazing Shipwrecks in Lake Michigan

The U.S. Coast Guard released stunning photos of historical shipwrecks from the 19th century and early 20th century found in post winter Lake Michigan.

CryoSat

3D CryoSat Data Reveals Arctic Sea Ice Thickness at Highest Level

The CryoSat team says that even if this year's ice floe thickness seemed to increase, the long-term trend is still downwards.

14 Million Bees Spill from Truck in Washington Highway Accident

The semi-trailer truck rolled over along Interstate 5 over the weekend at 3:30 a.m., releasing some 14 million bees.

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