• Not All Mammoths Were Woolly: Hendrik Poinar at TEDxDeExtinction

    Hendrik Poinar (Ancient DNA Centre at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario) is a molecular evolutionary geneticist and biological anthropologist by training, and relies heavily on interdisciplinary research.To learn more about de-extinction, please visit Revive

  • Beginning of Arctic sea ice melting season

    The average extent of sea ice in the Arctic has begun shrinking and will probably reach its minimum extent sometime in mid-September. Arctic sea ice reached this year’s maximum extent on March 15 at 15.13 million square kilometers (5.84 million square

  • M 6.2 earthquake struck near Guatemala City, Guatemala

    Magnitude 6.2 earthquake was registered 10 km (6 miles) ESE of Guatemala City, Guatemala on March 25, 2013 at 23:02:14 UTC. The epicenter was located 6 km (3 miles) NNW of San Jose Pinula and 7 km (4 miles) ENE of Santa Catarina Pinula, Guatemala at

  • MinuteEarth: Why are leaves green?

    Have you ever wondered why leaves are green and not red, blue, or even black? Well, MinuteEarth released another interesting movie answering the question. Source:

  • Arctic ice breaks up in Beaufort Sea

    A series of intense storms in the Arctic has caused fracturing of the sea ice around the Beaufort Sea along the northern coasts of Alaska and Canada. High-resolution imagery from the Suomi NPP satellite shows the evolution of the cracks forming in the ice, called

  • Infrared: Beyond the Visible

    The answers to some of the universe’s greatest mysteries are being beamed through the night sky in light we can’t see with human eyes … but it won’t be invisible to us forever. Explore the wonder of infrared astronomy and the promise of the upcoming Webb Space

  • M1.6 solar flare erupted at western limb

    Impulsive M1.6 solar flare erupted from the Active Region 1692 on western limb. Moderate event started at 21:58 UTC and reached peak of M1.6 at 22:04 UTC. SDO’s EVE soft X-ray monitor on the left and SWPC’s X-ray flux monitor on the right show M-class signature

  • Bedmap2 – detailed view of Antarctica’s landmass

    Scientists at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have released the most detailed map yet of Antarctica’s landmass that allows scientists to better analyse the bed below the Antarctic ice sheet. Bedmap2 reveals a landscape of mountain ranges and plains

  • “In Search of Our Cosmic Origins (The ALMA Movie)”

    This 16-minute video presents the history of ALMA from the origins of the project several decades ago to the recent first science results. Illustrated by dramatic helicopter footage, the movie takes you on a journey to the 5000-metre-high Chajnantor Plateau, where ALMA