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NASA’s Cassini Cameras to Provide Breathtaking Image of Earth from Saturn

In 2006, NASA's Cassini spacecraft captured this backlit view of of Saturn's rings during an eclipse of the sun. Courtesy Cassini Imaging Team/ Image by NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI. Editor's note: Carolyn Porco is the leader of the imaging team for the…

How to Woo a Cicada

A periodical cicada basks in the sun at a cemetery in Lorton, Virginia. Photo by Jenny Marder. On a hot spring day in late May, I went hunting for periodical cicadas with John Cooley, a veteran expert…

Do Dying Trees Lead to More Human Deaths? The Debate Continues

The emerald ash borer has been attacking all 22 species of North American ash trees in the last few years, killing nearly every tree it infests. Photo courtesy of Flickr user Flickr user Darkroom Daze. The hypothesis: Trees improve people's…

In India, Farmers Pick Heartier Seeds Over Those With High Yields

By Larisa Epatko

When a cyclone hits India, the sea-drenched soil can remain salty for years. Farmers are finding new high-yield rice seeds are not withstanding the salty onslaught as well as seeds developed more than a century ago.

China Needs Milk and California Has Too Much. Is It a Match?

By Larisa Epatko

California dairy farmers are pumping out milk at higher rates each year to try to make a profit in light of the rising associated costs of corn and soy used in cow feed.

Era of Online Sharing Offers Benefits of ‘Big Data,’ Privacy Trade-Offs

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Gullies on Mars Give Way to Dreams of Snowboarding in Space

This image from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is an example "linear gullies" formed by dry ice thawing across the planet's sand dunes. Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona. Mars' surface is streaked…

In Singapore, When You Can’t Grow Out, You Grow Up

By Larisa Epatko

Singapore's skyline is composed mostly of skyscrapers, so it's no wonder residents are looking up when they're considering places to grow fruits and vegetables in this high-density Asian island.

Singapore’s Vegetable Towers

By Larisa Epatko

In order to grow fresh produce on limited land, Singapore has constructed towers where seedlings grow into eatable plants.