New dating techniques have brought the impact and mass extinction events within a “gnat’s eyebrow.”
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Pinpointing Date of Impact
Friday, February 8th, 2013How Science Works
Tuesday, November 6th, 2012
How does science work? Kind of like a pinball machine. Check it out! The Academy’s Charles Griswold takes us through the process of science with an exciting new spider discovery.
Beware of Social Hermit Crabs
Monday, November 5th, 2012
When does a shell game become lethal? When it’s played by this hermit crab.
The Advanced Light Source
Tuesday, October 30th, 2012
The Advanced Light Source is a particle accelerator in the Berkeley hills that produces X-rays to look at all types of things– from plants and bones to proteins and crystals.
7,000 Kinds of Amphibians
Monday, October 22nd, 2012
Did you know there are 7,000 different kinds of amphibians? Learn more with this fun music video! Song by Conor Loughridge and the Wiggly Tendrils.
Plate Break-Up
Thursday, September 27th, 2012
Two large earthquakes that occurred in the Indian Ocean last April seem to be triggering much more than shaking.
AmphibiaWeb
Thursday, August 2nd, 2012
AmphibiaWeb now boasts 7,000 species! Now that’s something to sing about…
Polar Bears, Drought and Rain
Thursday, July 26th, 2012
Some recent headlines offer updates to stories we’ve run in the past few months.
Cockroach on a Ledge
Monday, June 11th, 2012
The tricky way cockroaches handle ledges is inspiring search-and-rescue robotics.
Leaping Tails
Monday, January 9th, 2012
Here’s a tale about tails—lizards’, robots’ and dinosaurs’ tails to be exact.
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