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Ice shapes the landslide landscape on Mars
This image from NASA's Mars Curiosity rover shows the Amargosa Valley, on the slopes leading up to Mount Sharp on Mars.
Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech...
Violent methane storms on Titan may solve dune direction mystery
This image is a view of Titan, Saturn's largest moon, with its ringed host in the background. New research from the University of Washington...
Unexpected atmospheric vortex behavior on Saturn’s moon Titan
Titan's winter polar vortex imaged by the Cassini Spacecraft's ISS camera. The vortex is now in deep winter and can only be seen because...
Previous evidence of water on Mars now identified as grainflows
This HiRISE image cutout shows Recurring Slope Lineae in Tivat crater on Mars in enhanced color. The narrow, dark flows descend downhill (towards the...
Climate changes triggered immigration to America in the 19th century, study finds
Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration, Upper New York Bay.
Credit: © littleny / Fotolia
In the 19th century, over 5 million Germans moved to North...
A man’s best friend: Study shows dogs can recognize human emotions
For the first time, researchers have shown that dogs must form abstract mental representations of positive and negative emotional states, and are not simply...
Despite Their Small Brains, Ravens and Crows May Be Just as Clever as Chimps,...
Crow.
Credit: Helena Osvath
A study led by researchers at Lund University in Sweden suggests that ravens can be as clever as chimpanzees, despite having much...
A Single-Celled Organism Capable of Learning
The slime mold Physarum polycephalum (diameter: around 10 centimeters), made up of a single cell, was here cultivated in the laboratory on agar gel.
Credit:...
Two Barbados Bird Species Enter the Select Club of String-Pullers
Bullfinches performing the string-pulling task.
Credit: Audet et al. (2016); CCAL
The Barbados bullfinch and Carib grackle can pass the popular animal cognition test of string-pulling,...
String Pulling Bees Provide Insight Into Spread of Culture
A blue artificial flower contains sucrose solution in a well in the centre. The flower is placed under a clear Plexiglas table, so the...
Your Dog Remembers What You Did
This image shows Claudia Fugazza and her dog demonstrating the Do As I Do Method.
Credit: Mirko Lui
People have a remarkable ability to remember and...
