Tag: natural world
Mérida wren is stranger than it sounds.
The Mérida wren, or paramo wren, is a species of bird in the family Troglodytidae.
The surprising truth about Standard Candles.
Standard Candles is a compilation of science fiction short stories by American author Jack McDevitt, published in 1996.
The real story behind Great Blue Hole.
The Great Blue Hole is a large marine sinkhole off the coast of Belize.
The simple version of Hydrothermal vent.
Hydrothermal vents are fissures on the seabed from which geothermally heated water discharges.
The simple version of Exoplanet.
An exoplanet or extrasolar planet is a planet outside the Solar System.
Tasmanian tree skink: what actually happened.
The Tasmanian tree skink, also known commonly as the agile cool-skink, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Eugongylinae of the family Scincidae.
2006: Space Shuttle program
Space Shuttle program: Discovery launches STS-121 to the International Space Station. The event gained wide media attention as it was the only shuttle launch in the program's history…