The color violet is made up of short wavelengths (blue) and long wavelengths (red). (Image credit: Westend61 via Getty Images) There is a lot of purple in nature: lavender flowers, amethyst stones, plums, eggplants, and purple emperor butterflies. However, if…
Every year, billions of birds migrate to and from the United States. Around the world, these birds travel thousands of miles to reach their seasonal habitats. Some species, like the Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea), accumulate enough miles in their lifetime…
Video California Costco Runs Out of Eggs in Less Than 10 Minutes A Costco shopper in Montclair, California, recorded the moment shoppers rushed to pick up boxes of eggs, which she said sold out in less than 10 minutes. NEWNow…
The massive shield volcano Arsia Mons breaks through the Martian clouds in this new orbital image provided by NASA. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU) What could be more impressive than seeing clouds on Mars? Seeing a volcano rising above them! This stunning…
Inset: Illustration of the white dwarf. Main top image: Gaia22ayj in X-rays and visible light. Main bottom image: Zwicky Transient Facility images of Gaia22ayj. (Image credit: ZTF/Caltech Optical Observatories Rodriguez/wift/XRT/NASA PanSTARRS of Hawaii.) Astronomers have identified a “missing link” that…
Genetics suggest that the southern cassowary's ancestors were on our planet tens of millions of years ago. (Photo credit: Getty/Wokephoto17/Alamy/Trevor Collens) Name: Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) Habitat: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and north-eastern Australia. Diet: Fruits, seeds, mushrooms, insects, snails,…