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Winter 2022 stargazing sights for Clark County residents

January 18, 2022, 6:03am Clark County Life

What’s up in the heavens this season? Read story

The meteorite labeled Allan Hills 84001 is held in the hand of a scientist at a Johnson Space Center lab in Houston on Aug. 7, 1996. (David J.

Study: No sign of Mars life in ancient meteorite

The meteorite labeled Allan Hills 84001 is held in the hand of a scientist at a Johnson Space Center lab in Houston on Aug. 7, 1996. (David J.

January 18, 2022, 6:02am Life

A 4 billion-year-old meteorite from Mars that caused a splash here on Earth decades ago contains no evidence of ancient, primitive Martian life after all, scientists reported Thursday. Read story

NASA’s new chief scientist absorbs climate adviser role

January 18, 2022, 6:01am Life

A NASA change of guard took place the morning of Jan. 11 when the space weather agency officially welcomed its new chief scientist and climate adviser. Read story

Washington coastlines see only minor surges from underwater volcanic eruption

January 17, 2022, 7:24pm Life

Washington’s coastlines experienced only minor surges Saturday from a tsunami triggered by a spectacular underwater eruption in the South Pacific. Read story

Rare incidence of bird flu in human detected in England

January 11, 2022, 6:02am Life

A “very rare” case of bird flu was diagnosed in a person in southwest England, the U.K. Health Security Agency said Thursday. Read story

This 2019 photo provided by the British Antarctic Survey shows a hole in the Thwaites glacier in Antarctica. Starting Thursday, Jan. 6, 2021, a team of scientists are sailing to the massive but melting Thwaites glacier, "the place in the world that's the hardest to get to," so they can better figure out how much and how fast seas will rise because of global warming eating away at Antarctica's ice.

Scientists begin study of ‘doomsday glacier’ Thwaites

This 2019 photo provided by the British Antarctic Survey shows a hole in the Thwaites glacier in Antarctica. Starting Thursday, Jan. 6, 2021, a team of scientists are sailing to the massive but melting Thwaites glacier, "the place in the world that's the hardest to get to," so they can better figure out how much and how fast seas will rise because of global warming eating away at Antarctica's ice.

January 11, 2022, 6:00am Life

A team of scientists has sailed to “the place in the world that’s the hardest to get to” so they can better figure out how much and how fast seas will rise because of global warming eating away at Antarctica’s ice. Read story

Dr. Douglas Vaughan is seen in his lab, Jan. 3, 2022, at Northwestern???s Simpson Querry Biomedical Research Center. The new Potocsnak Longevity Institute focuses on how to help people live longer, healthier lives through research and treating patients.

Institute dedicated to study of aging

Dr. Douglas Vaughan is seen in his lab, Jan. 3, 2022, at Northwestern???s Simpson Querry Biomedical Research Center. The new Potocsnak Longevity Institute focuses on how to help people live longer, healthier lives through research and treating patients.

January 11, 2022, 6:00am Health

Some people look and act younger than they are. Others seem to age prematurely, acquiring wrinkles, gray hair and an assortment of health problems earlier than their peers. Read story

Fish swim near a head of coral in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii on Oct. 1. Scientists are trying to speed up coral's evolutionary clock to build reefs that can better withstand the impacts of global warming.

Scientists tweak coral evolution for global warming

Fish swim near a head of coral in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii on Oct. 1. Scientists are trying to speed up coral's evolutionary clock to build reefs that can better withstand the impacts of global warming.

January 4, 2022, 6:02am Life

On a moonless summer night in Hawaii, krill, fish and crabs swirl through a beam of light as two researchers peer into the water above a vibrant reef. Read story

A mailbox is seen in floodwater Sept. 1 in Jean Lafitte, La. Hurricane Ida made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane on Aug. 29 in Louisiana and brought flooding and wind damage along the Gulf Coast.

10 worst weather events cost $170B

A mailbox is seen in floodwater Sept. 1 in Jean Lafitte, La. Hurricane Ida made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane on Aug. 29 in Louisiana and brought flooding and wind damage along the Gulf Coast.

January 4, 2022, 6:00am Life

Ten of this year’s most destructive weather events cost a combined $170 billion in damages, according to a new study. Read story

The planet Venus will put on several astronomical shows early in 2022.

Early 2022 brings celestial treats

The planet Venus will put on several astronomical shows early in 2022.

January 4, 2022, 5:55am Latest News

Let’s look forward to a few of the most wondrous astronomical events in early 2022, shall we? Read story