Tuesday, May 29, 2018

May 29 - Could We Learn E.T.'s Language?

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Could we learn E.T.'s language?

If an extraterrestrial civilization had a language, would it have common features with Earth languages? Linguists explain why they think it's possible.

Top 10 new species 2018

This year's list includes a towering tree and a tiny, single-celled protist, as well as a rare great ape and the fossil of an Australian marsupial lion.

On and in extinction

"I am living a few hundred feet above a scar, a surface representing the worst disaster ever inflicted on planet Earth."

Tonight … 3rd of this season's 3 full moons

In 2018, we have 3 full moons between the March equinox and June solstice.

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Tonight … 3rd of this season's 3 full moons

The moon wasn't quite full, but it looked nearly round and full in the sky - near the planet Jupiter, visible here just above the ridge of the mountain - in this May 28 photo (3:40 a.m.) by Asthadi Setyawan in Malang, East Java, Indonesia.

Lightning sprites over Oklahoma

"My best sprite lightning capture to date," said Paul Smith of Dramatic Sky Photography.

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