You'll need to stay up late, or get up early, to see the moon now. Let it guide you to Taurus this weekend, then use an easy star guide - the 3 stars in Orion's Belt - to locate Taurus when the moon moves away. Here's how. Read more.
The first pythons in Florida were likely escaped pets. Now there are about 150,000 loose in the state. In a new study, scientists explain why pythons might be better adapted to South Florida than anyone had thought. Read more.
A Burmese python coiled in the grass in South Florida. Yikes! Image via Bryan Falk, USGS.
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Look for the bright star Aldebaran in the V-shaped face of the Bull. Then find the tiny, dipper-shaped Pleiades star cluster, aka the Seven Sisters, in the Bull's shoulder.
Svartifoss - the Black Waterfall - on Iceland's south coast is a popular destination for hikers and tourists. It drops from a crescent-shaped cliff made of black basalt columns. Photo: Grafixart Sam.
