Stargazers have been disappointed earlier this year by comets ATLAS and SWAN, which disintegrated before they could put on good celestial shows. But another comet is now appearing in the sky and delighting stargazers.^1,2

Recently, the southeastern United States was hit by a huge cloud of dust from the Sahara desert that drifted across the Atlantic Ocean. A second such cloud arrived soon after.^1,2

These Saharan dust clouds are actually quite common, but this plume is one of the most extreme ever recorded.³

Photosynthesis in plants starts with the absorption of light energy from sunlight, but scientists have been baffled as to how plants utilize the noisy solar spectrum to power the photosynthetic process.

Swedish researchers have recently reported some newly documented “paths of the seas”^1,2 thanks to some helpful (and high-tech) Weddell seals, plus some satellite-linked “glider” robots.^3-5

A new species of a split-footed lacewing was recently unearthed in British Columbia, Canada, creating a bit of controversy among secular paleontologists.¹ All living relatives of this insect reside exclusively in Australia today.¹ So, why are fossils of this insect found in Canada?