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| Leonid meteors peak next 2 mornings | | Will you see thousands of meteors during the 2017 Leonid meteor shower? Doubtful. But you might see a sprinkling of meteors before dawn November 17 and 18. | | | | Scientists warn: Soon it will be too late to save Earth | | More than 15,000 scientists in 184 countries have signed a letter urging the world to address major environmental concerns. "Soon it will be too late to shift course away from our failing trajectory, and time is running out." | | | How tiger sharks are helping seagrass | | A heatwave in 2011 killed off seagrass beds in Shark Bay, Australia. Now, scientists have discovered that tiger sharks are helping the ecosystem recover. | | | | | |
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| | | We sold out of these calendars quickly last year. Get yours now! P.S. They make great holiday gifts. | | | | | |
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| | | Platform reflecting | At first this looks like a cube floating in space ... but look again. It's a wooden platform with great blue heron perched on the corner, reflecting in the glassy water. John Entwistle captured this image on a foggy morning last week at the Manasquan Reservoir, New Jersey. | | | | |
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| | Leonid meteors peak next 2 mornings | Leonid meteors are few and far between in the evening because their radiant point - in the constellation Leo the Lion - is below the horizon then. Instead, watch for them between midnight and dawn. | | |
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