It's gonna get hot on Mars! ☀️

Researchers hope to uncover how much solar activity will be received on Mars. The Sun will be entering solar maximum, something that occurs roughly every 11 years, where it is prone to throwing fiery tantrums in a variety of forms — including solar…

🪸 + 🍄 = the coral mushroom!

This mushroom mushroom contains protein, potassium, and trace amounts of copper, magnesium, and calcium. It also contains essential amino acids and antioxidant and antibacterial properties.

📸: Anna Towers

#FungusFriday #mushroom

Proving that there is such a thing as a cute spider 🕷🥹 When a jumping spider wants to soar, it contracts special muscles to increase the flow of blood to its legs. This makes their legs fully extend and sends the spider flying!

🎥: Jan Rozehnal

#jumpingspider #spider

An orange dragonfly up close 🪰

#DidYouKnow dragonflies have the largest compound eyes of any insect. Nearly all of the dragonfly's head is eye, giving them incredible vision encompassing almost every angle.

📸: Barnaby Chambers

#dragonfly #insect #macro

One special slug 🐌

The Nembrotha Yonowae is a large nembrothid that grows to at least 95 mm in length. Its body is covered with orange pustules, and the rhinophores and gills are black, edged in orange.

📸: Katarzyna Anyzewska-Sak

#slug #seacreatures

5,000-mile expedition through the Amazon + a tyrant leader = CHAOS

#ExpeditionFromHell : The Lost Tapes premieres Sunday, May 12 at 10p ET on Discovery

The naked sea butterfly 🦋

The clione limacina, known as the naked sea butterfly, sea angel, and common #clione , is a sea angel typically found from the surface to 2,000 feet deep. 👼

📸: Alexander Semenov

#clione limacina #deepsea

Ah, sugar sugar 🍬

New lab experiments suggest that simple sugar acids crucial for cell metabolism could form in star-forming regions like the Orion Nebula pictured here. Advanced telescopes could be used to search for these biomolecules.

📸: NASA, ESA, MASSIMO ROBBERTO/STSCI…

Today’s total solar eclipse as captured by the Lowell Observatory telescope in Waco, Texas. 🌘Tell us your reactions to this incredible moment!

Today’s eclipse started from the Pacific Ocean and ended in the Atlantic Ocean. This won’t happen from coast-to-coast again until 2045! 🤯

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WATCH LIVE: The Total Solar Eclipse reaches totality over Waco, Texas. Plus, hear from experts from Lowell Observatory and Baylor University as they discuss this rare phenomenon. #TotalSolarEclipseLIVE twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

History happens TODAY ☀️🌑

Witness the Total Solar Eclipse as it reaches totality over Waco, TX with incredible detail from a Lowell Observatory telescope. It all starts at 2:15p ET/1:15p CT. See how to watch #TotalSolarEclipseLIVE 👇

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Don't forget! If you're witnessing the Total Solar Eclipse IRL, make sure you wear approved solar-viewing glasses. 😎

Otherwise, catch the action on our livestream straight from the path of totality in Waco, TX! It all starts TOMORROW at 2:15p ET | 1:15p CT. See how to stream…

Can you guess what fish these scales belong to?

It's a Koi Carp!

#DidYouKnow beyond their aesthetic appeal, koi fish scales are important in ensuring the fish's survival in their natural habitat. The scales form a protective layer over the fish's skin, acting as a barrier…

DID YOU KNOW? You must be located within the Umbra, where the sun's light is completely blocked, to witness a Total Solar Eclipse.

We're headed to the center of the path of totality in Waco, TX to livestream the phenomenon Monday at 2:15p ET/1:15p CT. See how to watch…

'It's like bolts shooting across the sky!'⚡️

Learn more from experts like Dr. Jeff Hall from Lowell Observatory and witness totality as we livestream from Waco, TX at 2:15p ET/ 1:15p CT on Monday, April 8th! See how to watch #TotalSolarEclipseLIVE ⬇️

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Not located along the path of totality for the Total Solar Eclipse? We got you covered.

We're headed to Waco, TX to livestream the phenomenon Monday at 2:15p ET/1:15p CT. See how to watch #TotalSolarEclipseLIVE ⬇️

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A total solar eclipse happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, completely blocking the face of the Sun. If you're lucky enough to be in the center of the Moon's shadow when it hits Earth, you'll experience a total eclipse, where the sky darkens as if it were…

Astronaut Mark Kelly was classmates with Columbia astronauts Laurel Clark, David Brown & William McCool. Here, he describes the startling experience of a shuttle launch. Now, we examine the tragic final mission. Space Shuttle Columbia: The Final Flight premieres Sun at 9p ET/PT.

Can you spot the face? 🐟

Reef stonefishes are considered to be masters of camouflage, often looking like an encrusted rock or lump of coral. This camouflage is an adaptation that allows the fish to use ambush to capture prey!

📸: Cigdem Uzun, Gerard Soury

#stonefish #sealife …