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An international team of researchers has discovered a new dichromatic species of bat in the Guinean Nimba Mountains belonging in the genus Myotis. An artist’s impression of Myotis nimbaensis. Image credit: Patricia Wynne. Myotis is the most speciose genus of bats with over 120 living species and a range that …

Comets, it turns out, are rather more active places than we thought. Comet 67P, where we left Rosetta and Philae not too long ago, is one such happenin’ spot. Scientists poring over photos by Rosetta and Philae have unearthed evidence of a spectacular landslide on 67P — and we caught …

A study published this week in the journal Science summarizes the types of surface changes — including the growing fractures, collapsing cliffs, rolling boulders and moving material — observed during Rosetta’s two years at 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Showcase of the different types of changes identified in high-resolution images of 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko during more …

NASA’s Cassini orbiter has beamed back its first photos of the gas giant Saturn and the planet’s major moons since beginning the so-called ‘ring-grazing’ phase, the latest phase of its mission. This view from Cassini was obtained about half a day before its first close pass by the outer edges …

First time visitor to Africa, Anna Sobotka, writes: “I wasn’t prepared for this country’s natural beauty and dignity.” This is her shot taken in the Chobe National Park of bathing elephants.