Aug 12 - Elephant Brain

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The unique elephant brain Today is World Elephant Day. Here's a look at how unique brain structures – different from those of any other mammal – are responsible for elephants' special abilities in learning and memory. Perseids are peaking this weekend It's possible Monday morning will be best for catching Perseid meteors in 2018. Jupiter's moon Ganymede has powerful chorus waves Chorus waves can be converted to sound. The ones around Earth sound like singing or chirping birds. Jupiter has stronger chorus waves, and now its large moon – Ganymede – has been found to have chorus waves a million times stronger than Jupiter's. Want to trick your ears? You’ll enjoy this video of audio illusions from the guys at AsapSCIENCE. Can you understand the talking piano?

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Perseids are peaking this weekend Earth in space, encountering the Perseid meteors in 2018. This graphic – via Guy Ottewell – is described more fully in this article.

Potomac River sunrise An early August morning in Mt. Vernon, Virginia.  Photographer Greg Diesel-Walck‎ wrote, "Glorious beams at sunrise over the Potomac River." Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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