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These California wildflowers could save other plants

These California wildflowers could save other plants Lisa Lock Scientific Editor Andrew Zinin Lead Editor As wildflowers go, the mountain jewelflower is demure, clever and quietly unbreakable. It has spread across many of California's iconic landscapes, from Sonoma wine country to the oak-dotted foothills, even over the Sierra Crest, where snow covers the ground during winter. "It seems at first glance like it could grow just about anywhere," said Jennifer Gremer, an associate professor in...

Meteor streaks across the sky above big observatory | Space photo of the day for June 5, 2026

Meteor streaks across the sky above big observatory | Space photo of the day for June 5, 2026 Searing across the night sky, a meteor puts on a spectacular show above Arizona's Kitt Peak National Observatory. Searing across the night sky, a meteor puts on a spectacular show above a powerful observatory. The meteor's blaze was captured above the U.S. National Science Foundation's (NSF) Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO).