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Active weather pattern for the US this week
A large trough will dig in to the eastern U.S., bringing chilly air and stormy, wet weather across the eastern coast. Read more on the active weather pattern.
October 18, 2011
Word patterns of psychopaths from text analysis
Scientists use automated tools to detect the distinct word patterns of psychopaths. Read more about the automated tools to detect the word choices.
October 17, 2011
Feeding the world while protecting the planet
An international team of researchers has created a plan to double the world’s food production while reducing the environmental impacts of agriculture.
October 16, 2011
World Food Day on October 16 targets volatile food costs
The World Food Day theme for 2011 concerns volatile food prices and how this affects the poorest populations. Read more about this day here.
October 16, 2011
Physicists develop lasers inspired by bird feathers
Researchers are borrowing nanoscale tricks from bird feathers to try to create new types of lasers that can assemble themselves by natural processes.
October 15, 2011
Science this week – October 14, 2011
Some of the week's top science news from EarthSky
October 15, 2011
Tornado crosses Interstate 95 in Virginia
A cold front pushing through the eastern U.S. on October 13, 2011, brought severe weather which produced these small tornadoes in Virginia.
October 14, 2011
Strong 6.1 magnitude earthquake strikes Bali, Indonesia
On October 13, 2011 a strong 6.1 magnitude earthquake stuck Bali, Indonesia causing damage to numerous buildings and injuring at least 46 people.
October 13, 2011
Near-Earth asteroid spotted by amateurs
In this post, learn about the first near-Earth asteroid by amateur astronomers. The amateurs spotted the asteroid - named 2011 SF108 - in September 2011
October 13, 2011
Hubble Space Telescope takes a census of dark matter
A Hubble survey of galaxy clusters shows MACS 1206, whose dark matter warps distant light rays.
October 13, 2011
