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Tropical Storm Katia seen as day breaks over Atlantic
A NOAA satellite captured this wondrous image of what might be a newly forming hurricane, Katia, building today in the eastern Atlantic.
August 30, 2011
H5N1 bird flu making a comeback in 2011
A deadly strain of the "bird flu" virus is currently spreading in Asia, with a focus in Cambodia, where all eight people infected so far this year have died.
August 30, 2011
A powerful supernova explodes relatively near to Earth
A supernova which exploded on August 24 is getting brighter. Scientists believe that in about seven to 10 days, it will be visible from Earth with binoculars.
August 30, 2011
Scientists collect climate change data from Irene flooding
Scientists were in the thick of the storm collecting data to help them better understand the role of big storms in climate change.
August 30, 2011
Aleksei Aksimentiev makes medicine personal with supercomputers
Using the world's fastest computers to scrutinize DNA, Aleksei Aksimentiev wants to enable future doctors to tailor medical procedures to your genetic makeup.
August 30, 2011
Creating a Milky Way on a supercomputer
An experiment creating the first simulation of a galaxy like the Milky Way supports the cosmological model of a cold dark matter universe.
August 30, 2011
Hurricane Irene and its history
Irene came into being on August 15, 2011 as a tropical wave off the coast of Africa and slowly moved to the west ...
August 30, 2011
Domestication robbed stallions of genetic variation
Modern stallions almost certainly lost the genetic diversity their ancient ancestors once had after domestication, a new study revealed.
August 29, 2011
Striking image of The Eyes of the cosmic Virgin
ESO's Very Large Telescope has taken a striking image of a beautiful yet peculiar pair of galaxies nicknamed the Eyes.
August 29, 2011
Video games can help kids learn
Video games let people step into other shoes, make decisions, explore consequences, said Alan Gershenfeld of E-Line Media - all skills we need for the 21st century.
August 29, 2011
