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Researchers estimate over two million deaths annually from air pollution
Over two million deaths occur each year as a direct result of human-caused outdoor air pollution, a new study has found.
July 15, 2013
Team cracks RNA code, finds possible new cause of autism
Many human diseases are due to defects in the RNA code. Cracking the code is crucial to creating new treatments for many conditions.
July 12, 2013
Antarctic glacier calves iceberg one-fourth size of Rhode Island
This week a European Earth-observing satellite confirmed that a large iceberg broke off of Pine Island Glacier, one of Antarctica's largest and fastest moving ice streams.
July 12, 2013
A beautiful end to a star’s life
X-rays from the Chandra X-ray Observatory (pink) shows superheated gas around the dense, hot core of an aging star.
July 12, 2013
Spacecraft en route to Pluto spots its largest moon
NASA’s Pluto-bound New Horizons spacecraft has spotted Pluto’s Texas-sized, ice-covered moon Charon for the first time.
July 11, 2013
As the sun moves through space …
The IBEX spacecraft has now mapped the structure of our solar system's comet-like tail. Photos in this post can help you picture how our sun carries you through space.
July 11, 2013
Sun’s loops are displaying an optical illusion
New work shows that coronal loops are actually tapered, wider at the top and narrower at the ends - contrary to what our best sun photos suggest.
July 10, 2013
Astronomers witness birth of Milky Way’s most massive star
Scientists have observed in unprecedented detail the birth of a massive star within a dark cloud core about 10,000 light years from Earth.
July 10, 2013
Wildfires may contribute more to global warming than previously predicted
The Las Conchas fire emissions findings suggest that fire emissions could contribute a lot more to the observed climate warming than current estimates show.
July 9, 2013
Bird vaccine for West Nile Virus
Researchers have developed a vaccine that may halt the spread of West Nile Virus (WNV) among common and endangered bird species.
July 9, 2013
