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Tanzania’s birds survive in protected network

As climate change forces birds in Tanzania to head west, protected areas set aside for mammals are keeping them alive.

Explore Mars surface yourself: Pan and zoom new billion-pixel view

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity offers armchair explorers the next best thing to being there.

Possible record-setting Gulf of Mexico dead zone predicted

Spring floods across the Midwest are expected to contribute to a very large and potentially record-setting 2013 Gulf of Mexico "dead zone", according to researchers.

Video: Stunning animation of Earth’s greening over one year

NASA and NOAA satellite data from April 2012 to April 2013 was used to generate these animations and images.

A microphone that listens with light

A sensor developed in Norway gives microphones hyper-acute hearing and a sense of direction.

Cells play tag to determine direction of movement

Researchers have found that cells in our bodies carry out something similar to a game of tag to coordinate their movement in a particular direction.

Printing artificial bone

Researchers develop method to design synthetic materials and quickly turn the design into reality using computer optimization and 3-D printing.

Video: How black holes emit x-rays

At team of astrophysicists says it has shown, for the first time, that high-energy light emission is not only possible, but inevitable when gas is drawn into a black hole.

Will beautiful plant black locust someday be used in fuel production?

Researchers are evaluating the potential of woody crops for fuel production. The black locust, in particular, showed a higher yield and a faster harvest time.

New layer of human eye discovered

Scientists have discovered a previously undetected layer in the cornea, the clear window at the front of the human eye.

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