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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.
June 19, 2013
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.
June 19, 2013
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.
June 19, 2013
A microphone that listens with light
A sensor developed in Norway gives microphones hyper-acute hearing and a sense of direction.
June 18, 2013
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.
June 17, 2013
Printing artificial bone
Researchers develop method to design synthetic materials and quickly turn the design into reality using computer optimization and 3-D printing.
June 17, 2013
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.
June 14, 2013
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.
June 14, 2013
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.
June 13, 2013
Temperatures in Mars’ atmosphere rise and fall twice a day
Temperatures swing by as much as 58 degrees Fahrenheit (32 kelvins) in this odd, twice-a-day pattern on the planet Mars.
June 13, 2013
