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Claire Kremen: Wild bees and the future of food
Claire Kremen discusses harnessing the power of wild bees to help pollinate U.S. crops.
August 14, 2012
Dark matter found near the Sun
Astronomers at the University of Zürich, the ETH Zurich, the University of Leicester and NAOC Beijing have found large amounts of "dark matter" near the Sun.
August 9, 2012
Queen’s University Belfast makes cancer breakthrough
A major breakthrough by scientists at Queen’s University Belfast could lead to more effective treatments for throat and cervical cancer.
August 8, 2012
Monster stars mystery cracked by astronomers
Astronomers found four monster stars, one more than 300 times the mass of our sun. They were created from the merger of lighter stars in tight binary systems.
August 7, 2012
Updated times for Voice of America broadcasts of EarthSky in Asia
EarthSky airs on international editions of Voice of America Daybreak Asia and Crossroads Asia. Check this post for updated broadcast times.
August 7, 2012
Research links extreme summer heat events to global warming
Scientists have found that Earth's land areas are much more likely to experience an extreme summer heat wave than they were in the middle of the 20th century.
August 6, 2012
Mars tugging on approaching Curiosity rover
The gravitational tug of Mars is now pulling in NASA's car-size geochemistry laboratory, Curiosity, for a suspenseful landing in less than 40 hours.
August 4, 2012
Here’s why we sneeze, says new research
Your sneeze is a biological 'reboot' say researchers. Read here "why we sneeze".
August 4, 2012
Have you seen this new image of galaxy NGC 1187?
An amazing image of a spiral galaxy NGC 1187 that lies about 60 million light-years away in the constellation of Eridanus (The River).
August 3, 2012
People with allergies may have lower risk of brain tumors
Research adds to the growing body of evidence that there’s a link between allergies and reduced risk of a serious type of cancer that starts in the brain.
August 3, 2012
