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Video: The biomechanics of a perfect dive
A scientist who's helped elite athletes prepare for the Olympics explains the anatomy of the perfect dive. Watch the video here.
August 3, 2012
Vaporizing the Earth
Simulations of vaporizing the Earth or other planets tell planet-hunting astronomers what to look for in the atmospheres of candidate super-Earths.
August 2, 2012
Curiosity mission could reveal Mars’ deepest secrets
Clues to Mars’ hidden past and what may have happened to its long-ago vanished rivers, and perhaps even oceans may be revealed when NASA’s Curiosity lands on Mars.
August 2, 2012
View from space: Lights of London
A view from space by satellite of London - host of the 2012 Olympic Games - at night.
August 2, 2012
Amazon deforestation 1975 to 2012
Striking changes in two satellite images of the Amazon deforestation of the Amazon rainforest between 1972 and 2012.
August 1, 2012
Dartmouth theoretical physicists probe the Majorana mystery
While headlines proclaim the discovery of the Higgs boson particle, Dartmouth physicists delve into another enigmatic particle.
August 1, 2012
William Shatner and Wil Wheaton narrate new NASA Mars Curiosity rover video
As NASA prepares for the Curiosity rover landing on Mars, William Shatner and Wil Wheaton share this story of NASA's mission to date.
July 31, 2012
Menekse Gencer: Mobile money for farmers in Africa
Farmers in Africa have a new tool to help them with their crops. They’re using their cell phones for banking services like making payments and buying insurance.
July 31, 2012
Massive stars overwhelm their partners
The most massive stars in the universe suck material from companion stars or melt with them to become even more massive, says a new study.
July 30, 2012
Solar system: The faraway Kepler-30 system
Researchers measure the orientation of a multiplanet system - the faraway system Kepler-30 - and find it very similar to our own solar system.
July 26, 2012
