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View from space: Lights of London

A view from space by satellite of London - host of the 2012 Olympic Games - at night.

Amazon deforestation 1975 to 2012

Striking changes in two satellite images of the Amazon deforestation of the Amazon rainforest between 1972 and 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

NASA and university researchers on how life turned left

NASA researchers analyzing meteorite fragments in Canada have developed an explanation for a strong preference of left-handed over right-handed amino acids in meteorites.

Two solar system puzzles solved

Comets and asteroids preserve the building blocks of our solar system and should help explain its origin. But there are unsolved puzzles.

Neil Sims: Growing more seafood for more people

An unanchored fish pen tethered to a drifting boat that allows sashimi-grade Kampachi to be farmed in their natural environment miles offshore of Hawaii.