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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.
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
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.
July 25, 2012
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.
July 25, 2012
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.
July 25, 2012
