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Carbon nanotubes snap like twigs

What’s 100 times stronger than steel, weighs one-sixth as much and can be snapped like a twig by a tiny air bubble? The answer is carbon nanotubes.

Magnetic portals between Earth and sun

Observations by NASA's THEMIS spacecraft and Europe's Cluster probes suggest that these magnetic portals open and close dozens of times each day.

Scientists discover new trigger for immense North Atlantic plankton bloom

Scientists study the Atlantic Ocean's spring and summer ritual unfolding: with the blooming of countless microscopic plant plankton, or phytoplankton.

Higgs: The decades-long search for it

It was a little over two years ago that the Large Hadron Collider kicked off its search for the Higgs boson. But the hunt for the Higgs really began decades ago.

Asgar Ali: Edible coatings keep fruits and vegetables fresh

According to Asgar Ali. new transparent coatings for fruits and vegetables with no odor or taste. They're also eco-friendly, biodegradable, and nontoxic.

Vote on best images: Earth as Art

Follow the link in this post to vote on your top five favorite images, from 40 years of Landsat satellite history. Beautiful!

A geyser of hot gas flowing from a star

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured a new image of Herbig-Haro 110, a geyser of hot gas flowing from a newborn star.

Tevatron scientists announce their final results on the Higgs particle

Tevatron scientists unveiled their results two days before the highly anticipated announcement of the latest Higgs-search results from the Large Hadron Collider.

Maya archaeologists unearth new 2012 monument

Archaeologists have discovered a 1,300 year-old year-old Maya text that references the so-called “end date” for the Maya calendar on December 21, 2012.

A kingfisher inspired a bullet train

Biomimicry is using nature to find sustainable solutions to human problems. Japanese engineers used a bird called a kingfisher to help redesign a bullet train.