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Earlier spring: Plants’ response to warming
As Earth warms, and spring comes earlier each year, plants will respond faster than scientists had expected, according to a new report.
May 7, 2012
Earthquake had surprising ecological effects in Chile
The reappearance of long-forgotten habitats and the resurgence of species unseen for years may not be among the expected effects of an earthquake.
May 4, 2012
Cinco de Mayo in 2012 under a supermoon!
This year, there will be a big full moon shining over your Cinco de Mayo party. In fact, it's a full moon that's getting tagged as a 'supermoon.'
May 3, 2012
White dwarf stars caught consuming Earth-like exoplanets
Astrophysicists have pinpointed four white dwarf stars surrounded by dust from shattered planetary bodies which once bore striking similarities to the Earth.
May 3, 2012
Study of thunderstorm effects on upper atmosphere
A study of thunderstorm effects in Alabama, Colorado and Oklahoma to discover what happens when clouds suck air miles into the atmosphere from Earth's surface.
May 2, 2012
Orion’s Belt: Sifting through dust nearby
An image of the region surrounding Orion’s Belt, shows clouds of cosmic dust threaded through the nebula like a string of pearls.
May 2, 2012
An enzyme can slow multiple sclerosis in mice
Researchers studying multiple sclerosis (MS) found that an enzyme antibody can neutralizes Kallikrein 6 is capable of staving off MS in mice.
May 1, 2012
Global warming: Role of global economic growth
To slow down global warming, we’ll either have to put the brakes on economic growth or transform the way the world’s economies work.
May 1, 2012
CERN Researchers discover new particle
Physicists at CERN have discovered a previously unknown particle composed of three quarks in the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) particle accelerator.
April 30, 2012
Multitasking may hurt your performance but it makes you feel better
People aren’t very good at media multitasking - like reading a book while watching TV - but do it anyway because it makes them feel good, a new study suggests.
April 30, 2012
