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Sunken ironclad sailors may be identified
Two sailors' remains were recovered from the USS Monitor ironclad may be a step closer to being identified thanks to a Texas A&M researcher.
March 6, 2012
Distant galaxy cluster may shed light on early universe
Study of a distant galaxy cluster may shed light on the nature of the early universe, a group of scientists meeting at Texas A&M say.
March 6, 2012
2012 annular eclipse of the sun – China to Texas – in May
Everything you need to know - whether you're in Earth's eastern or western hemisphere - about the 2012 annular eclipse of the sun.
March 5, 2012
Wine ratings by experts may not be relevant
If an expert's ability to taste wine is different from yours, should you listen to their recommendations? Wine ratings seem to different among experts.
March 3, 2012
Blue whales react to human noises
Blue whales are less likely to emit calls when sonar sounds at certain frequencies are present, but more likely to emit calls when ships are nearby.
March 3, 2012
Oceans acidifying faster today than in past 300 million years
Oceans acidifying because of too much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is imperiling key parts of the marine food chain, say scientists.
March 2, 2012
World’s oldest fossilized forest revealed
A research team has unearthed the oldest fossilized forest, dating back 385 million years, the Gilboa fossil forest, in upstate New York's Catskill Mountains.
March 2, 2012
Endangered African monkey suggests troubles from warming climate
An endangered African monkey in a rainforest is providing a look into our climatic future through its DNA. Vegetation changes may cause population drop.
March 1, 2012
A glacier crack looks like this
You read and hear about glaciers cracking. Here's what one of those cracks looks like. This is a rift in Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier.
March 1, 2012
After last ice age, coyotes shrank but wolves did not
Once large and wolf-like, coyotes ultimately became much smaller. This appears to be after the last ice age.
February 29, 2012
