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Topographic map of the moon is highest resolution yet
The highest resolution topographic map of the moon yet! It shows the ups and downs of over 98.2% of the entire lunar surface.
November 21, 2011
Walking through doorways causes forgetting
Researchers suggest that walking through doorways causes forgetting. They call the doorway an 'event boundary' and say it causes memory lapses.
November 21, 2011
Climate skeptics heard most in UK or US
Climate skeptics are heard most in U.S. and U.K. media, often in opinion pages and editorials. Politicians are notable as skeptical voices.
November 20, 2011
Tom Neumann: Is East Antarctica warming or cooling?
East Antarctica is so cold and remote, it's difficult to measure temperatures there. As yet, there's no definitive answer on whether it's warming or cooling.
November 19, 2011
Scientists create world’s lightest material out of metal
Using hollow tubes with a wall thickness 1,000 times thinner than a human hair, researchers create the world's lightest material out of metal.
November 18, 2011
Caught on camera: Five rare cat species in Sumatra
Camera traps capture images of rare wild cat species in Sumatra, and the World Wildlife Fund calls for protection of a forest corridor near Bukit Tigapuluh.
November 17, 2011
Do supernovae jets solve this ancient star mystery?
Explosive supernovae jets might explain why some Milky Way stars are mysteriously rich in gold, platinum and uranium.
November 16, 2011
China air pollution from space
NASA satellite imagery shows China air pollution, a haze over eastern China, coinciding with reports of hazardous air pollution.
November 15, 2011
A fifth gas giant ejected from our solar system?
Earth might have been spared from a collision with Mars or Venus by the process in which a fifth gas giant world was ejected from our solar system.
November 14, 2011
Lutetia: Rare survivor from birth of Earth
Asteroid Lutetia appears to have formed from the same material as Earth, Venus and Mercury, 4-and-a-half billion years ago.
November 13, 2011
