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Sophie Nowicki on weak underbelly of West Antarctic Ice Sheet
The Pine Island Glacier - sometimes called the weak underbelly of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet - is rapidly losing ice to the sea by Sophie Nowicki.
November 9, 2011
Ice Age humans: Did they affect the extinction of large mammals?
A study of large-mammal extinction during the last ice age focuses on the effects of climate change and human encroachment on habitat.
November 7, 2011
Space flight likely affects astronauts’ eyes, study reveals
Astronauts who spend a minimum of six months on a space flight experience changes in their eyes, according to a new report.
November 4, 2011
Gamma-ray burst illuminates new mystery in early galaxies
Astronomers use light from a gamma-ray burst -- GRB 090323 -- to study the chemical make-up of two galaxies in the early universe.
November 3, 2011
Jawbone is earliest evidence of modern humans in NW Europe
New test of a prehistoric jawbone from England shows it to be between 44,000 and 41,000 years old - the earliest evidence of modern humans in northwest Europe.
November 2, 2011
NASA in final preparations for large asteroid flyby November 8
NASA will be tracking 2005 YU55 with antennas of the Deep Space Network in California as the asteroid flies closer than the moon's distance on November 8, 2011.
October 30, 2011
Antarctic killer whales appear to rejuvenate skin in tropics
NOAA researchers report the first long-distance migration of a killer whale. The brief trips of killer whales to tropical waters may assist with skin rejuvenation.
October 30, 2011
Nebula NGC 281 dazzles in the infrared
Imagery from the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) highlights erosion by a young star cluster in nebula NGC 281.
October 29, 2011
Science this week – October 29, 2011
Science news for the week ending October 29, 2011 from EarthSky.
October 29, 2011
Geothermal mapping shows coast-to-coast clean energy source
Google and SMU map significant geothermal resources across the United States capable of producing more than three million megawatts of green power.
October 26, 2011
