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Swift sees black hole devour a star
Since March 2011, astronomers have been watching a high-energy beam of X-rays streaming toward Earth. They think it's a black hole eating a star.
August 26, 2011
Video of Irene from the Space Station
Cameras on the International Space Station, 230 miles above the Earth, captured new views of powerful Hurricane Irene churning over the Bahamas on August 24.
August 25, 2011
Millions of unknown species share Earth with us
An innovative survey shows 8.7 million species on Earth, with 86 percent of those yet to be discovered, described and cataloged. Read more on unknown species.
August 25, 2011
World Water Week begins today in Stockholm
World Water Week in Stockholm - an annual meeting to discuss our planet’s crucial water-related issues - focuses in 2011 on water issues related to urbanization.
August 22, 2011
Colliding galaxies or cosmic exclamation point?
NASA released this composite image this week. It's two galaxies in the early stages of colliding. Learn more about the colliding galaxies here.
August 19, 2011
Holograms reveal brain’s inner workings
Scientists in Switzerland use holograms - digital holographic microscopy (DHM) - to capture 3D images of living neurons without damaging them.
August 18, 2011
Carbon in space tentatively identified
Astronomers may have glimpsed graphene in space, providing a clue about how our carbon-based selves and other life on Earth developed.
August 18, 2011
Worldwatch says oil consumption has hit an all-time high
The global financial crisis was just a blip on the upward climb of oil consumption, according to a new report by Worldwatch Institute, released this week.
August 17, 2011
Electronic tattoos are more than skin deep
The epidermal electronic system (EES) is like a short-lived tattoo that can conform to the skin in difficult-to-monitor areas like the throat.
August 16, 2011
A drug to cure nearly any virus in MIT discovery
In tests, the new drug was effective against rhinoviruses that cause the common cold, the swine flu virus H1N1, a stomach virus, a polio virus and dengue fever.
August 15, 2011
