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A week of deadly and rare tornadoes in Massachusetts
Dramatic video of June 1, 2011 tornado in Springfield, MA, crossing a river. A total of two tornadoes struck Springfield, killing 4 and injuring 40.
June 3, 2011
There’s no such thing as a jellyfish
What's a jellyfish? The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute created this wonderful video about jelly-like life forms that inhabit the ocean.
June 2, 2011
Best image yet of Milky Way twin
Astronomers say NGC 6744 - a beautiful spiral galaxy - is a twin to our home galaxy, the Milky Way. If so, we must have a similarly lovely home in space.
June 1, 2011
WHO lists cell phones as possibly carcinogenic with coffee, car exhaust, working nights
The International Agency for Research on Cancer has placed cellphones on a list of possibly carcinogenic items, also including coffee, car exhaust and night shift work.
June 1, 2011
Cats have a secret life
What do feral and free-roaming house cats do when they’re out of sight? A two-year study used tracking devices to follow the movement of feral and pet cats.
May 29, 2011
Most distant object in the universe has a new candidate
Light from exploding star in early universe could be over 13.14 billion light-years away and might be the most distant object ever found.
May 28, 2011
New pyramids discovered by Egyptologists
University of Alabama researchers tell the BBC that they've located 17 new pyramids, plus 1,000 tombs and more than 3,000 ancient Egyptian settlements.
May 26, 2011
Mars not as Earthlike as we thought?
We think of Mars as being Earthlike. Yet Earth formed slowly, while Mars might have formed rapidly to become the runt of the planetary litter.
May 26, 2011
VFTS 682: A brilliant but solitary superstar
VFTS 682 is a star three million times brighter than the sun has a mysterious origin and challenges astronomers' understanding of star formation.
May 25, 2011
Milky Way is special for its bright, nearby satellite galaxies
Among galaxies whose properties resemble our Milky Way, our home galaxy is rare for having bright and nearby satellites, the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds.
May 24, 2011
