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Rhinos in Nepal boosted by world-wide support
A focused effort by many groups helps the greater one-horned rhinoceros resulting in an increase in number of the greater one-horned rhinos in Nepal.
April 27, 2011
Fukushima health effects studied, 25 years after Chernobyl
The sad lessons learned from Fukushima should allow more accurate estimates of the aftermath of nuclear power plant accidents in the past and present.
April 26, 2011
Gallup survey: Worldwide, blame for climate change falls on humans
Gallup survey shows that Americans are more likely to blame nature for global warming, the exception in a world where most residents blame human activity.
April 25, 2011
Dietary supplements can give you the illusion of health invulnerability
A new study confirmed that taking dietary supplements increases the frequency of health-risk behaviors such as exercising less and eating poorly.
April 22, 2011
Icy moon zaps Saturn with electron beams
Cassini camera detects unusually strong current looping from the icy moon Enceladus to Saturn, 150,000 miles away.
April 21, 2011
Hubble celebrates 21st anniversary with image of rose galaxies
A newly released Hubble image shows spiral galaxy twisted into bejeweled rose by companion galaxy.
April 20, 2011
Two disturbed spiral galaxies
An astronomy enthusiast's search through the archives of the European Southern Observatory revealed an astonishing image of two spiral galaxies in a tug of war.
April 20, 2011
Study suggests large galaxies stopped growing 7 billion years ago
Brightest cluster galaxies (BCGs) appear not to have tripled in size, as conventional models predicted for large galaxies.
April 18, 2011
Jupiter-like worlds have shocking environments
Clues that other Jupiter-like worlds have a protective magnetosphere like Earth's is a big step in looking for zones that could support life.
April 18, 2011
Ancestors of land plants revealed
The study is called "Origin of land plants: Do conjugating green algae hold the key?"
April 17, 2011
