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Healthy honey bees discovered in Newfoundland

Scientists say the Newfoundland populations of bees offer them a unique opportunity to investigate honey bee health.

How the Pillars of Creation were created

The famous Hubble 'Pillars of Creation' image was made in 1995. New research suggests how these finger-like structures of interstellar gas and dust were formed.

Puzzling X-rays in Perseus might point to dark matter

Astronomers have detected a mysterious X-ray anomaly that might be a signal of dark matter, the elusive, invisible stuff that makes up most of our universe.

Monster black hole trio discovered in distant galaxy

Researchers have discovered a distant galaxy with not one, but three supermassive black holes at its center.

Earth-sized diamond in space is coolest white dwarf star

The coldest, dimmest white dwarf star ever detected is so cool that its carbon has crystallized, forming - in effect - an Earth-sized diamond in space.

Should the Higgs boson have caused our universe to collapse?

British cosmologists have concluded that the universe should not have lasted for more than a second after the Big Bang.

Winners of International Earth & Sky Photo Contest!

This year's winners were selected from images taken in 55 countries during 2013 and 2014.

International Space Station sends a laser message from space

On June 5, astronauts aboard ISS used a beam of laser light to send an HD video to researchers waiting below.

Scientists believe a hidden “ocean” lies deep within Earth

They believe there might be three times as much water deep underground as exists in all the world's surface oceans.

Vein scanning : Pay with your hand

New payment technique scans your palm's unique vein pattern