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Shrinking human genome: New study says our genes number only 19,000
How many genes does it take to make a human? Fewer than we thought. A new estimate of 19,000 is far below initial estimates of 100,000 genes.
July 8, 2014
Video: How the sun can kill us all
The sun is a life-giving force. But it can also kill us in lots of different ways, points out Frasier Cain, publisher of the Universe Today website.
July 7, 2014
ISS photobombed the sun this week
Spaceships and sunspots! Two great photos of ISS transiting the sun on June 30.
July 4, 2014
Healthy honey bees discovered in Newfoundland
Scientists say the Newfoundland populations of bees offer them a unique opportunity to investigate honey bee health.
July 1, 2014
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.
June 27, 2014
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.
June 25, 2014
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.
June 25, 2014
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.
June 24, 2014
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.
June 24, 2014
Winners of International Earth & Sky Photo Contest!
This year's winners were selected from images taken in 55 countries during 2013 and 2014.
June 20, 2014
