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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
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.
June 19, 2014
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.
June 16, 2014
Vein scanning : Pay with your hand
New payment technique scans your palm's unique vein pattern
June 13, 2014
Human language’s deep origins directly from birds, primates?
The human language that we know today arose from a fusion of birdsong and the pragmatic, content-carrying parts of speech of other primates, say researchers
June 13, 2014
Chimps outwit humans in games of strategy
In contests drawn from game theory, chimpanzee pairs consistently outperform humans in games that test memory and strategic thinking.
June 12, 2014
Mercury passing in front of the sun, seen from Mars
Transit of planet Mercury across the sun on June 3, as seen from Mars by a camera on the Curiosity rover.
June 11, 2014
Solar maximum is back!
Solar Max has arrived, but this "Mini Max" is not like any other solar maximum of the Space Age.
June 11, 2014
Far side of the moon mystery solved
When spacecraft first transmitted the images of the moon's far side to Earth, we saw the lunar farside lacks the large dark areas called maria, or seas. Why?
June 11, 2014
