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River of hydrogen flowing through space
A faint, tenuous filament of gas streaming into galaxy NGC 6946. It might help explain how some spiral galaxies keep up their pace of star formation.
January 28, 2014
Large sharks and rays could go extinct in coming decades
"Losing these fish will be like losing whole chapters of our evolutionary history." - Nick Dulvy
January 28, 2014
Persistent hunting can help win the war on lionfish
“And we don’t have to catch every lionfish to do it.” - Stephanie Green, Oregon State University.
January 27, 2014
China’s polluted air is changing the weather, says study
Pollutant particles from China's factories, industrial plants, and power plants affect cloud formations and weather systems worldwide, a new study shows.
January 27, 2014
Men forget more than women do, says study
Nine out of 10 men have problems with remembering names and dates, according to new study on gender differences in memory.
January 22, 2014
2013 sustained long-term climate warming trend, says NASA report
NASA scientists say 2013 tied with 2009 and 2006 for the seventh-warmest year since 1880, continuing a long-term trend of rising global temperatures.
January 21, 2014
Robot explorer discovers new species of anemone under Antarctic ice
"When we looked up at the bottom of the ice shelf, there they were ... People were literally jumping up and down with excitement." -- Frank Rack
January 21, 2014
Tiny machines that swim using heart muscle cells
"Micro-organisms have a whole world that we only glimpse through the microscope. This is the first time that an engineered system has reached this underworld." - Taher Saif
January 20, 2014
Biggest fossil spider
Jurassic fossil spiders were a rare find, until the 21st century, when farmers in China began turning up Jurassic-period arachnids on a hillside.
January 20, 2014
Great white sharks live almost as long as people
Radiocarbon dating revealed one shark was 73 years old. Sharks that live long and mature late are more sensitive to fishing pressure than previously thought.
January 17, 2014
