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NASA to create the coldest spot in the universe aboard the ISS
The researchers plan to study matter at 100 pico-Kelvin. At such low temperatures, ordinary concepts of solid, liquid and gas are no longer relevant.
January 31, 2014
Newly-discovered virus has voracious appetite for anthrax
The newly-discovered anthrax-devouring Tsamsa virus, found in a zebra carcass in Namibia, could lead to new ways to combat deadly anthrax bacteria.
January 30, 2014
Space travel weakens flies’ immune systems
Fruit flies sent as eggs on a 12-day mission aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery had a key part of their immune system weakened, as they grew in space.
January 30, 2014
Brown dwarf weather revealed by surface mapping
For humans, brown dwarf weather will always be rated as "extremely inclement" with temps of 2,000 degrees F (1,100 C) and clouds made of minute droplets of molten iron.
January 29, 2014
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
