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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
A day later, caffeine stimulates memory
Caffeine helps people remember fine distinctions between similar things at least up to 24 hours after it is consumed, new research shows.
January 15, 2014
Scientists explore skin colors of extinct marine reptiles
"Our discovery enables us to make a journey through time and to revisit these ancient reptiles using their own biomolecules." - Per Uvdal, research team member.
January 15, 2014
Harnessing the sun’s energy during the day for use at night
"It's not practical to talk about powering a planet with energy stored in batteries. It's more reasonable to store energy in the chemical bonds of molecules." - Tom Meyer
January 14, 2014
Starting fire with water
Astronauts on the ISS are experimenting with "supercritical water," a form of water with a strange property: it can help start fire.
January 13, 2014
These stars are so fast they can escape the Milky Way
These sun-like stars that are moving at speeds of more than a million miles per hour relative to our galaxy - fast enough to escape its gravitational grasp.
January 13, 2014
NASA orbiter spies Chang’e 3 and Yutu rover on the moon
Cool image of the landing site of China's moon mission, taken by a NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. Also, a word on first science results from Chang'e.
January 3, 2014
Flower preserved in 100-million-year old amber one of most complete ever found
The perfectly-preserved scene is from the mid-Cretaceous, when flowering plants were changing the face of the Earth forever, adding beauty, biodiversity and food.
January 3, 2014
Future NASA space probes could be robot super balls
The Super Ball Bot could help overcome the most difficult and expensive part of sending a robotic mission to another planet: landing safely.
January 3, 2014
Electric-blue clouds appear over Antarctica
A vast bank of electric-blue clouds has appeared over Antarctica, signaling the start of the season for southern hemisphere noctilucent clouds.
January 2, 2014
