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Google Earth reveals untold fish catches
Large fish traps in the Persian Gulf could be catching up to six times more fish than what’s being officially reported.
November 26, 2013
Three questions about Comet ISON
Get the facts about comet ISON. The manager of NASA's Near-Earth Object Program Office shares the low-down on the stellar object's holiday travel plans.
November 26, 2013
Mach 1000 shock wave lights supernova remnant
The appearance of this "new star" stunned those who thought the heavens were constant and unchanging. At its brightest, the supernova rivaled Venus before fading from sight a year later.
November 25, 2013
Rain as acidic as lemon juice may have contributed to ancient mass extinction
MIT researchers find that rain as acidic as lemon juice may have contributed to massive die-offs on land 252 million years ago.
November 25, 2013
Colossal new predatory dino terrorized early tyrannosaurs
Named after a cannibalistic man-eating monster from a native American legend, this newly discovered large dinosaur had its reign of terror in what is now Utah.
November 22, 2013
Satellite trio to explore the Earth’s magnetic field
"Improving the exploration of the magnetic field's function and recording space weather data more accurately allows us to draw conclusions for life on our planet." - Johanna Wanka
November 22, 2013
Water of an ancient sea identified under Chesapeake Bay
Half a mile under Chesapeake Bay is the oldest sizable body of seawater to be identified worldwide. This ancient sea is thought to be 100-145 million years old.
November 21, 2013
What caused the monster gamma-ray burst of April 2013?
A monster gamma-ray burst - whose afterglow lasted months - may have come from the explosion of a giant star, say astronomers at the University of Copenhagen.
November 21, 2013
April 2013 gamma-ray burst may call for rewrite of theories
Observations of the powerful gamma-ray burst of April 2013 didn't match energy levels predicted by the standard models, say astronomers at Stanford University.
November 21, 2013
24,000-year-old boy’s skeleton suggests first Americans came from Siberia
Researchers say 30 percent of modern Native American’s ancestry came from this youngster’s gene pool.
November 21, 2013
