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Learning about pain relief from naked mole-rats
Researchers are looking for clues to alleviating human pain by studying an animal that isn't bothered by it.
September 25, 2012
Major weather satellite still not functioning
NASA put the GOES-13 satellite on standby on September 23, 2012 due to excessive noise in its imagery. GOES-13 serves the eastern U.S. and Atlantic Ocean.
September 25, 2012
Scott Tinker: Past, present and future of energy
Energy expert Scott Tinker said, "It's a waltz, with energy underpinning the economy, and the economy helping to invest in the environment. It's very elegant when it's working well."
September 24, 2012
Underwater crop circle mystery solved
The rippling geometric sand patterns in these underwater circles are nearly six feet in diameter and almost 80 feet below sea level.
September 23, 2012
Now you can identify trees with your smartphone
Scientists have made it easier than ever to identify trees with a free mobile application for your smartphone called Leafsnap.
September 23, 2012
Video: Fire tornado!
An Alice Springs filmmaker captured it September 16, 2012 in Australian outback. Over 1 million views on YouTube now, and deservedly so. Biblical!
September 19, 2012
August 2012 fourth-warmest August on record globally
August 2012 was the fourth-warmest August on record globally. It was also the 330th consecutive month of above-average global temperatures.
September 19, 2012
View from space: Massive Greenland iceberg now drifting
Same iceberg we heard about in July 2012 - twice the size of Manhattan. Satellite observations show the main iceberg and two smaller fragments drifting.
September 19, 2012
Overall, sea ice extent in the Arctic has been decreasing steadily throughout this past decade. In fact, the six lowest sea ice extents in the satellite record have occurred in the last six years (2007 to 2012).
Unlike 2010, when intense wildfires burned in western Russia, most of the 2012 fires have burned in remote parts of eastern and central Siberia.
September 17, 2012
2012 Arctic sea ice extent lowest ever recorded
Loss of Arctic sea ice could affect weather in northern winter. For example, it might amplify the jet stream, pushing colder temperatures further south.
September 17, 2012
