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May 21 video of parent comet for Friday night’s meteor shower
Comet 209P/LINEAR is small and dim. We won't see it with the eye. But, Friday night, we might see its debris in the form of a strong, new meteor shower!
May 22, 2014
An expert explains what’s happening to glaciers in Antarctica
What is happening to ice in Antarctica, and why does the reality of ice loss or gain on Earth's southernmost continent seem so elusive?
May 22, 2014
Scientists: 30 U.S. landmarks at risk from climate change
The non-profit U.S. organization Union of Concerned Scientists this week released a report listing 30 iconic landmarks at risk from climate change.
May 21, 2014
Scientists propose way to turn light to matter
Scientists believe light transformed to matter shortly after the Big Bang. Two UK physicists say they now know how to change light to matter here on Earth.
May 19, 2014
This is your brain on meditation
The brain processes more thoughts, feelings during meditation than when you are just relaxing, study shows.
May 16, 2014
Split brains reconnect via alternate routes
Scientists uncover how patients born without a corpus callosum can still communicate information between right and left brain.
May 16, 2014
Report: No radiation from Fukushima detected off US West Coast
No ocean-borne radiation from Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster has yet been detected in analysis of kelp samples along the western U.S. coastline.
May 14, 2014
Loss of six glaciers in West Antarctica appears inevitable
Six major glaciers in the West Antarctic ice sheet have "passed the point of no return" with respect to melting into the sea, scientists say.
May 13, 2014
New plastics heal themselves
Researchers have developed a regenerating plastic that grows back after damage.
May 12, 2014
Stormy Mother’s Day 2014 for most of United States
Chance for significant severe weather is possible across the Plains on Mother's Day. Strong tornadoes and large hail possible.
May 11, 2014
