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As Comet ISON sweeps past Mars October 1, most observations will happen
NASA and ESA announced earlier they were readying a flotilla of spacecraft to record the comet's passage near Mars. How much will the U.S. government shutdown interfere? Not much, it seems.
October 1, 2013
Citizen science: Help classify plankton in waters off southern California
Can you tell a Cydippid from a Solmaris? You can, with a little training. Scientists could use your help classifying plankton at the Plankton Portal.
September 30, 2013
Video: What will a warming world look like?
NASA has produced a new video that shows what changes in temperature and precipitation can be expected if atmospheric CO2 concentrations continue to rise.
September 29, 2013
U.S. sees another bright fireball on September 27
September 2013 has been busy for sightings of bright fireballs. The one at 11:33 p.m. local time on September 27 was the 14th fireball sighting in the U.S. in September.
September 28, 2013
6.8-magnitude earthquake rocks Pakistan on September 28
In a region of Pakistan said to be "desperate" following Tuesday's large earthquake, another earthquake struck earlier today.
September 28, 2013
Facebook language study predicts age, gender, personality traits
Researchers analyzed Facebook users' linguistic patterns to predict the individuals’ age, gender and responses to personality questionnaires.
September 26, 2013
Over 400 reports of large fireball over U.S. Midwest on September 26
People in Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri and Wisconsin saw it.
September 26, 2013
7.0-magnitude earthquake off coast of central Peru on September 25
USGS reported strong earthquake off coast of central Peru on September 25. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center warned of possible local events, but no Pacific-wide warning.
September 25, 2013
A shot of anxiety and the world stinks
How stress can rewire the brain - linking centers of emotion and olfactory processing - to change good smells to bad.
September 25, 2013
