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Looking for the moon tonight?
If you're looking for the moon, you'll need get up early or stay up late.
April 7, 2013
Breakthrough in neuroscience could help re-wire appetite control
Researchers have made a discovery in neuroscience that could offer a long-lasting solution to eating disorders such as obesity.
April 5, 2013
View from space: North Korea and South Korea
As political tensions continue to mount between North and South Korea, a view of these two nations from space.
April 5, 2013
Benefits of weight loss surgery may be in the microbes
Changes in gut microbes may contribute to the dramatic weight loss seen in gastric bypass patients. Does the future hold a surgery-free bypass? Are we sure we want one?
April 3, 2013
Introducing Google Nose
Try searching on Google for "wet dog" or visit google.com/nose to learn more.
April 1, 2013
Will the IAU democratize the way it names space objects?
The International Astronomical Union's decision to demote Pluto from full planet status was unpopular. Will these astronomers change the way they do things?
April 1, 2013
Jay Kipper and Sean Murphy on nanotechnology in oil and gas production
How nanotechnology is being used to gain access to the harder-to-reach oil and gas reservoirs of today,
April 1, 2013
More corn for biofuels means fewer grasslands and wetlands
Using data on crop cover from USDA, researchers demonstrate that the rate of land use change to corn and soy is comparable to deforestation rates in Brazil and Indonesia in the 1980s.
March 24, 2013
Meteor lit up sky over US east coast on March 22
People from North Carolina to Maine, and as far inland as Ohio, saw a very bright meteor streak across the sky on March 22.
March 23, 2013
The history of humans on Earth, in two minutes
If you've got two minutes (OK, two and a half minutes) you can watch this cool video of the history of humans on Earth.
March 23, 2013
