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Video: The known universe
Check out a video simulation of the known universe, as mapped through astronomical observations.
January 22, 2014
Men forget more than women do, says study
Nine out of 10 men have problems with remembering names and dates, according to new study on gender differences in memory.
January 22, 2014
Can video games make you smarter?
Kids and moms may argue this question. Here’s what science says about it, in this new video from asapSCIENCE.
January 22, 2014
2013 sustained long-term climate warming trend, says NASA report
NASA scientists say 2013 tied with 2009 and 2006 for the seventh-warmest year since 1880, continuing a long-term trend of rising global temperatures.
January 21, 2014
View from space: World’s largest offshore wind farm
Satellite view of the London Array wind farm, 20 kilometers (12 miles) from England’s coast, where the River Thames meets the North Sea.
January 21, 2014
How sunlight lowers your blood pressure
Hypertension and cardiovascular disease correlate with latitude and rise in winter. Scientists have learned how exposure to sunlight reduces blood pressure.
January 21, 2014
Robot explorer discovers new species of anemone under Antarctic ice
"When we looked up at the bottom of the ice shelf, there they were ... People were literally jumping up and down with excitement." -- Frank Rack
January 21, 2014
Orion swinging between aspens
The constellation Orion, seen between aspen trees in the White River National Forest in Summit County, Colorado.
January 21, 2014
Tiny machines that swim using heart muscle cells
"Micro-organisms have a whole world that we only glimpse through the microscope. This is the first time that an engineered system has reached this underworld." - Taher Saif
January 20, 2014
