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Six amazing birds
Crows, falcons. gannets, hummingbirds, macaws .... and turkeys. Here's what makes these six birds so cool
November 30, 2013
Video: Which is healthier, fresh or frozen?
You assume that fresh vegetables are more nutritious than frozen, right? Maybe not ...
November 29, 2013
Comet ISON, post-perihelion
Has a remnant of Comet ISON survived the close brush with the sun?
November 28, 2013
Experience Comet ISON’s encounter with the sun online
ISON's moment of truth is here - its closest approach to the sun - today. Here are some ways to experience it online.
November 28, 2013
Comet ISON on November 28
The field of view of the SOHO mission's LASCO C3 now fully shows Comet ISON.
November 28, 2013
Why scientists trained locusts to recognize odors
To learn more about how the brain can process multiple odors all at once, scientists trained locusts to respond to a specific smell.
November 27, 2013
Fiery drama of star birth and death in Large Magellanic Cloud
Places where hot new stars are born and die - and sculpt their surroundings into odd shapes - in the dwarf galaxy orbiting our own Milky Way.
November 27, 2013
Best photos, images, videos of Comet ISON
Now ISON cannot be seen from Earth, but it's coming into the field of view of a whole fleet of ESA and NASA space-based observatories.
November 27, 2013
Even if emissions stop, carbon dioxide could warm Earth for centuries
Even if carbon dioxide emissions came to a sudden halt, the carbon dioxide already in Earth's atmosphere could continue to warm our planet for hundreds of years, says a new study.
November 26, 2013
Google Earth reveals untold fish catches
Large fish traps in the Persian Gulf could be catching up to six times more fish than what’s being officially reported.
November 26, 2013
