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This date in science: Pluto gets a demotion
On August 24, 2006, astronomers voted to demote Pluto to dwarf planet status. Hear from Alan Stern, lead scientist on a space mission to Pluto.
August 24, 2013
Wolves howl because they care
When a member of the wolf pack leaves the group, the howling by those left behind isn't a reflection of stress but of the quality of their relationships.
August 23, 2013
Earth waves at Saturn
A collage of 1400+ images of people waving at the Cassini spacecraft on July 19.
August 22, 2013
U.S. Southeast experiencing extreme rainfall in 2013
Many rainfall records have been broken or will be broken before 2013 is over, in the U.S. Southeast. Due to the rain, it has been a cool summer there.
August 22, 2013
Meat-eating predators eat fruit, study says
A Wildlife Conservation Society led study examines overlooked role fruit-eating crocodilians may play in forest regeneration.
August 22, 2013
More people, more air pollution
But the population-pollution relationship is not the same everywhere.
August 22, 2013
Zombie vortices may help lead to birth of new stars
Vortices arise from dead zones in disks around newly forming stars and help the stars complete their birth process.
August 22, 2013
Astronauts’ sunrise with night-shining clouds
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station took this panoramic photo looking northeast from a point about halfway along the Aleutian Island chain.
August 22, 2013
Computer can read letters directly from the brain
A new method of analyzing MRI brain images enables researchers to determine which letter a test subject was looking at.
August 21, 2013
Earliest known iron artifacts come from outer space
The objects, which trace their origins to outer space, also predate the emergence of iron smelting by two millennia.
August 21, 2013
