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Marine algae show resilience to carbon dioxide emissions
A type of marine algae could become bigger as increasing carbon dioxide emissions are absorbed by the oceans, according to new research.
April 15, 2013
This date in science: Leonhard Euler’s 306th birthday
The Google doodle for April 16, 2013 honors physicist and mathematician Leonhard Euler, whose 306th birthday is today.
April 15, 2013
Comet C/2013 A1 probably will not strike Mars in 2014
Previously, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said there was a 1 in 8,000 chance the comet would strike Mars. Now that chance has been reduced to 1 in 120,000.
April 15, 2013
Video: What happens if you cry in space?
Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, commander of the International Space Station, demonstrates what happens if you shed a tear in zero gravity.
April 15, 2013
Scientists produce world’s lightest material ever
It's 100 times lighter than a polystyrene foam coffee cup, and has the capacity to soak up environmental pollutants such as toluene and crude oil.
April 15, 2013
Spring flowers along the Appalachian Trail
To many in the Northern Hemisphere, spring has seemed slow in arriving this year. But there are signs that it's finally here.
April 15, 2013
View from space: Fires in Central America
On April 11, 2013, NASA acquired this true-color image of dozens of fires burning across Mexico and Central America.
April 12, 2013
Video: Bird ballet of starlings over Marseille
This short video shows clouds of starlings flocking over Marseille, France, at dusk.
April 12, 2013
As winter approaches, Titan’s south pole gets an ice cloud
The ice cloud above Titan's south pole can be seen only at infrared wavelengths. It means autumn is here, and winter is coming, for Titan's southern hemisphere.
April 12, 2013
NASA Mars Orbiter images may show 1971 Soviet Lander
Hardware from a spacecraft that the Soviet Union landed on Mars in 1971 might appear in images from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
April 12, 2013
