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Man-made nanoparticles in water slow fish down
Scientists think the nanoparticles damage the fish's gills, causing oxygen deprivation in the internal organs including the brain.
November 27, 2012
Your brain on sugar
Binging on soda and sweets - for as little as six weeks - might do damage to your memory.
November 27, 2012
Rainfall totals in Italy from November 6 to 13, 2012
NASA has released a map showing the heavy rainfall in northern Italy in November 2012, made by combining measurements from many satellites.
November 26, 2012
Funneling the sun’s energy
MIT engineers propose a new way of harnessing photons for electricity, with the potential for capturing a wider spectrum of solar energy.
November 26, 2012
To smash or to spear? The mantis shrimp dilemma
Spring-loaded arms help mantis shrimp deliver lightning fast blows, but some still prefer to take it slow.
November 26, 2012
Trees are shedding leaves later than usual
Scientists have found that the end of the Northern Hemisphere growing season has shifted to later in the year.
November 24, 2012
Beat up planet Mars has more than 635,000 craters
Mars is a beaten and battered planet, according to a research team that recently finished counting and cataloging a staggering 635,000 Martian impact craters.
November 24, 2012
David Stuart on the Mayan calendar and 2012 doomsday predictions
Stuart, an archaeologist and expert on the ancient Maya, told EarthSky that neither the Maya, nor their calendar, ever predicted the end of the world.
November 23, 2012
To love your life, exercise a little more
People’s satisfaction with life was higher on days when they exercised more than usual, research shows.
November 23, 2012
Sun produced coronal mass ejection, or CME, earlier today
The sun produced a coronal mass ejection, or CME, today (November 20, 2012). See a NASA spacecraft photo of the CME as it leaves the sun.
November 20, 2012
