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An expedition to the Earth’s fiery heart
A French-German team sets out from Réunion to map the upwelling of hot magma that powers one of the oldest and most active regions of volcanic activity in the world.
September 21, 2012
Deciphering the chemistry of the universe with the ALMA telescope
Analysis or "fingerprinting" of chemicals in outer space is now possible thanks to new telescope and laboratory technology.
September 20, 2012
First evidence discovered of planet’s destruction by its star
The first evidence of a planet's destruction by its aging star has been discovered by an international team of astronomers.
September 20, 2012
Video: Fire tornado!
An Alice Springs filmmaker captured it September 16, 2012 in Australian outback. Over 1 million views on YouTube now, and deservedly so. Biblical!
September 19, 2012
August 2012 fourth-warmest August on record globally
August 2012 was the fourth-warmest August on record globally. It was also the 330th consecutive month of above-average global temperatures.
September 19, 2012
View from space: Massive Greenland iceberg now drifting
Same iceberg we heard about in July 2012 - twice the size of Manhattan. Satellite observations show the main iceberg and two smaller fragments drifting.
September 19, 2012
Did a forgotten meteor have a deadly, icy double-punch?
When a huge meteor crashed into the Pacific Ocean 2.5 million years ago it may have plunged the world into the Ice Ages, a new study suggests.
September 19, 2012
Whales fall through the research net
Global populations of marine mammals are being observed far too little, making protection difficult.
September 18, 2012
Can turmeric help fight viruses?
Curcumin, found in turmeric, stopped the potentially deadly Rift Valley Fever virus from multiplying in infected cells in animals.
September 18, 2012
World’s most powerful digital camera opens eye, begins hunt for dark energy
The light it captures might hold within it the answer to one of the biggest mysteries in physics – why the expansion of the universe is speeding up.
September 17, 2012
