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Billions of rocky planets in our galaxy>
Astronomers have found evidence that billions of rocky planets might orbit the habitable zones around red dwarf stars in our Milky Way.
August 29, 2012
Harold Huff develops meat-like soy chicken
Harold Huff develops a soy chicken product with something new - what food scientists call 'the right chew.'
August 29, 2012
Hurricane Isaac makes landfall in southeast Louisiana
Hurricane Isaac made landfall in southeast Louisiana, in Plaquemines Parish, near the mouth of the Mississippi River. Maximum sustained winds 80 miles per hour.
August 28, 2012
Antarctic Peninsula primed for melt after warming
Antarctic Peninsula is primed for melting. What we are seeing is consistent with a human-induced warming on top of a natural one, say researchers.
August 28, 2012
Sun has Eureka! moment
At the onset of a series of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) from the sun on August 20, 2012, a bulbous CME certainly resembled a light bulb.
August 28, 2012
Magazine Mountain shagreen snail is winning race against extinction
The Magazine Mountain shagreen snail may soon become the first invertebrate to be removed from the Endangered Species List. Read the success story here.
August 28, 2012
Skin cancer found in fish for the first time
The disease is remarkably similar to skin cancer found in humans and the scientists think UV radiation from the sun is the likely cause.
August 28, 2012
Tropical Storm Isaac update for August 28
Tropical Storm Isaac is expected to make landfall late Tuesday or Wednesday, which is the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. It's a much weaker storm.
August 28, 2012
Breast milk promotes a different gut flora growth than infant formulas
The benefits of breast milk have long been appreciated, but mother’s milk better than infant formula in protecting infants from infections and illnesses.
August 27, 2012
Tsunami warning follows quake off El Salvador coast
Tsunami warning issued and then cancelled for stretch of central American coastline last night, following strong 7.3-magnitude earthquake off El Salvador coast.
August 27, 2012
