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Bed bugs are back
Be careful what you bring home in your suitcase. These days, you might unpack a tiny vampire. Bed bugs are back! And they feed on human blood.
August 17, 2012
Curiosity rover coolest images of Mars so far
Here are my favorite images of Curiosity - or from Curiosity - taken in the 10 days since the Mars rover landed on the Red Planet's surface on August 5-6, 2012.
August 16, 2012
52-Hertz song of world’s loneliest whale
The loneliest whale in the world, the 52-Hertz whale, sings a song no other whale will answer and travels the oceans alone.
August 16, 2012
Space apps company seeks crowd-sourced funds to launch
Uwingu wants to game-ify space with novel software applications. Profits from the space apps will go toward space research and education.
August 15, 2012
Global tropical cyclone update for August 15, 2012
A look around of the global tropical cyclone activity. Only immediate threat for now is across southeast China as Tropical Storm Kai-tak pushes to the northwest.
August 15, 2012
ALMA telescope: World’s biggest astronomy project
What better goal for the world's biggest telescope - the ALMA telescope - than to probe details of how stars like our sun and planets like Earth came to be?
August 15, 2012
Video: A flight through the universe
Prepare for warp speed as you watch this video of a flight through the universe.
August 14, 2012
Ship-borne measurements show improved air quality
Sulphur dioxide emissions from shipping have sharply decreased in EU ports according to a study using ship-borne measurements.
August 14, 2012
Claire Kremen: Wild bees and the future of food
Claire Kremen discusses harnessing the power of wild bees to help pollinate U.S. crops.
August 14, 2012
Earthquake strikes in ocean north of Japan
A very strong 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck in the deep ocean east of Russia and north of Japan. No injuries or casualties reported. No tsunami warning.
August 14, 2012
