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Hail in the U.S. in March 2012
This March, we in the U.S. have seen some dynamic storms produce large and copious amounts of hail. How hail forms and some great images.
March 28, 2012
Help find Hubble images’ hidden treasures
You can win an iPod or iPad for the rare privilege of seeing something wonderful that no one has noticed before, in Hubble Space Telescope images.
March 28, 2012
A camera that can see around corners
Great new video shows a new camera that can see around corners - how it works. Neat! The camera was developed by researchers at MIT.
March 28, 2012
Boy reluctant readers value reading more after using e-readers
Middle-school boys who are reluctant readers take to reading more positively after using e-readers. With girls, the opposite is true.
March 27, 2012
Severely ill dolphins sickened by Gulf oil spill?
Severely ill dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico dolphins saw heavy, prolonged exposure to oil in the Deepwater Horizon spill.
March 27, 2012
CO2 emissions caused by humans in a video
Watch a time-lapse video of human-made global CO2 emissions in map form. It spans the 18th century through the first decade of the 21st century.
March 27, 2012
Brain cells hold memories, say researchers
Researchers say brain cells hold memories. Memory engrams - traces of memory do reside in brain cells, say researchers from MIT and Stanford.
March 26, 2012
What’s your nitrogen footprint?
Researchers have created a nitrogen footprint calculator that uses information about your food and energy use to work out your nitrogen footprint.
March 26, 2012
Edge of the electromagnetic spectrum brings mysteries
Probing the universe at the edge of the electromagnetic spectrum, NASA's Fermi Gamma-Ray Telescope has just completed an all-sky map.
March 26, 2012
Cancer cell death mystery may be solved
Team discovers mechanism for destroying particular cancer cells. The mystery of cancer cell death may have been solved by these scientists.
March 26, 2012
