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Tropical Storm Washi kills hundreds in the Philippines
Tropical Storm Washi - known in the Philippines as Sendong - brought flooding and mudslides that resulted in over 650 deaths and 800 still missing.
December 19, 2011
Evolution might favor men who misinterpret sexual cues
The kind of guy who misinterprets sexual cues and goes for it at the risk of being rebuffed might score more often, according to these researchers.
December 18, 2011
Doomed gas cloud stretched as nears Milky Way black hole
It'll come closest to the black hole in 2013. Astronomers see the gas cloud being stretched - astronomers say "spaghettified" - into an elongated shape.
December 17, 2011
140 new species described in 2011
There are still plenty of places to explore and things to discover on Earth, these scientists say. They described t 140 new species for 2011.
December 16, 2011
Pamela Ronald on breaking bacteria’s code
Pamela Ronald describes how researchers have deciphered a new chemical code that disease-carrying bacteria use to rally themselves. They call it Ax21.
December 16, 2011
White dwarf at heart of closest supernova in 25 years
"Supernova 2011fe is like the Rosetta Stone of Type Ia supernovae," said Shri Kulkarni, who studies it. Scientists said a white dwarf resides in its center.
December 15, 2011
Smallest known black hole revealed by its heartbeat
An X-ray pattern - nicknamed a "heartbeat" because of its resemblance to an electrocardiogram - has revealed the smallest known black hole.
December 15, 2011
Elephant seal travels 18,000 miles
In less than one year, an elephant seal nicknamed Jackson traveled an astonishing 18,000 miles. That's the equivalent of New York to Sydney and back again.
December 15, 2011
Neil deGrasse Tyson: Learning how to think is empowerment
Neil deGrasse Tyson told EarthSky, "It's essential that as many Americans grow up to be scientifically literate as possible."
December 15, 2011
New Hubble image of stars’ birth throes
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a dramatic image of the violence of a star's birth. See this spectacular image here.
December 15, 2011
