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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
Will the new NOAA winter outlook prove true?
The original NOAA winter outlook for the 2011-2012 season has not held up. NOAA has released another prediction. Will it do better?
December 15, 2011
Blue holes are hotspots of microbial biodiversity
Scientists discovered unique and diverse microbial communities during a cave diving expedition to blue holes in the Bahamas.
December 14, 2011
Mars rover now 31.9 million miles from Earth, begins research
The Curiosity Mars rover has traveled 1.8 million miles (about 3 million km) per day. It's measuring space radiation possibly harmful to Mars-bound astronauts.
December 14, 2011
Higgs boson, aka God Particle, possibly found
Scientists have found signs of the Higgs boson (the 'God Particle'), a hypothetical sub-atomic particle that could reveal new secrets of physics.
December 14, 2011
Leon Lederman on the mystery and beauty of the Higgs boson
Leon Lederman - Nobel laureate in physics - describes a hypothetical particle, the Higgs boson, that might one day help explain the structure of the universe.
December 14, 2011
Large brains of tiny spiders overflow into their legs
The brains of tiny spiders are so large that they fill their body cavities and overflow into their legs. Scientists studied the smallest spiders in the world.
December 13, 2011
Earthquakes may come from cyclones, says study
Earthquakes, including the 2010 temblors in Haiti and Taiwan, might be triggered by tropical cyclones (hurricanes and typhoons) according to a new study.
December 9, 2011
CO2 emissions rebounded to record levels in 2010
CO2 emissions from fossil-fuel combustion and industrial activities rebounded to record levels in 2010 following a drop in emissions during 2009.
December 8, 2011
Intelligence in humans may be limited
A new paper warns that there are limits on how smart humans can get, and any increases in intelligence are likely to come with problems.
December 8, 2011
