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Study of dwarf galaxies deepens mystery of dark matter
Researchers look at two dwarf galaxies and find no dark matter clumped at the centers, contrary to what a standard model predicts.
October 19, 2011
Andrea Milani calculates odds of killer asteroids
Will a killer asteroid strike the Earth in the foreseeable future? Andrea Milani calculates the odds. Read more about the results here.
October 18, 2011
Teenage tyrannosaurs grew double-quick
Teenage tyrannosaurs was even bigger and heavier than was thought, new research shows. And juveniles must have grown twice as quickly as previously thought.
October 18, 2011
Massive dust storm hits Lubbock, Texas
A haboob - an enormous dust storm - swept through parts of Lubbock, Texas on the evening of Monday, October 17, 2011.
October 18, 2011
Active weather pattern for the US this week
A large trough will dig in to the eastern U.S., bringing chilly air and stormy, wet weather across the eastern coast. Read more on the active weather pattern.
October 18, 2011
Word patterns of psychopaths from text analysis
Scientists use automated tools to detect the distinct word patterns of psychopaths. Read more about the automated tools to detect the word choices.
October 17, 2011
Feeding the world while protecting the planet
An international team of researchers has created a plan to double the world’s food production while reducing the environmental impacts of agriculture.
October 16, 2011
World Food Day on October 16 targets volatile food costs
The World Food Day theme for 2011 concerns volatile food prices and how this affects the poorest populations. Read more about this day here.
October 16, 2011
Physicists develop lasers inspired by bird feathers
Researchers are borrowing nanoscale tricks from bird feathers to try to create new types of lasers that can assemble themselves by natural processes.
October 15, 2011
Science this week – October 14, 2011
Some of the week's top science news from EarthSky
October 15, 2011
