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Pain relievers linked to risk of pregnancy loss
Researchers say Non-aspirin pain relievers such as ibuprofen and naproxen might be linked to pregnancy loss during the first 20 weeks.
September 8, 2011
Silkworm: A workhorse busy all the time
Years of domestication have turned the silkworm into a workhorse.
September 7, 2011
Texas wildfires still burning as winds die down
The largest of the Texas wildfires - the Bastrop fire near Austin in Central Texas - is said to be 30 percent contained today.
September 7, 2011
Zoom in to star cluster NGC 2100 in Large Magellanic Cloud
A dazzling star cluster - NGC 2100 - lies in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a neighbor of the Milky Way.
September 7, 2011
See how fast wildfire spreads
The Bastrop wildfire - which is raging 30 miles east of Austin - has burned at least 600 homes and blackened 30,000 acres in the last 48 hours.
September 6, 2011
Sharper view of footprints, landing site, rover tracks on moon
New images released today by NASA show tracks from Apollo 17's lunar rover - and the last footprints left on the moon by astronauts - from the year 1972.
September 6, 2011
Ancient humans likely mixed it up
University of Arizona researchers used a simulation model to show that DNA from Homo sapiens contains pieces from ancient humans.
September 6, 2011
Richard Feynman in graphic novel by Jim Ottaviani
Jim Ottaviani spoke with EarthSky about his new book on world-famous Nobel physicist Richard Feynman, released in hardcover in late August 2011.
September 6, 2011
Hurricane Katia update
It's currently thought that an elongated region of relatively low atmospheric pressure will help steer Hurricane Katia away from U.S. shores.
September 5, 2011
Tropical Storm Talas leaves at least 30 dead in Japan
At least 30 are dead and 50 missing from Tropical Storm Talas' passage over Japan this weekend. Search-and-rescue work is ongoing.
September 5, 2011
