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NASA is go for 2016 Mars lander
New Mars InSight mission is focused downward and inward, on Mars' core, mantle and crust. It'll even probe Mars' interior.
May 21, 2014
Antarctica is losing 159 billion tons of land ice every year
This is Antarctic land ice, not sea ice, which in recent years has expanded. The land ice loss is now thought to drive 0.43 millimeters of global sea level rise per year.
May 21, 2014
Scientists: 30 U.S. landmarks at risk from climate change
The non-profit U.S. organization Union of Concerned Scientists this week released a report listing 30 iconic landmarks at risk from climate change.
May 21, 2014
Some sunlike stars eat Earthlike planets
Some sunlike stars are "Earth-eaters." As they form, they ingest large amounts of the rocky material from which planets like Earth, Mars and Venus are made.
May 20, 2014
Pacific in 2014 looks like record-breaking El Niño year of 1997
Conditions in the Pacific Ocean continue to suggest that a super strong El Niño might be forming in 2014.
May 20, 2014
Why Saturn has auroras
After a three-year observing campaign of Saturn using the Hubble Space Telescope, scientists have confirmed that auroras on Earth and Saturn have a common origin.
May 19, 2014
Scientists propose way to turn light to matter
Scientists believe light transformed to matter shortly after the Big Bang. Two UK physicists say they now know how to change light to matter here on Earth.
May 19, 2014
How octopuses don’t tie themselves into knots
You'd think their arms would get all tangled up. There are eight, after all ...
May 16, 2014
This is your brain on meditation
The brain processes more thoughts, feelings during meditation than when you are just relaxing, study shows.
May 16, 2014
Dangerous storms peaking further north, south than in the past, says new study
Powerful, destructive hurricanes and typhoons are now reaching their peak intensity farther from the equator and closer to the poles, according to a new analysis.
May 15, 2014
