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Earliest music instruments foundExtreme weather of last decade part of larger pattern linked to global warmingAre Eyewitnesses in the Zimmerman Trial Reliable?Magma crystals hold valuable clues to volcanic eruptionsDinosaur with tiny arms unearthed in Argentina | The Raw StoryPrehistoric flutes date to 42,000 years agoVenus Transit 2012 animation now up
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An experimental solar-powered airplane took off from Switzerland on its first transcontinental flight Thursday, aiming to reach North Africa next week.
A privately built space capsule that's zipping its way to the International Space Station has also launched something else: A new for-profit space race.
The mass die-off of nearly 900 dolphins and porpoises along Peru's coast remains unsolved, Peru's government marine research agency says.
Peru's Sea Institute says in its final report on the mass die-off earlier this year of nearly 900 dolphins and porpoises that the cause remains unknown.
European researchers are planning to use new techniques to analyze DNA that could help crack the mystery of whether Bigfoot exists.
A decades-old jet fuel spill threatening Albuquerque's water supply could be as large as 24 million gallons, or twice the size of the oil spill from the Exxon Valdez, New Mexico environment officials acknowledged Tuesday.
James Doohan, Scotty from "Star Trek," spent his acting career whizzing through the cosmos. Gordon Cooper was one of America's famous Mercury seven astronauts. And Bob Shrake spent his work life anonymously helping send NASA's high-tech spacecraft to other planets.
The first private spaceship is headed to the International Space Station. Some questions and answers about the cargo mission by Space Exploration Technologies, known as SpaceX:
A powerful health advisory agency says Britain should extend free fertility treatments to women up to age 42 as well as same-sex couples, recommendations likely to be followed by many of the U.K.'s medical centers.
Pups in her womb, a large eye visible behind the rib cage, one baby stuck in the birth canal: all fossilized evidence that this ancient marine beast, the Ichthyosaur, died in childbirth.
Sea Launch AG says its oceangoing rocket pad and command ship have departed their Long Beach, Calif., home port for the equator to launch a communications satellite for Intelsat.
Millions of early risers in Asia turned their attention skyward to view a rare "ring of fire" eclipse as it crossed their skies Monday morning.
A dinosaur dispute is brewing between the Mongolian government and an American auction house, which sold a fossil of a fearsome T. Rex relative despite a court order not to.
From a park near Albuquerque, to the top of Japan's Mount Fuji, to the California coast the effect was dramatic: The moon nearly blotting out the sun creating a blazing "ring of fire" eclipse.
Here's how to win a 'present from space' from NASAJust answer a few simple questions in contest celebrating Landsat Program's 40th anniversary
Africa's first dark-sky park is pure heaven for stargazersNamibRand Nature Reserve in southern Namibia offers some of the best views on Earth
Could our big brains come from Neanderthals?Study: Gene could only be passed by interbreeding with humans
Wanted: Bigfoot hair samples for European study European researchers are planning to use new techniques to analyze DNA that could help crack the mystery of whether Bigfoot exists.In a project announced this week, Oxford University and Lausanne Museum of Zoology scientists appealed to museums, scientists and Yeti aficionados …
Apocalypse Soon: Has Civilization Passed the Environmental Point of No Return?: Scientific AmericanAlthough there is an urban legend that the world will end this year based on a misinterpretation of the Mayan calendar, some researchers think a 40-year-old computer program that predicts a collapse of socioeconomic order and massive drop in human population in this century may …
Auctioned dinosaur skeleton believed to be smuggledAll confirmed remains of tarbosaurs have been found in one spot — and Mongolia wants it back
New Genus of Velvet Spider Named after Lou ReedAn international team of biologists has discovered a new genus of velvet spider and named it after Lou Reed, an American rock musician and songwriter. Velvet spiders include some of the most beautiful arachnids in Europe and some of the world’s most cooperative species. …
Successful launch kicks off SpaceX's historic missionHawthorne, CA – Today, Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Dragon spacecraft to orbit in an exciting start to the mission that will make SpaceX the first commercial company in history to attempt to send a spacecr …
Snakehead fish sighting in Burnaby caught on videoThere's been another snakehead sighting at Burnaby's Central Park pond, confirming the presence of the so-called "frankenfish."
Man-made Pollution Shifting Tropics and Sub-Tropics PolewardWe've reported before on how climate change is expanding the tropics and sub-tropical zones towards the poles. Now there's some new research showing how man-made pollution, such as black carbon soot, is contributing to this poleward shift. Mat McDermott
Ancient walking mystery deepensOne of the first creatures to step on land could not have walked on four legs, 3D computer models show. Textbook pictures of the 360-million-year-old animal moving like a salamander are incorrect, say scientists. Instead, it would have hauled itself from the water using its f …
ASU compiles list of world's top 10 new speciesIn the forests of Myanmar is the monkey that sneezes every time it rains. In the mountains of Brazil is the blue, iridescent tarantula. And on the island of Borneo is the mushroom that acts like a sponge, named after SpongeBob SquarePants, the cartoon character.
Can Science Vanquish the Small-Mindedness and Bigotry of Social Conservatism?Growing public support for gay rights, including gay marriage, is the latest example of the moral liberalism that has transformed advanced industrial societies in the last few generations. The social traditionalists who claimed to be a “moral majority” in the United …
Babies left to cry are still unhappy hours afterwards as stress hormone remains highIt is a blissful moment for any parent, when a once fractious baby finally learns to fall asleep without a murmur. But mothers and fathers should not be lulled into a false sense of security, because their child may actually still be upset. A study found that levels of the st …
New species top 10 list: Underworld worm, walking cactus creature, blue tarantula, sneezing monkey, and moreArizona State University lists the top ten new species discovered from last year.
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