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Warm water threatens vast Anatarctic ice shelfA new study indicates that a large ice sheet is at risk. Warm water from below is causing it to melt.
What's causing mass pelican and dolphin deaths in Peru?Delays in the autopsies of thousands of dead pelicans and dolphins in Peru are causing difficulties for officials as they attempt to determine causes of death in these die-offs.
Amazing photo shows 'swarm' of starsTens of thousands of stars can be seen clustered together in a new image.
How a solar flare could send us back to the Stone AgeA powerful enough solar flare could knock out our power grids, disrupt our GPS satellites, and bring the global economy to a halt, warns a British scientists.
Light from alien 'super-earth' seen for first timeNASA's Spitzer space telescope has detected a light source coming from a large earth-like planet.
How a humongous garbage patch in the Pacific breeds new bugsThe great Pacific garbage patch has created a new breeding ground for a marine insect, which in turn is changing Pacific ecosystems.聽- Rare gorillas captured by hidden cameraThe video offers researchers a very unusual opportunity to view the Cross River gorilla behaving normally.
Planetary wrecking balls: how Jupiter might have destroyed Earth'Hot Jupiters' are Jupiter-mass planets orbiting close to stars. A study suggests that they might have been kicked inward from their original orbit, destroying or ejecting other planets.聽
Did gassy dinosaurs cause global warming?A new study found that giant plant-eating dinosaurs could have produced giant quantities of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas.
'Monster sunspot' may foretell powerful solar flares, says NASAA huge sunspot spanning more than 60,000 miles could erupt, sending high energy radiation into space.
Were pliable heads an adaptation to walking upright?New research relates hominin brain growth to walking on two feet.
Was ancient crocodile world's largest?Researchers have recently unearthed what they think may have been the biggest crocodile ever to have lived on Earth.
Horsehair helps locate the origins of domesticationA new study points to the area made up of Kazhakstan, Russia and Ukraine as the region that was home to the first domesticated horses.
Scientists: Dinosaur flatulence may have warmed EarthLike gigantic, long-necked, prehistoric cows, sauropod dinosaurs roamed widely around the Earth 150 million years ago, scientists reported in the journal Current Biology on Monday.- Did dinosaur 'emissions' help warm the prehistoric climate?In a new study, scientists theorize that giant, vegetation-munching sauropods emitted nearly as much methane each year into the warm atmosphere as do all natural and industrial sources today.
Did a copying mistake give rise to human intelligence?New research suggests that a copying error found in humans seems to distinguish human brains from those of primates.
Heartland Institute's digital billboards make bombastic comparisonsNew billboards designed by the Heartland Institute compare climate scientists to the Unabomber, and other mass murderers. Climate scientists and other writers respond.- Researchers tinker with bird flu: Are enough safeguards in place?A new study and one to be published soon on Asian bird flu have prompted debate about safeguards during research and how much access others should have to research details.
Supermoon Saturday: Why it's the biggest, brightest of 2012Supermoon Saturday: It's also called the 'Flower Moon,' and 'Milk Moon.' The 'supermoon' will be only 221,802 miles from Earth, the closest to our planet this year.- Jetman swoops across Brazilian skylineThe Swiss aviator Yves Rossy recently flew across the Rio de Janeiro sky with his jet-propelled wing, parachuting safely to a southern Brazilian beach.
