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NFL scores: Your team is probably less invincible than you imagineAs the NFL season opens, a British study shows NFL sports fans are overly optimistic about their teams. And scientists have found a better way to measure the cognitive trick of 'optimism bias.'
First LookHow space station robot could become the next astronaut instructorFrench researchers have developed autobiographical memory for humanoid robots that could prove useful in assisting astronauts on the space station.
Why hawks protect hummingbirdsA new study shows how hummingbird nests see fewer predators when located near hawk nests.
Construction for Calif. homes unearths former residents: Ice Age fossilsConstruction workers unearthed fossils dating back to the last Ice Age during grading at a Carlsbad development site.
All the single ladies? Study finds decrease in male frogsChemical runoff from suburban landscaping causes changes in the sex ratio of local frogs.
Could a fifth baby orca signal a rebound for Pacific killer whales?A fifth orca has been born since December to the endangered group of killer whales in the Pacific Northwest.
How 3-D imaging could reveal new view of old Lake Huron shipwrecksResearchers are creating three dimensional images of shipwrecks deep in Lake Huron in Michigan, revealing the wrecks to the public and further exploration.
Can Maine landowners save the Canada lynx from decline?Landowners are working with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to recreate the habitat the Canada lynx needs to hunt successfully in Maine. The lynx faces a quick decline without that habitat.
鈥楽uper-henge鈥�: Archaeologists use radar technology to find Neolithic monumentNew radar technology allows archaeologists to visualize an ancient monument underground, shifting previous assumptions about the Stonehenge civilization.聽
Will the Paris climate talks hit it out of the park or be a planetary strike-out? (Opinion)Climate talks in 1997 and 2009 left more to be desired in global climate change politics. If upcoming talks in Paris go similarly, the results could be devastating.
First LookMeet the man behind this stunning shot of the space station and the sunNASA senior contract photographer Bill Ingalls adds another spectacular space history photo to his decades-old collection.
Of cliques and clicks: How sperm whale dialects influence social groupsSperm whales use different dialects that reinforce their social hierarchy, say researchers. These dialects and clans seem to be strengthened by a preference for similar companions and social learning.
More Pluto images on way: 'the best data' still to comeLater this week, mission scientists are expected to publicly unveil the first images in what is expected to be a 15-month flow of data from the New Horizons spacecraft, following its flyby of Pluto in July.
First LookYour cat may not need you as much as you need itCats may not rely on their owners for safety and security the way dogs do, a new study has found.
Fireball streaks through Thailand sky. Why did no one see it coming?While efforts to detect incoming space debris are under way, small objects can be difficult or impossible to detect before they fall into the Earth's atmosphere.聽
NASA's latest baby: Hedgehog robot to hop around asteroidsResearchers at NASA are developing a robot capable of maneuvering low gravity surfaces such as comets and asteroids.
Science NotebookNASA and 'The Martian' partner to make space 'cool' 鈥� and accurateRidley Scott partnered with NASA scientists to make 'The Martian' as realistic as possible. 'The more that happened, the more I got excited,' says NASA's Jim Green.
Can polar bears survive without ice? Scientists weigh in.A computer model suggests that polar bears could replace hunting for seals on the ice with hunting caribou and goose eggs on land, but some scientists are skeptical.
Entangled blue whale: Search continues for whale caught in fishing lineWhen the entangled blue whale was spotted on Friday, the seas were too rough to try cutting the line. By the time the seas had calmed, the 80-foot whale had slipped away, still tangled in the 200-foot fishing line.
Supermoon lunar eclipse to occur this month: Who will see it best?On September 27, a rare combination of聽supermoon and a lunar eclipse聽will grace the Earth鈥檚 skies for the first time since 1982.