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- Astronomers spot auroras outside our solar systemThe brilliant displays known as the northern and southern lights exist not just on Earth, but on all planets in our solar system with a magnetic field. Now, for the first time, astronomers have detected them on a brown dwarf some 18 light years from Earth.
First LookLithium discovered in exploding star clears up stellar mysteryAstronomers looking out at Nova Centauri have spotted lithium for the first time in a stellar explosion.
Blue moon: What is a blue moon and where can you see it?Blue moon: An extra full moon on Friday will give astronomers, professional and amateur alike, the chance to look skyward once again.
First LookHow 'crazy ants' band together to carry foodThe degree of cooperation found among longhorn crazy ants is rare outside of humans and ants, according to a new study.
Drought in California: How farmers are copingCrops that need less water and demand a high price are becoming increasingly important in the country's top state for agriculture.聽- See Pluto's frozen 'heart' in amazing detailNASA has stitched together a new false-color image from photos snapped by its New Horizons space probe during its historic flyby of the dwarf planet Pluto.
Students in France find 560,000-year-old human toothIn what at least one paleontologist hails as a major discovery a duo of student volunteers unearthed France's oldest known human fossil.
Got a question for Stephen Hawking? Now's your chance.From July 27 to Aug. 4, famed physicist聽Stephen Hawking will be taking questions in a Reddit 'Ask Me Anything' thread.
Science NotebookClimate change trifecta exacerbates urban, coastal floodingStorm surge, high rainfall, and rising sea levels put聽low-lying US coastal cities at risk of devastating floods, researchers say.聽
Scientists unlock secrets of dinosaurs' powerful chompT. rex, Velociraptor, and other theropods used serrated teeth to tear apart their prey, say scientists.
Science NotebookT. rex's nine-inch, serrated teeth: A dentist's dream or nightmare?New research found that unique serrations make Tyrannosaurus teeth highly resistant to damage, thus helping the dinosaur and its relatives secure their place at the top of the prehistoric food chain.
Musk, Hawking: Terminate killer robots before they terminate usBillionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, physicist Stephen Hawking, and others have signed an open letter warning of the dangers of combining weapons with artificially intelligence.聽聽- Despite glitch, planet hunter's discoveries keep rolling inDespite a malfunction two years ago, NASA's planet-hunting Kepler space telescope still managed to spot the very Earth-like exoplanet Kepler-452b, whose discovery was announced last week.
Science NotebookMusk, Hawking, Chomsky: Why they want a ban on killer robots.Leading researchers in robotics and artificial intelligence signed an open letter, published Monday, calling for a preemptive ban on autonomous offensive weapons.
Science NotebookReboot the suit: With $500,000 pledged, Smithsonian sets sights even higherThe Smithsonian Institute's crowdfunding campaign to preserve the spacesuit worn by Neil Armstrong raked in $500,000 in just five days, and now the organizers are setting their sights even higher.- Breathtaking Pluto images reveal icy dwarf planet's plains and mountainsNASA's New Horizons space probe has sent back its highest-resolution images yet of Pluto and its moons.
- What would it be like to live on Earth's planetary 'cousin'?Kepler-452b, the most Earth-like planet yet discovered outside our own solar system, probably has stronger gravity and a thick atmosphere, say scientists.
Science NotebookAre Sierra Nevada wildfires getting worse now with climate change?Researchers from the University of California, Davis, describe the increased frequency of wildfires in high elevations as 'yet another harbinger of climate change.'
Astounding New Horizons photos reveal Pluto's atmosphere, surfaceSpectacular new photos snapped by NASA's New Horizons space probe reveal flowing ices and a hazy atmosphere.
Success in Kickstarter campaign to save Neil Armstrong's spacesuitThe Smithsonian's Kickstarter campaign to conserve the spacesuit that Neil Armstong wore on his historic walk on the moon has met it's goal, and the museum now hopes to raise more money to help conserve Alan Shepard's suit.
