NASA is developing an ambitious new mission to plunge a car-sized probe directly into the sun's atmosphere, boldly going where no spacecraft has gone before.
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The Smithsonian National Zoo has just launched a live webcam of the zoo’s four new baby African lion cubs and their mother. The cubs were born during the late night and early morning of Aug. 30 and 31 and will remain indoors until late fall.
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The crackdown by Vietnamese forestry officials is part of a broader effort to halt the illegal international trade in the meat of threatened species....
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Hurricane Earl is waning as it moves northward up the east coast of the United States. Some of the first researchers to notice the weakening had front row seats, watching the eye of the hurricane via drone flights.
In addition to the usual cadre of ...
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New feature lets users subscribe to friends to learn about new activity.
Facebook - Social network - Online Communities - Twitter - Subscription business model
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The Army & Air Force Exchange Service, along with the Coast Guard exchange, has made a decision not to allow the sale of the new 'Medal of Honor' video game in its stores or online site over concerns that players can assume the role of Taliban fighte...
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When the super-Earth COROT-7b was discovered in 2009, it was heralded as the rockiest, most truly Earth-like exoplanet yet. But a new study suggests it’s more like a comet.
In a paper to be published in the journal Icarus, an international tea...
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The sparkle of starlight off water could be the clincher for finding oceans on extrasolar planets. And it could be observable with the tech that will be deployed in the next generation of space telescopes.
“A glinting planet looks different fr...
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A 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck close to New Zealand's second-largest city of Christchurch early Saturday local time, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.
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A group of fisheries scientists argue that the Marine Stewardship Council, an influential body that ranks fish sources as sustainable, grants its seal of approval too easily. As a result, some fish populations may be more endangered than consumers be...
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The showdown over 3Par Inc. that ended Thursday was a puzzling spectacle. It pitted two of the world's biggest technology companies against each other for control of a company that was obscure outside of technology circles and flat-out unloved on Wal...
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Earl is moving up the East Coast, and the U.S. Coast Guard is getting ready, moving hundreds of thousands of tons of planes, boats and rescue gear into position. The Guard hopes for the best -- and prepares for the worst.
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Ultrafine measurements of atmospheric gases could help scientists track down the last sources of CFCs thought to be slowing the recovery of the ozone hole.
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