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Venomous snail uses insulin to put prey into sugar comaResearchers studied the venom in one kind of sea-dwelling snail and discovered that the creature uses insulin to induce hypoglycemic shock in its prey.
Want to invent the next big thing? Think like a kid.Seventh-grader Shubham Banerjee became the youngest entrepreneur to receive venture funding based on a prototype design that uses Lego Mindstorms parts to print braille materials for the blind.
Scientists read ancient volcano-charred scrolls without unrolling themUsing X-ray tomography, scientists have been able to read letters on scrolls buried by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in the ancient town of Herculaneum.
NASA's Dawn makes final approach to Ceres: first close-up look at dwarf planetDawn, scheduled to arrive at Ceres March 6, is expected to provide crucial insights into the processes at play on the solar system's innermost dwarf planet.
- National Film Registry: What makes a movie influential?
The National Film Registry archives America's most influential films. Analysis of how those films are selected could become a model for designing a metric to identify influential scientific research.
Elon Musk spends $10 million to stop robot uprisingElon Musk has joined the ranks of public intellectuals who are sounding the alarm about the dangers posed by advanced artificial 'superintelligence.'
It's been 10 years since we landed on Titan. Will we go there again?On Jan 14, 2005, a European Space Agency probe touched down on the surface of Titan, Saturn's largest moon.
Scientists reveal bizarre method sea turtles use to find their way homeFor decades, scientists have been stumped over how sea turtles can locate their birthplace after having traveled thousands of miles. Now, a new study may have found the answer.
2014 hottest year on record according to NOAA, NASABoth the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and NASA calculated that in 2014 the world had its hottest year in 135 years of record-keeping.
NASA's Mars orbiter spots lost Beagle rover, 11 years laterNASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has located Beagle 2, a lander that was part of the European Space Agency's Mars Express mission but failed to phone home after it was released for landing on Mars on Christmas Day in 2003.
'Spark of brilliance' bias holding back women in science?In seeking to understand why women are underrepresented in many science and math fields, a study suggests that society sees them as lacking the 'innate brilliance' needed.
Scientists discover that being a goose is actually kind of awesomeFor the bar-headed goose, a migration over the Himalayas means a swooping, plunging, zooming roller coaster ride, all in the name of energy efficiency.
- Does the Pope believe in global warming?
En route from the Philippines to Sri Lanka Thursday, Pope Francis told reporters that he is convinced that global warming is 'mostly' man-made.
Astronauts find no leak in US module of space stationAstronauts aboard the International Space Station have returned to the US module after determining that an ammonia leak alert was a false alarm.
Sea level rise rapidly accelerating, say scientistsNew research indicates that sea level rise between 1900 and 1990 was much slower than previously thought, suggesting that the current rate is accelerating.
Crew evacuates US segment of space station, but leak could be false alarmA possible ammonia leak into the US portion of the International Space Station prompted US astronauts to seek shelter in the Russian segment. Engineers believe the warning may have been a false alarm.
- Are giant squids actually tiny?
Well, no, but humans do tend to exaggerate the size of marine creatures, suggests a new study.
- Chemical leak scare prompts astronauts to abandon part of space station
An alarm – possibly false – indicating toxic levels of ammonia has prompted astronauts to evacuate the US module of the International Space Station.
Is this the world's smartest plant?A species of carnivorous pitcher plant from Borneo lets a few ant scouts escape so that it can nab a bigger meal, say scientists.
Toxic leak forces astronauts to evacuate space station moduleA leak of the International Space Station's cooling system into the American module has prompted the crew to shelter in the Russian module.
