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- Video shows hikers 'walking on water' Real or hoax?
A viral video shows hikers moving across a frozen mountain lake in Slovakia, where the water looks too clear to be real.
- Where did Earth's water come from? Rosetta data muddies picture.
Water vapor emitted by Comet 67P/Churyumov-Geramisenko is very different from the water found on Earth, casting doubt on the belief that Earth's water originally came from comets.
Oldest North American horned dino was the size of a crow, say scientistsScientists have described a new species of North American dinosaur, which, at 107 million years old, is the continent's earliest known horned dinosaur
This porpoise could be extinct in four yearsThe vaquita, a porpoise native to the Gulf of California, could soon be no more without stricter enforcement against illegal fishing, conservationists warn.
- Did Earth's water come from asteroids?
Data from a European probe orbiting a comet suggests that Earth's water came from asteroids, and not comets as was previously thought.
- Can SpaceX land a rocket on a floating ocean platform?
After it separates from the cargo spacecraft bound for the International Space Station, the first stage of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket will attempt to land on a floating platform in the Atlantic Ocean.
Explained: Mysterious features on Saturn's largest moonThe towering 'sand' dunes on Titan, which appear to form in the opposite direction of the moon's prevailing winds, are caused by intense rogue winds, new research finds.
Russian buys James Watson's Nobel for $4.7 million – to give it back to WatsonA Russian telecom tycoon says he bought James D. Watson's Nobel Prize medal in order to return it to the scientist.
- A pie on Mars? Bizarre structure baffles scientists.
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has snapped an image of a mysterious circular landform that scientists say could be volcanic in origin.
Did viking men bring their wives along?Viking men may have brought their wives with them to colonize new lands, a new DNA study suggests.
- What poultry, poppy seeds, and an X-ray machine can tell us about dinosaurs
Using X-rays to videotape a guineafowl walking across a bed of poppy seeds, paleontologists are unlocking the mysteries of dinosaur tracks.
No, a mountain-sized asteroid isn't about to destroy usDespite news reports from Russia that assert otherwise, asteroid 2014 UR116 won’t pose a threat to Earth in the next 150 years.
- After historic test flight, what's next for Orion spacecraft?
After a maiden voyage that took it some 3,600 miles above the Earth's surface, the Orion spacecraft will remain on Earth while NASA engineers work to improve its design for a trip to the moon.
Five Pluto mysteries that NASA's New Horizons spacecraft could solveOnce a planet and now a Kuiper Belt object, Pluto remains largely a mystery to astronomers. NASA's New Horizons space probe, now just a month away from its first observations of the mysterious dwarf planet, could provide some answers.
- How a wind tunnel unlocked the secret to Titan's bizarre landscape
Why do the dunes on Titan, Saturn's largest moon, look as though they were formed by winds blowing opposite to the moon's prevailing winds? Using a decades-old wind tunnel, scientists may finally have an answer.
- Did ancient Mars support life? Mysterious mountain could hold clues.
Data from NASA's Curiosity Mars rover indicates that a three-mile-high mountain in the middle of a crater grew out of a long-lasting lake.
- Rover discovery bolsters case for life on ancient Mars
Data from NASA’s Curiosity Rover suggests that, billions of years ago, Mars had long-lasting lakes that could have potentially sustained microbial life.
On ancient Mars, a lake suited for life?Billions of years ago, Mars had a lake that lasted long enough to sustained microbial life, finds new research using data from NASA's Curiosity Mars rover.
Nearly 3 billion miles away, a space probe awakensNASA's New Horizons space probe has successfully woken up from hibernation as it closes in on Pluto and its satellites.
What advice did Albert Einstein give to Marie Curie?This week, a 1911 letter of support from Einstein to Curie was posted online for public view.
