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- Scientists describe bizarre, mushroom-like sea creatures
A whole new taxonomic family has been created to describe two newly discovered species of deep-sea life.
3D printer in space: What will it print first?The first 3D printer in space is set to blast off to the International Space Station next month, potentially allowing astronauts to manufacture custom parts.
- Are you sharing your home with invasive crickets?
A study of camel crickets in the United States found that an invasive species from Asia is actually more common than its native counterpart.
Russia's zero-g lizard mating experiment ends badlyAn attempt by Russia's space agency to study the mating habits of reptiles in orbit has resulted in five dead geckos.
Global warming: How rising alpine vegetation could hit California water supplyA warming-climate-induced march of alpine vegetation up the sides of a river basin on the western slope California's Sierra Nevada could slash vital runoff, researchers say.
Bardarbunga volcano: Is a major eruption on the way?Iceland's meteorological agency has said that seismic activity around the Bardarbunga volcano seems to have subsided. But lava continues to produce a large plume of steam and gas.
Where will your message in a bottle end up? New math model offers clues.Using models of ocean currents mathematicians have developed a model that shows where floating ocean debris is likely to eventually end up.
Tropical Storm Dolly: Where will it make landfall?Tropical Storm Dolly: With sustained winds of near 50 mph, Tropical Storm Dolly could spell a soggy, windy week for those in its path.
Did Neanderthals produce abstract art?In a discovery that suggests that the ability to think abstractly was not limited to Homo sapiens, researchers have found carvings on cave walls that were etched by Neanderthals.
- Labor Day in space: Astronauts get a weightless holiday
The ISS crew have an 'off-duty day' on Labor Day, so they are free to send emails, shoot photos and videos, work on side projects, and link up with family members via video chat.
- Minor eruption prompts Iceland aviation alert: First red, now orange
After a fresh eruption from a fissure in the Bardarbunga volcano system, Icelandic authorities raised the threat level to red, the highest level. Once volcanologists determined the volcano was releasing only lava, not ash, the threat was lowered to orange.
- NASA approves massive Mars rocket: All systems are go for a 2018 launch
NASA's newest rocket will be the largest rocket ever constructed, standing 400 feet tall — 40 feet taller than the massive Saturn V rockets that carried men to the moon. The new launch vehicle is designed to send astronauts to asteroids or even Mars.
'Sparky' and its new stars give clues to how massive galaxies evolveAstronomers have discovered a budding galactic nucleus, which is undergoing a ferocious rate of star formation. It is providing researchers with their first glimpse at a key step in the galaxy-formation process.
As planet warms, 20 coral species added to endangered species listThe US government listed 20 new corals as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, bringing the total number of threatened coral species to 22.
Lava erupts from Iceland's Bardarbunga volcanoThe Icelandic Met Office has confirmed the presence of a lava streaming from an eruption north of Bardarbunga volcano.
Tropical storm Marie sends huge waves to Southern CaliforniaTropical storm Marie is expected to spin down to post-tropical cyclone status Thursday night, but its parting gift to California is delighting surfers.
Scientists open a window to sun's core – and try to pry it open furtherFor the first time, scientists have gotten important confirmation of the most fundamental process fueling the sun. Now, they want to use that research to learn more about the conditions that existed when the sun was born.
The original Eskimos have no living descendants, say scientistsThe first humans to populate the Arctic region of the Americas – the so-called Paleo-Eskimos – are genetically distinct from Inuit people and other modern Native Americans.
To study evolution, scientists raise fish to walk on landHow did our ancestors first adapt to living on land? An unusual species of air-breathing fish offers clues.
Using light, scientists turn bad mouse memories into good onesScientists say they have successfully used light to manipulate the neurons in the brains of mice to turn fearful memories into happier ones.
