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Scientists glimpse 'magic island' on Saturn's largest moonA feature in a northern sea on Titan appeared suddenly before disappearing again. Researchers attribute this phenomenon to the shifting seasons on Saturn's moon.
How a private mission could bring back a piece of Mars by 2020The BoldlyGo Institute, a Colorado-based nonprofit, is developing a mission to scoop up some dust from the Martian atmosphere.
Now that we're pretty sure about the Higgs boson, what's left to discover?Physicists at CERN have discovered new evidence supporting the existence of the Higgs boson, which seems to behave exactly as the Standard Model predicted it would. So what's left for particle physics to uncover?
World's biggest atom smasher will soon smash atoms even harder, say scientistsThe Large Hadron Collider, which in 2012 was used to uncover evidence for the elusive Higgs boson, is on track to resume operations next year at double its former energy level.
SpaceX rocket launch scrubbed for third timeSpaceX rocket launch: A possible glitch with the Falcon 9 rocket postponed Sunday's satellite launch. The next launch opportunity is on Tuesday.
Can Obama save the honey bees?President Obama ordered US agencies to come up with a plan for protecting honey bees. Why just a plan? Why isn't the US banning neonicotinoids, a kind of pesticide that some research shows is killing off US honey bees?
White House announces strategy to save the honeybeesThe rapid decline of honeybees and other pollinators poses a serious problem for US food production, say administration officials.
Great white shark populations growing in eastern north Pacific, say researchersAn analysis of research on great white sharks in the eastern north part of the Pacific Ocean suggests that their numbers are increasing.
Will 'cosmic inflation' discovery stand the test of time?The March 17 announcement that researchers have detected signs of gravity waves has come under fire, as some scientists have cautioned that galactic dust could be interfering with the measurement.
Great white shark numbers surging of East Coast, say scientistsAfter decades of decline, great white shark populations in the western North Atlantic appear to have grown rapidly since 2000, thanks to conservation efforts and greater availability of prey.
Construction of world's biggest optical telescope starts with a bangA mostly ceremonial explosion on a Chilean mountaintop marked the beginning of the construction of the Extremely Large Telescope, which, when completed, will be the world's largest optical telescope.
Do black holes limit galaxy growth? Jet of ionized gas offers a clue.A streamer of ionized gas spotted hurtling from the heart of a galaxy nearly 245 million light-years away is suggesting to astronomers that supermassive black holes limit how big galaxies can become.
Neanderthal ancestor's skull reveals possible 'third hand'Hominin skulls unearthed in Spain point to an early human with the face of a Neanderthal and the cranium of a more primitive ape.
Was Neanderthal's evolution a 'Game of Thrones scenario'?Scientists reveal 17 skulls belonging to ancestors of Neanderthals. These bones tell a tale of evolution in stages and in different regions – not all at once.
Work starts on world's largest ground-based telescopeA project to build the world's largest telescope began with a bang as workers blasted the top off a Chilean mountain at a European Southern Observatory facility.
Performance of quantum computer no better than ordinary PC, say analystsAn analysis of the world's first commercially available quantum computer found it to be no faster than a classical personal computer.
- Russian astronauts step outside space station
Cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov and Oleg Artemyev ventured outside the International Space Station on Thursday for a 6.5-hour spacewalk.
Coming to Florida: More panthersWildlife officials in florida report that there could be as many as 180 wild panthers in the state.
- Fish-eating spiders are everywhere, say scientists
A scientific review has found spiders that dine on fish on every continent except Antarctica.
Endangered fish now spawning in Grand Canyon National ParkAfter a 22-year absence, razorback sucker fish appear to be spawning again in the Colorado River, sparking hopes among conservationists that the critically endangered species could be rebounding.
