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Astronauts congratulate 'Gravity' cast and crew on Oscar winsNASA and several astronauts on Earth and in Space have sent their congratulations to 'Gravity' director Alfonso Cuarón and his team for their seven Oscar wins.
Bears stealing fewer picnic baskets at YosemiteThe black bears at Yosemite National Park are relying less on human food and garbage, thanks to more stringent food storage rules, say researchers.
The Web's new viral starMillions of viewers are tuning in for science-related YouTube videos like one that gives a tour of the Large Hadron Super Collider and clips of little-seen giant sea creatures.
Are we close to cheaper cleaner methanol?A newly discovered nickel-gallium catalyst can convert carbon dioxide into methanol leaving fewer by-products, say scientists.
Global warming disrupts ocean dynamics in Antarctica, study revealsClimate change has put a 'freshwater lid' on the Antarctic ocean, causing a humongous ice-free zone from the region to disappear.
Goat hair pheromone puts female goats in the mood, say goat-arousal expertsScientists have identified a pheromone in the hair of male goats that, in addition to producing a distinctive 'goaty' odor, also stimulates the reproductive systems of female goats.
The first Americans dawdled on Bering land bridge for 10,000 years, say scientistsRemains of trees and pollen buried deep below the Bering Strait, together with DNA analysis, suggest that the first Americans may have lingered in Beringia, which linked Siberia to Alaska, for 10 millenniums before the last ice age finally thawed, allowing them to enter North America.
- Sharks with cameras attached to their fins reveal surprising behavior
Instruments strapped onto – and in some cases swallowed by – sharks are shedding new light on how sharks swim, eat, live, and interact with other marine life.
Martian meteorite mystery: Marks made by microbes?A rock originating on Mars that fell to Earth during the Stone Age contains carbon-rich spheres and tunnels, possibly suggesting the presence of microorganisms on the Red Planet millions of years ago.
Archaeologists discover ancient gladiator school in AustriaUsing ground-penetrating electromagnetic currents and other noninvasive techniques, a team of archaeologists have detected a complex that served as a training ground for the ancient Rome's famed gladiators.
It's International Polar Bear Day. Why are humans so wild about fur?What is it about polar bears – and other furry animals – that makes them so appealing to us hairless apes, both as icons of environmentalism and as high-status clothing?
Inside semiconductors, a strange phenomenon emergesUsing high-intensity ultrafast laser beams, scientists have discovered liquid-like behavior inside solid semiconductors.
Mummy of a young Inca woman suggests ritual homicideSkeletal and hair samples of a female mummy reveal details about her life and the cause of her death.
Near-drowning of astronaut tied to wrong diagnosis, slow responseThe near drowning of a space-station astronaut from water that had collected in his helmet during a spacewalk stemmed from acceptance of unusual conditions known to increase risks.
Planet bonanza! Refined technique for planet ID nearly doubles total.New technique for sifting data from NASA's Kepler planet-hunting mission nearly doubles the number of confirmed planets so far. Of the new batch of 715, only four have certain Earth-like characteristics.
Sriracha sauce reveals what makes humans specialA recent video produced by the American Chemical Society explains why people enjoy a condiment whose most striking effect is to stimulate pain receptors in the mouth.
Scientists unravel mystery of ancient whale graveyardA single-celled organism might have killed the scores of marine animals preserved as fossils in Chile's Atacama Desert, say scientists.
A tropical glacier expanded, and then retreated. Why?Temperature, rather than precipitation, might have caused fluctuations in the size of Peru's Quelccaya Ice Cap, the largest tropical ice cap, finds a new study.
Whale graveyard in Chile suggests ancient mass die-offsA collection of fossilized whales and other marine animals as old as 9 million years indicates that mass strandings occurred repeatedly in the ancient past.
Radioactive materials from Japan's Fukushima disaster reaches Canada, say scientistsResearchers say that minuscule traces of radioactive cesium originating from Japan's ill-fated Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant have been found in Vancouver.
