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Supervolcanoes on Mars? Researchers say they found calderas.The discovery of Martian supervolcanoes more powerful than any on Earth 'fundamentally changes the picture of ancient volcanism and climate evolution on Mars,' say researchers.
Tropical storm Karen gathers offshore: Will Karen reach hurricane status?Tropical storm Karen is forecast to lash the northern Gulf Coast over the weekend as a weak hurricane or continuing as a tropical storm.
Stink bugs, termites could soon be part of your dietStink bugs, mealworms, termites, and African palm weevils could feed the world, proposed this year's Hult Prize winners. Stink bugs are already on the menu in parts of Asia, Africa, and South America.
- Science reveals lake that fails to turn animals instantly to stone
A photographer working in a remote area in Tanzania has captured images of a mysterious lake that somehow lacks the capacity to suddenly transform animals into statues.
- Could tiny water droplets lower your electric bill?
Researchers report that a water droplet acquires a charge when it 'jumps' from a water-repellant surface, a find that could make power plants more efficient.
Disel pollution disrupts bees' flower huntExposure to pollution from diesel exhaust fumes can disrupt honeybees' ability to recognize the smells of flowers.
Lovestruck pufferfish responsible for strange sea floor crop circlesFor decades, no one knew who or what made such strange patterns on the sea floor.
Ancient supervolcano discovered in Martian highlandsVolcanoes previously have been spotted on Mars, which is known to have been volcanically active billions of years ago.
- How ants play the real estate market
Rock ants budget their resources toward finding a housing upgrade depending on how good or bad their current housing is.
- Teen's 'hollow flashlight' could bring light to Third World
Ann Makosinski has graduated from creating cameras with household scraps to inventing an award-winning light source that turns on with only the warmth of your hand.
Death-defying naked mole rat: How does it do it?The secret to the rodent's long life could be in its highly unusual ribosomes, according to a new paper published in PNAS.
Lost city of the Assyrian Empire found buried in IraqIn the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq, archaeologists have discovered an ancient city.
Jellyfish invade, shutdown Swedish nuclear reactorGelatinous plankton shutdown the Oskarshamn nuclear plant.
- Big bang: Scientists study light from a softball-sized universe
In the big bang's microwave afterglow is an odd light polarization pattern from when the universe was one millionth of a trillion trillionths of a second old. Scientists hope it illuminates a faster-than-light expansion.
Government shutdown: NASA turns 55 – and turns out the lightsThe government shutdown includes 97 percent of NASA employees. If anyone is out there, don't count on NASA to answer the next alien tweet.
New particle accelerator can rest on your fingertipPortable X-rays could result from a new particle accelerator chip that uses cheaper laser technology and less material to work.
Pompeii of the East? Clues to mystery mega volcano that blew 7 centuries ago.A volcano in Indonesia, Mt. Samalas, is now the leading suspect for an eruption that pumped more sulfur into the stratosphere than any in the past 7,000 years. Here's how scientists figured it out.
SpaceX launches upgraded rocket in first satellite missionThe launch of the new-and-improved Falcon 9, which put a Canadian satellite into orbit, marked the company's first launch from the West Coast.
Hairy black holes?! Black holes might be distinguishable from one another, say scientists.Black holes might emit distinct gravitational waves, contradicting an earlier model of the massive celestial objects.
How scientists cooked up a pasta-shaped molecule for your smartphoneA polymer shaped like wagon-wheel pasta can emit light in all directions, significantly reducing the amount of light wasted in LEDs, the authors of a new paper say.
