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Fallout from the Russian fireball encircled Earth, research showsThe meteor that exploded near Chelyabinsk, Russia on February 15 created a mushroom cloud of microscopic dust grains that spread across the sky, encircling the planet within four days.
- Early humans lived in North China 1.6 million years ago, say scientists
A study of the magnetic properties of an archaeological site in North China reveals human occupation far earlier than previously thought.
- Sakurajima eruption shoots ash three miles high
Sakurajima eruption: The Sakurajima volcano erupted Sunday, sending a record-high plume of ash into the sky. The eruption covered the city of Kagoshima, Japan, with volcanic ash.
Beam me over, Scotty? A quantum leap in quantum teleportation.Quantum teleportation hasn't reached the heights dreamed of in science fiction – yet – but quantum entanglement did just 'beam' information across a measurable distance.
Voyager 1 left the solar system last year, research suggestsVoyager 1 is now in interstellar space, reports a new study that is at odds with NASA's findings, which places the venerable space probe just inside the sphere of our sun's influence.
Ancient mammal beat the dinosaurs, was outdone by rodentsScientists have recovered the oldest complete skeleton ever found from the multituberculate lineage, a group of mammals that outlived the dinosaurs - but then went extinct.
NASA and the Navy practice space-capsule recoveryWith NASA's Orion under development, the Defense Department and NASA are dusting off their old capsule-recovery playbook to achieve something they haven't done since 1975.
What's next for Kepler? NASA's storied planet hunter is looking for a job.Its days looking for Earth-like planets may be over (though it will take years to analyze its data backlog), but NASA's Kepler craft still could have a future. Next up: a reassessment of its abilities.
- Could you survive a dinosaur theme park visit gone awry? Take our quiz!
One minute you’re cruising through a dinosaur theme park in your Land Rover, enjoying swelling music as herbivore dinosaurs raise their long, mighty necks, and the next you’re dodging a T. rex that has chosen you – insignificantly fleshy thing – as its second breakfast.
Do you have the dinosaur smarts to make it out of this park alive?
New Antarctic ice core reveals secrets of climate changeA new Antarctic ice core that's more than 10,000 feet long suggests that West Antarctica may have begun melting more than 2,000 years earlier than believed. The secret? Sea ice.
Newly discovered mammal solves decades-old zoological mysteryThe announcement today of a newly discovered mammal, the olinguito, ends the rogue carnivore's decades long evasion of scientific categorization.
After big bang, galaxies wasted no time forming, Hubble data showThe star collections known as galaxies formed much sooner in the early universe than previously estimated, according to an analysis of data from the Hubble Space Telescope. Galaxies were well established within 2.5 billion years of the big bang.
Solar flare? Maybe not. Explaining four different kinds of solar storms. Like terrestrial storms, solar storms trigger effects that range from beautiful to annoying to dangerous. But what causes them? Here we explain four different kinds of solar outbursts that can impact us here on Earth.
Climate change means soft and sour apples, study findsA Japanese study has found that popular Fuji apple - known for its sweetness and crispness - has been getting mealier and sourer as the Japanese climate warms.
Oldest petroglyphs in North America confirmed in NevadaOldest petroglyphs: Scientists can't tell for sure who carved them, but they were found on the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe's reservation land.
Antarctica: How current ice melts follow past patternsDifferent regions of Antarctica are warming at different rates. This differential melting occurred similarly during ancient warming periods, researchers have found. Now scientists hope understanding the past will help them to better predict the future.
- Want a 'Star Trek' tricorder? Your smart phone could be getting close.
With a growing army of citizen scientists, the mobile technologies in a smart phone could help researchers improve weather forecasts or track the impact of a changing climate on vegetation.
Menu on Mars could include sushi, borschtSix researchers have emerged from a small dome in Hawaii after spending the past four months preparing dishes that future astronauts might eat on Mars.
What happened to Shackleton's sunken ship?A team of researchers found that the wood-eating mollusks that disintegrate doomed ships elsewhere in the world are seemingly absent in the Antarctic.
- Colombia earthquake: 6.5 magnitude temblor rattles Colombia
Colombia earthquake: A strong earthquake off Colombia's coast has produced a lot of shaking, but no injuries or damage, say reports.
