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NASA funds 3-D pizza (and chocolate) printerDoes computer-printed food conjure images of Star Trek's replicator? A prototype 3-D printer for food has already produced chocolate, but its designer has his sights set on pizza, which NASA hopes to feed to astronauts.
Oklahoma tornado was a monster, but it wasn't a record-breakerThe Oklahoma tornado Monday was an EF5 – the severest rating. But a tornado that hit the same area in 1999 had faster winds, and a 2004 Nebraska twister was almost twice as wide.
- East Rutherford Sinkhole? How a forklift saved a man.
East Rutherford Sinkhole? A forklift worker narrowly escaped serious injury after a warehouse floor collapsed in East Rutherford, N.J.
Tornado season off to a late but deadly startTornado season usually starts in mid-April, but this year's first big tornado will go down in the record books not only for its tardiness but for its deadly scale: It reached half a mile wide and killed at least 51, including 20 children.
Gerbil, mouse astronauts perish on Russian spaceflightAfter a month in orbit, Russia's Bion M space biology craft touched down in Russia, with most of its crew dead as a result of technical malfunctions.
Moon explosion as humongous rock strikes lunar surfaceMoon explosion: An explosion on the moon could be seen on Earth in March as a boulder-sized object smashed into the lunar surface at 56,000 miles per hour.
Kepler epitaph? Eight most intriguing finds of troubled telescope. Kepler, the space telescope designed to help us find other Earth-like planets, is on the fritz. Scientists hope they will be able to fix it remotely, but if they can't, its brief, brilliant career could be over. Here are eight of its most important discoveries.
Moon hit by boulder-size meteoroid, causing 'explosion' visible from EarthIf you had been looking up at the moon at the right moment on March 17, you could have seen a one-second burst of heat caused by the impact of a large meteoroid.
- Crazy ants vs. Fire ants: Who's winning?
Crazy ants are taking over areas once occupied by fire ants in the South. The sting of Crazy ants isn't as painful and migrate slowly. But Crazy ants multiply faster.
Why do planets farthest from sun have highest winds? Team closes in on answerThe planets beyond Mars exhibit the highest winds speeds of any other planets in the solar system. It's a puzzle, because less energy from the sun is available there to drive higher winds.
Blue crabs in Maine? Something fishy about global warming.Warming oceans are changing the mix of species in the world's fisheries, according to a new study. Marine-ecosystem models have indicated that this could be an effect from global warming.
Charles Darwin wrong about coral reef formation?Though deep drilling on reefs finally confirmed Darwin's model in 1953, the reality of reef-building may be more complex.
Kepler, a prolific hunter for other Earths, is suddenly in troubleKepler's quest for an Earth-like planet orbiting a sun-like star has been put on hold, NASA said, after the spacecraft sensed it was facing in the wrong direction and put itself in 'safe mode.'
Angelina Jolie's op-ed prompts strong reactionsAngelina Jolie revealed today that she has spent the past several months fighting her risk of breast cancer by undergoing a double mastectomy. Responses have been varied.
New salt study: We're still drowning in saltNew salt study: Despite warnings from the CDC, most producers of fast foods and processed foods didn't lower the salt content in their foods between 2005 and 2001, say researchers.
How Einstein's theory of special relativity helped find a new planetTo find the planet, astronomers used Einstein's theory as it pertains to the intensity of a beam of light. The method could add more exoplanets to a growing list, no 'wobble' or 'transit' required.
- Chris Hadfield, space music video star, back on Earth
Chris Hadfield, the first Canadian to command the International Space Station, landed on Earth. But Chris Hadfield made a bigger splash with his music video.
Can your iPhone's digital footprints reveal your physical location?Users of iPhones may be uniquely vulnerable to a new kind of cyberstalking that can reveal their real-life whereabouts, if they leave GPS and Wi-Fi activated.
'Space Oddity'? First rock video sung and shot in space wows David Bowie.Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield performed and recorded the David Bowie classic 'Space Oddity' aboard the International Space Station, eliciting praise from Major Tom himself.
- Ice wave comes ashore in Minnesota
Ice wave comes ashore: High winds on a Minnesota lake have pushed a wave of ice right into people's front yards.
