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Asteroid worth $195B, asteroid miners speculateAsteroid worth $195B: Asteroid miners say that asteroid 2012 DA14, which will buzz past our planet on Friday could contain a jackpot of valuable metals.
Did Tyrannosaurus rex look like Barney? College kids get it wrong.Tyrannosaurus rex leaned far forward, but despite accurate portrayals in textbooks and "Jurassic Park," college students still envision T. rex in an upright, Barney-like stance.
Nevada earthquake followed by three aftershocksToday's Nevada earthquake had a magnitude of 5.1, reports the US Geological Survey, and was followed by three aftershocks over the next 40 minutes.
Supernova alert! Astronomers spot warning signAstronomers have identified the early warning sign of an imminent supernova: a stellar belch that could indicate the star will explode within a month or two.
Epic glacier collapse caught on cameraAn epic glacier collapse, caused when an ice bridge collapsed into the lake below, was captured on camera by visitor Christian Grosso.
You're descended from a fuzzy, bug-eating, scampering critter, say scientistsAnd so are all other placental mammals, according to a new morphological and genetic analysis that paints a clearer picture of our Cretaceous-period common ancestor.
What killed the dinosaurs? New evidence strengthens asteroid hypothesis.Evidence for the idea that non-avian dinosaurs were driven to extinction by an asteroid or comet impact is stronger than ever, thanks to a new radiometric analysis.
Earth-like planets next door? Prospect could point to 9.6 billion moreA new study calculates that the nearest Earth-like planet may be only 13 light-years away – and argues there may be more habitable planets out there than we thought.
Tonik, dog with human face, up for adoptionTonik, a Shih Tzu/poodle who some say has a remarkably humanlike face, is up for adoption at a shelter in Indiana. Why is it that Tonik appears so human to some people?
35 pyramids found in Sudan necropolis35 pyramids found: Archaeologists have found at least 35 pyramids, thought to be about 2,000 years old, at a gravesite in Sudan.
New British Antarctic research base travels on skisThe British Antarctic Survey's Halley VI Research Station stands on stilts with skis, allowing the station to stay one step ahead of the continent's shifting ice and stormy weather.
Threatened by global warming, wolverines could be listed as endangeredThe US Fish and Wildlife Services proposed listing wolverines under the Endangered Species Act, as the animals' Rocky Mountain habitat shrinks and fragments due to rising temperatures.
Milky Way could be home to 4.5 billion Earth-like planetsAstronomers have calculated that 6 percent of our galaxy's most common type of star probably host temperate, Earth-sized planets, meaning that a habitable alien Earth could be just a dozen light years away.
NASA's Curiosity rover taps Martian rock with its drillUsing its arm mounted drill, NASA's Curiosity rover has hammered a rock on an outcrop on Mars, in preparation for the first drilling activity on the Red Planet.
Comet ISON: NASA releases first photos of 'comet of the century'Comet ISON could put on a spectacular display in late November. Comet ISON could shine brighter than the moon in the night sky. Comet ISON was photographed by NASA's Deep Impact probe earlier this month.
Pacific earthquake: Are scientists underestimating 'superquakes'?Pacific earthquake: An 8.0 Pacific earthquake hit about 1,000 miles northeast of Australia. Over the past half-century, three 9.0 or higher 'superquakes' have hit the Pacific's Ring of Fire, pushing scientists to rethink their models of earthquake formation.
Earth-buzzing asteroid: Big enough to level a city, it was found by amateursAsteroid 2012 DA14 will set a record when it zips by within 17,000 miles of Earth next week. The 150-foot object was discovered by a team of dedicated amateur astronomers in southern Spain.
- Mathematician discovers largest prime number (so far)
The largest prime number yet discovered, 2 raised to the 57,885,161 power minus 1, is 17,425,170 digits long, which is 4,446,981 digits longer than the previous record holder, the 12,978,189-digit-long 2 raised to the 43,112,609 power minus 1, which was discovered in 2008.
Neanderthal species may have died out much earlier, according to studyIf true, the study, casts doubt on the idea that modern humans and Neanderthals co-existed — and possibly even interbred — for millennia, because humans aren't believed to have settled in the region until 42,000 years ago.
Red Bull skydiver fell even faster than we thoughtFelix Baumgartner, the Red Bull-sponsored skydiver who stepped out of a 24-mile-high balloon last October, reached a top speed of 843.6 mph, faster than had been previously estimated.
