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Mars rock hound: Rover Curiosity prepares to head for unique formationThe Mars rover Curiosity is about to head for Glenelg, a unique confluence of rock formations. It's only a quarter-mile away, but the trip could take weeks as the chemistry lab on wheels examines the terrain.
Facebook gets results? 2010 vote experiment worked, scientists say.More than 61 million Facebook users unknowingly participated in the study, which sought to measure the ability of online social networks to catalyze actions in the real world.
Pleistocene Park? Scientists edge closer to cloning woolly mammoth.An international team of scientists in Siberia have discovered well-preserved woolly mammoth remains that may contain living cells, brining science a step closer to cloning the prehistoric animal.
Where does dark energy come from? New simulation could reveal origins.Using the world's third-fastest computer, researchers seek to explain dark energy by running a simulation of the universe, from the Big Bang to the present day.
Amateur astronomers spot humongous explosion on JupiterA possible comet or asteroid's impact on Jupiter Monday caused an explosion that was recorded on video by an amateur space watcher here on Earth.
Rotten egg smell traced to California's Salton SeaRotten egg smell: Scientists say strong winds from a storm churned the Salton Sea, stirring up foul-smelling gasses from the lake bottom. The Salton Sea is 150 miles southeast of Los Angeles.
Tiny wasps snack on deadly spidersResearchers have recently described the spider-eating habits of a previously little-known Australian wasp. The new study was spurred by the curiosity of a 9-year-old boy.
New DARPA robot could make Marine pack mules obsoleteDeveloped by DARPA and the robotics company Boston Dynamics for the US Marines, the Legged Squad Support System robot can carry up to 400 pounds over rough terrain.
Scientists release list of world's 100 most threatened speciesThe International Union for the Conservation of Nature has comp.iled a list of 100 species from 48 countries, which they say will soon disappear if nothing is done to protect them.
Will NASA's Mars rover find signs of life? A Q&A with a Curiosity astrobiologist.NASA's Danny Glavin is among those leading the search for amino acids and nucleobases on the surface of Mars.
Rotten egg smell: Is Salton Sea source of California's big stink?Rotten egg smell: A sulfurous stench hit southern California residents Monday. The Salton Sea, a saltwater lake 150 miles southeast of Los Angeles, may be the source of the rotten egg smell.
Did Mars have ancient oceans? Maybe not, new study says.Clay deposits on Mars have been seen as evidence that the planet once had a warm, wet climate. But a new study suggests the clay could have volcanic origins.
Do Martian clay deposits prove existence of liquid water? No.A study found that the types of clays found on Mars to not necessarily require Earthlike aquatic conditions.
Mars rover snaps high-resolution photos of itselfIn a test of the powerful camera mounted at the end of its robotic arm, NASA's Curiosity Mars rover snapped some photos of its own wheels and underbelly.
Santorini volcano: Magma pooling below Atlantis-myth volcanoWhen the volcano erupted in approximately 1620 B.C., it created tsunamis 40 feet tall that destroyed much of the civilization flourishing in and around the Aegean Sea.
- New Mars theory paints a drier picture of the Red Planet
Since water is thought to be essential for all life, the Martian clay findings complicate the question of whether early Mars was likely to have been hospitable to life.
Scientists fear Curiosity rover drill bits could contaminate MarsThe possible contamination of the drill bits occurred six months before the rover’s launch last Nov. 26. The bits had been sterilized inside a box to be opened only after Curiosity landed on Mars.
Sea otters: Surprising global warming warriors have effect on CO2 levelsSea urchins greedily graze on kelp when otters are not around, but in the presence of the predators, urchins hide in crevices and eat just the plant scraps.
Crab species on ocean floor has ultraviolet vision, say researchersA crab living in darkness at the bottom of the Caribbean Sea is sensitive to blue and ultraviolet light, an adaptation that researchers think helps it spot food that bumps against glowing plankton.
- Curiosity makes tracks on Mars
NASA engineers high-fived in celebration of the visual representation of their work as seen in new images of the tracks left by the Mars rover Curiosity. The rover is taking a break for a few days while scientists check out some of its equipment.
