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Why did those pilot whales in Florida beach themselves?Twenty-one pilot whales beached themselves on Florida's coast Tuesday, leaving scientists wondering what caused these highly intelligent mammals to strand themselves.
Curiosity rover's Twitter feed displays moxie, gumptionThe official Twitter feed of NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has proven wildly popular, thanks in large part to the pluck, spunk, grit, and bravura of the tweets themselves.
NASA's Eureka! moment: Sun produces humongous 'light-bulb' solar stormCoronal mass ejections are massive clouds of plasma and charged particles that are unleashed into space during strong solar storms.
Tigers and humans can cohabitate when tigers work nightsA study in Nepal finds that endangered tigers, when facing human sprawl, restrict their usual round-the-clock activity to nighttime.
Voyager 1 soars into uncharted space, 11 billion miles from the sunVoyager 1 turns 35 years old on Wednesday. Voyager 1 is on the fringe of our solar system. The spacecraft is so far out, it takes 17 hours for a radio signal from Voyager 1 to travel to Earth.
Rescued pilot whale declines unexpectedlyJust four whales remain of the pod of 22 that was found beached at Avalon State Park in Florida over the weekend. Experts hope the surviving whales will continue their recovery at SeaWorld Orlando.
- Florida: Pilot whales swimming on their own
After 22 pilot whales were stranded over the weekend, five are still living. Though they still appear stressed, experts hope to take the surviving whales to complete their recovery at SeaWorld Orlando.
Astronauts, family remember Neil ArmstrongAstronauts from the Apollo era and forward joined Neil Armstrong's family to celebrate the life of the first human to set foot on the moon.
Low-calorie diet may not help you live longer, if you're a monkeyLow-calorie diet: If you're a rhesus monkey, a low-calorie diet may not help you live longer, reports a new study that overturns previous findings.
Across America, tributes to Neil ArmstrongAs a blue moon rose Friday, people across the country celebrated the life of Neil Armstrong, who in 1969 became the first human to set foot on the moon.
Blue moon: Two chances to see this rare eventBlue moon: Early risers will see the blue moon Friday morning and in the evening. What's a blue moon?
Study: Low-calorie diets don't necessarily make you live longer, if you're a monkeyA 25-year study of rhesus macaques overturns previous findings that calorie-restricted diets tend to increase monkey longevity.
Blue moon: A cosmic wink at Neil Armstrong memorial serviceThe blue moon Friday is on the same day of a private memorial service for Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon. A blue moon occurs when there's a second full moon in one calendar month. It won't happen again until July 2015.
- Should the Apollo moon landing site be a National Historic Landmark?
The passing of Neil Armstrong, the first human to set foot on the moon, could energize the movement to preserve Tranquility Base and the NASA artifacts that remain there.
NASA telescope detects 'bonanza' of humongous black holesNASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey telescope has spotted millions of 'supermassive' black holes gorging on matter, says the space agency.
Beneath Antarctic ice, a potent greenhouse gas?A study published Wednesday suggests that the Antarctic Ice Sheet holds vast amounts of methane, which, if released during a thaw, could accelerate global warming.
- Why you shouldn't use the phrase 'once in a blue moon' this week
A blue moon, that is, a second full moon within one calendar month, is rare, but it still happens every once in a while. Like this coming Friday.
Sugar molecules – a building block of life – spotted orbiting starAstronomers have spotted molecules of glycolaldehyde, a simple sugar that is one of the ingredients in the formation of RNA, orbiting a star some 400 light years away.
Tatooine-like planet: Astronomers spot pair of planets orbiting twin sunsTatooine-like planet: In a cosmic first, astronomers have discovered two alien planets orbiting two stars, not unlike Luke Skywalker's home planet in the Star Wars films.
will.i.am debuts new single ... from MarsNASA's Curiosity Mars rover has beamed to Earth will.i.am's 'Reach for the Stars' Tuesday, in the first music broadcast from another planet.
