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World's only undersea lab could shut downLack of funding has left the Aquarius Reef Base, an underwater laboratory in the Florida Keys, fighting for its survival.
IQ test: Women are now scoring higher than menIQ test: Women are now scoring higher in IQ tests than men, reports one of the world's foremost intelligence researchers.
Will NASA's Mars rover land safely? Glitch could delay news.NASA's Curiosity rover is due to touch down on the Martian surface on August 5, but a malfunction in another NASA spacecraft orbiting Mars will mean we'll all have to wait longer to find out if the landing is successful.
As predicted, humongous iceberg breaks away from Greenland glacierLast autumn, scientists predicted that the Petermann Glacier, which is larger than the island of Manhattan, would soon break way from the Greenland ice sheet. They were right.
What's on the menu for NASA's manned Mars mission?Hydroponic carrots and bell peppers could join the usual freeze-dried fare for the three-year journey to the Red Planet and back.
Trio of astronauts help restore faith in Russian space programThe safe arrival Tuesday of an American, Japanese, and Russian astronauts at the International Space Station helps improve confidence in the Russian space program. The Russian effort has been beset by problems lately.
Rodent thieves explain mystery of tree survivalThievery by rodents moved an estimated 87 percent of seeds beyond the immediate vicinity of the parent tree, according to a study.
NASA's free video game for Xbox Live: 'Mars Rover Landing'Three weeks before the Mars Curiosity rover is scheduled to touch down on the Red Planet, NASA had unveiled a new video game that takes players through the spacecraft's 'seven minutes of terror.'
Future Mars rover mission could rely on new supersonic parachutes, atomic clocksAs NASA's planetary exploration budget is squeezed, NASA scientists are finding new ways to lower the costs of future Mars rover missions.
Solar storms: Five key factsThis weekend's solar storm brought spectacular auroras over a big part of the Northern Hemisphere. Here are five facts about these dazzling – and sometimes dangerous – eruptions from our sun.
A year after Space Shuttle's final flight, workers still struggleA year after the final flight of the Atlantis marked the end of NASA's Space Shuttle program, thousands of engineers and other workers who helped make the program possible are still looking for decent work.
SpaceX capsule one step closer to manned flight, says NASASpaceX's Dragon space capsule has passed a main design review, brining the private spacecraft closer to carrying astronauts into orbit.
Fifth moon discovery reminds us how little we know about PlutoOrbiting at outskirts of the solar system some three billion miles from Earth, Pluto remains shrouded in mystery.
Veteran crew en route to space stationA trio of experienced astronauts blasted off Saturday night from Kazakhstan's Baikonour Cosmodrome to join the crew aboard the International Space Station.
Are solar storms hazardous? It depends on how fast they move.Studying the speed of particles in solar storms may help predict dangerous impacts: the slower the particles' speed, the higher the risk, say NASA scientists.
Lemurs likely most endangered vertebrates, biologists reportMore than nine out of 10 lemur species are threatened, conservationists concluded this week in Madagascar, home to more threatened species than any other country.
Huge solar storm hurtling toward Earth this weekendSolar Storm: Scientists say not to worry about the huge stream of electrically charged plasma that is barreling toward our planet at more than three million miles per hour.
- Hubble spots fifth moon orbiting ex-planet Pluto
Scientists have announced the discovery of a fifth moon of Pluto. Dubbed P5 for now, it is the smallest moon yet detected orbiting the frigid dwarf planet.
Pluto's fifth moon: five fascinating factsUsing data from the Hubble telescope, SETI scientists spotted a fifth moon orbiting the icy dwarf planet Pluto.
Giant solar storm barrelling toward our planet no big deal, says space weather forecasterIn severe cases, solar storms can cause power outages, damage satellites, and disrupt GPS signals, but a US Space Weather Prediction Center forecaster says it will be 'a minor event.'
