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Heat wave: Eastern US to see 'a resurgence of the heat,' say forecastersA storm amid record heat has left millions from Illinois to Virginia without electricity.
Did all predatory dinosaurs have feathers?A 150-million-year-old predatory dinosaur fossil points to evidence that dinosaurs evolving into birds were not the only ones to have feathers.
Scientists say they are within a boson's breadth of finding 'God particle'Physicists at the European Organization for Nuclear Research, or CERN, say that they have very strong evidence for the existence of the Higgs boson, a particle that, if it exists, would help explain why matter has mass.
Why has 2012 been the hottest year on record in the US?More than 40,000 daily heat records have been broken around the country so far this year, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, compared with last year's 25,000 daily records set by this date.
Higgs boson excitement: Almost palpableScientists hope to report the discovery of the Higgs boson particle by the end of 2012. Such a discovery would help explain the composition of the universe.
Will researchers solve the mystery of Amelia Earhart's disappearance?A team of researchers hopes to locate Amelia Earhart's plane off the coast of an island called Nikumaroro. Promising pieces of 1930's clothing and cosmetic products have been found there before.
- Will scientists announce discovery of Higgs boson? Buzz is building.
Chatter suggesting that the Higgs boson – the theoretical source of all mass – has been found is mounting. But if that's true, the 'God particle' will raise questions of its own.
Ex-NASA astronaut killed in jet ski accidentAlan Poindexter, a former US Navy captain and two-time shuttle astronaut, died in a jet ski accident in Pensacola, Florida, NASA said.
Physicists edge closer to 'God particle' discoveryScientists in Europe and the United States indicate that they have strong evidence for the existence of the so-called God particle, the Higgs Boson, which, if discovered, would help explain why matter has mass.
75 years after her disappearance, Amelia Earhart attracts interest in her hometownAmelia Earhart anniversary: Atchison, Kan., sees interest spike in Amelia Earhart, who was born there, as a search begins for her plane 75 years after her disappearance over the Pacific.
- 'God particle' data falls short of proof, say Fermilab researchers
Physicists at the Fermi National Accelerator Lab say they have strong evidence of the existence of the Higgs boson, the so-called God particle that could explain the existence of mass. But their evidence falls short of absolute proof, they say.
Company promises flights to the moon aboard recycled Soviet space stationThe moon may soon be a tourist destination for millionaires with Excalibur Almaz, a British spaceflight firm, preparing to sell $150,000 tickets aboard a 1970s Soviet space station retrofitted with new thrusters
Toting a fake Space Shuttle nose, NASA's 'Super Guppy' touches down in SeattleA reporter shares his first-hand flight experience aboard NASA's Super Guppy, designed for carrying massive payloads.
Private space telescope to hunt for big Earthbound asteroidsThe nonprofit B612 foundation is expected to launch its Sentinel space telescope in 2017 to detect big asteroids several decades before they could hit Earth.
- CERN physicists to make 'God particle' announcement Wednesday
CERN researchers say that they have all but proven the existence of the elusive Higgs boson, the so-called God particle that is thought to impart the property of mass to matter.
After six months in orbit, space station astronauts land safely in KazakhstanThe team of Russian, Dutch, and American astronauts touched down in a Soyuz space capsule.
Colorado wildfires are 'what global warming really looks like'The wildfires ravaging Colorado are a preview of the kinds of disasters that human-caused climate change could bring about, say scientists.
Leap second: Earth's slowing rotation makes Saturday one second longerLeap second: International timekeepers are adding an extra second to the official time to ensure that our clocks will keep pace with the Earth's rotation.
After 13 days in orbit, China's first female astronaut returns to EarthThe three-member crew, which includes China's first female astronaut, emerged grinning from their Shenzhou 9 space capsule.
- 'Leap second' to be added Saturday to keep pace with Earth's rotation
International timekeepers are adding one second to Saturday, so that our official clocks will again be aligned with the rotation of the Earth.
