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- Greenland's glaciers melting faster, say scientists
Greenland's glaciers are melting 30 faster than they were a decade ago, satellite images reveal.
- European Space Agency to explore Jupiter's moons
The ESA has given the go-ahead for a solar-powered space probe that will examine the icy Jovian moons of Ganymede and Europa, along with Jupiter's upper atmosphere.
- Plants flowering much faster as global temperatures rise
Scientists have been underestimating the effects of climate change on plant growth, according to a recent study.
- SpaceX software hangup delays first private launch to space station
SpaceX has announced that it is delaying its scheduled May 7 launch of the first launch of a commercial rocket to the International Space Station so that they can continue to test the software for the space capsule's docking mechanism.
- Black hole emits humongous energy burst
An unusual brightness, documented by NASA's Chandra telescope appears to be coming from a black hole.
- Were dinosaurs in decline before the asteroid?
A recent study shows that larger herbivorous dinosaurs were becoming less diverse before the mass extinction.
- Humongous fleas gorged on dinosaurs, report scientists
Five to 10 times larger than today's bloodusuckers, the flea-like Mesozoic bugs whose fossils were unearthed in China are thought to have dined on feathered dinosaurs and mammals.
- SpaceX: Private launch to space station now delayed indefinitely
The first instance of a private company sending a craft to the International Space Station has been put off, and it has not yet been rescheduled.
- Color-changing artificial muscles make the wearer disappear
Artificial muscles can make the wearer disappear, according to new research. Scientists have mimicked the processes used by zebrafish to create these visual effects.
- Oldest human blood cells found in surprisingly well-preserved 'iceman,' say scientists
Oldest human blood cells: Discovered in 1991, the body of a man who was felled by an arrow in the Alps some 5,300 years ago still has intact red blood cells, scientists have discovered.
- Scientists discover 24 new lizard species in Caribbean
Two dozen new species of skink, a type of lizard, have been discovered in the Caribbean. But many of them are imperiled by the mongoose, which was introduced to the islands in the 19th century.
- Some dinosaurs were declining before asteroid struck, say scientists
By the time that giant meteor collided with our planet at the end of the Cretaceous, some dinosaur species were already heading toward extinction, new research indicates.
- Supermoon Saturday: Biggest moon of the year
Supermoon 2012 comes on May 5. The 'supermoon' is when a full moon coincides with the moon's closest approach to Earth. The supermoon will be 16 percent brighter than a normal full moon.
- SpaceX test fires rocket bound for space station
A week ahead of what is touted as being the first attempt by a private company to send a spacecraft to the International Space Station, SpaceX test fired their Falcon 9 rocket.
- How a bizarre ocean current could create coral refuges
Warming in the Pacific could lead to new currents that create islands of refuge for corals, new research suggests.
- National Honesty Day: This story is an attempt to get Web traffic
National Honesty Day: April 30 marks National Honesty Day. We hope that you'll visit this page so that we can get a tiny bit of advertising money.
- Death Valley used as stand-in for Martian landscape
A project scientist for NASA's huge Curiosity rover is leading a handful of journalists on a trip to Death Valley, whose geology and vistas resemble Mars in some places. The goal is to help reporters get a better idea of the science Curiosity will be doing when it touches down on the Red Planet on the night of Aug. 5.
- Bullied dolphin hides from tormentors near Huntington Beach
A dolphin nicknamed 'Freddie,' spent the weekend swimming in shallow waters near Huntington Beach, in the Bolsa Chica wetlands. When the dolphin tried to leave, a pod of dolphins chased him back toward shore.
- Don't believe the headlines. Wind farms do not cause 'global' warming.
A recent study published in Nature Climate Change suggests that large wind farms could be pulling down hot air at night, raising the average temperature of the local region. The results of the study, however, have been widely misconstrued in the news media.
- How wind farms could cause local (but not global) warming
The atmospheric turbulence caused by large wind farms could cause local temperature increases, a new study indicates.