Jun 17 2011
U.S. Senator Calls Robot Projects Wasteful
Tom Coburn says that three NSF projects lack useful applications and shouldn't have received government funding.
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May 17 2011
Protecting Marine Wildlife With Tags
Satellite tagging of animals can have conservation benefits.
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Apr 05 2011
Antarctica Growing Green With Grass
Grasses are taking advantage of the warming Antarctic climate. Are weeds next?
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Mar 22 2011
Mathematical Budding Model Revealed in a Lily
The blooming of the lily provides a mathematical surprise, showing that poets had it right all along.
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Dec 30 2010
Pale Blue Dot
Twenty years ago, Voyager 1 snapped a photograph that yielded an iconic image of Earth.
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Dec 30 2010
Pale Blue Dot
Twenty years ago, Voyager 1 snapped a photograph that yielded an iconic image of Earth.
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Dec 02 2010
Earth’s Extreme Life Knows No Bounds
Manipulating microbes shows need to redefine life on Earth, again.
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Nov 19 2010
Large Seismic Fault Found in the Rockies
Pointing out faults is a good thing when it comes to earthquake warnings.
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Oct 29 2010
Is Astrology Rubbish? Don’t Get Me Started
Astronomer Mark Thompson explains why he's fed up with astrology and why star signs have little relevance to the realities of the Universe.
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Sep 23 2010
Searching for the World’s Deepest Cave
A daring, death-defying race to find the planet's deepest hole is chronicled in a gripping new book.
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