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Strange Tentacled Marine Creature Lived 520 Million Years Ago
A strange looking tentacled marine creature lived 520 million years ago. January 18, 2013
ESA Shares Images of Reull Vallis, a River-like Structure on Mars
The European Space Agency has shared new images of the Reull Vallis, a river-like structure on Mars. January 18, 2013
Disco Clam Creates Strobe-Light Effect
New Scientist reports that Lindsey Dougherty and fellow researchers from University of California, Berkeley have discovered the disco clam (Ctenoides ales) furls and unfurls its reflective lip even when there is no light. January 17, 2013
Wild Yaks Making a Comeback in Remote Tibetan Plateau
American and Chinese conservationists from the Wildlife Conservation Society and University of Montana recently counted wild yaks in a remote region of the Tibetan-Qinghai Plateau. January 17, 2013
Amateur Prospector Finds 12 Pound Gold Nugget in Australia With Metal Detector
An amateur prospector found a huge gold nugget near Ballarat in the Australian state of Victoria. January 17, 2013
New Research Indicates Supermassive Black Holes Grow Faster Than Previously Thought
Astronomers from Swinburne University of Technology have discovered that supermassive black holes are growing much faster than previously thought. January 16, 2013
Rare Haleakala Silversword Threatened by Climate Change
Biologists say the Haleakala silversword plant was under threat in the early 1900s from being eaten by animals and picked by visitors. January 16, 2013
4,000 Year Old Shaman's Stones Found Near Boquete, Panama
Archaeologists working at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama announced they have discovered shaman stones that are at least 4,000 years old near the town of Boquete. January 15, 2013
Scientists Catch Virus in the Act of Infecting a Cell
Researchers from The University of Texas at Austin and The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UT Health) Medical School announced that they have caught a virus (called T7) in the act of infecting a cell. January 12, 2013
NASA Says Asteroid Apophis Won't Impact Earth in 2036
NASA scientists at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory announced that they have ruled out the possibility the asteroid Apophis will impact Earth during a close flyby in 2036. January 12, 2013
NASA Space Telescopes Reveal Stormy Atmosphere of Brown Dwarf
NASA's Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes have revealed weather patterns on a brown dwarf named 2MASSJ22282889-431026. January 12, 2013
Scientists Create Giant Tobacco Plants That Remain Young Forever
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology IME in Munster, Germany have created tobacco plants that grow very large and have leaves that remain healthy and green. January 11, 2013
NASA Releases Video Footage of GRAIL's Final Moon Shots
NASA activated the camera about one of its GRAIL twins to take some final photographs before the satellites were intentionally crashed into a mountain on the moon last month. January 11, 2013
FDA Lowers Recommended Dose of Insomnia Drugs, Including Ambien
ABC News is reporting that the FDA is warning that Ambien's effects can linger in the body. January 10, 2013
Astronomers Spot Most Distant Supernova Found Yet
Astronomers have discovered the most distant supernova found so far. January 10, 2013
Robotic Baby Boy Makes Realistic Looking Expressions
Hanson Robotics released this video of Diego-San, a robotic baby boy with an expressive face. January 10, 2013
Video: Shark Embryo Responds to Electrical Stimulus by Ceasing Gill Movements
This video shows a bamboo shark embryo cease gill movements in response to an electrical stimulus. January 9, 2013
NASA's Hubble Reveals Fomalhaut B's Lengthy 2,000 Year Orbit Around Its Star
The Hubble Space Telescope took the false-color composite image above, which reveals the orbital motion of the planet Fomalhaut b. January 9, 2013
Rheinmetall Defence Laser Weapon Cuts Through Steel Girder Located 1,000 Meters Away
Germany based Rheinmetall Defence continues to develop its high-energy laser (HEL) technology. January 8, 2013
Japanese Researchers Developing Power Loader Power Amplification Exoskeleton Robot
Japanese researchers at Panasonic subsidiary Activelink are developing a robotic exoskeleton, called Power Loader. January 8, 2013