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Exoplanet HD 189733b Gets Blasted by Eruption From Its Host Star
Astronomers using data from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have detected significant changes in the atmosphere of a planet (HD 189733b) located beyond our solar system. June 28, 2012
NASA's Cassini Spacecraft Finds Titan Likely Harbors Subsurface Ocean
Data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft indicates that Saturn's moon Titan likely harbors a layer of liquid water under its ice shell. June 28, 2012
Injected Oxygen Microparticles Could Keep People Alive After They Stop Breathing
Patients unable to breathe because of acute lung failure or an obstructed airway urgently need another way to get oxygen to their blood to avoid cardiac arrest and brain injury. June 27, 2012
Several New Ant Species Discovered in the Philippines
David General of Palawan State University, The Philippines and Gary Alpert of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University have discovered nine genera of ants that had never been recorded before in the Philippines. June 27, 2012
Georgia Tech Researchers Create Musical Robot Companion
Georgia Tech researchers have created Shimi, a musical robot companion. June 27, 2012
Sequoia Supercomputer is World's Most Powerful Computer
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), has announced that Sequoia, a new supercomputing system at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), has been ranked as the world's most powerful computing system. June 27, 2012
Library of Congress Acquires Carl Sagan Papers With Help From Seth MacFarlane
The Library of Congress has acquired the personal papers of American astronomer, astrobiologist and science communicator Carl Sagan (1934-1996). June 27, 2012
Diet of Early Human Relative Consisted of Leaves, Fruits, Nuts and Barks
Australopithecus sediba, believed to be an early relative of modern-day humans, ate a diet of leaves, fruits, nuts and barks according to a new study published here in the journal Nature. June 27, 2012
Cheating Robot Hand Beats Humans at Rock, Paper, Scissors Every Time
Automaton reports on a robot hand created by developers at the Ishikawa Oku Lab at the University of Tokyo. June 26, 2012
Scientists Say Emperor Penguins Threatened by Antarctic Sea Ice Loss
Scientists are projecting a major decline in emperor penguins by the end of this century as climate change reduces the extent of Antarctic sea ice. June 26, 2012
Google's Artificial Neural Network of 16,000 CPUs Learns to Detect Cats
Google says its Research at Google team has been exploring an alternative approach to machine learning that focuses on unlabeled data, such as random images fetched off the Internet. June 26, 2012
Caltech Scientists Find New Primitive Mineral in Meteorite
California Institute of Technology (Caltech) scientists have found a new primitive meteorite in the Allende meteorite, which exploded in the atmosphere and distributed pieces over Chihuahua, Mexico in 1969. June 26, 2012
Polar Mesospheric Clouds Captured From International Space Station
These polar mesospheric clouds were captured by astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS). June 26, 2012
Study Finds H1N1 Killed Hundreds of Thousands Worldwide
There were 18,500 lab-confirmed deaths from the the 2009 pandemic influenza A H1N1 that were reported to the World Health Organization (WHO). June 25, 2012
NASA Video: Curiosity's Seven Minutes of Terror
Before Curiosity can begin investigating Mars' past or present ability to sustain microbial life it first has to survive the descent to Mars. June 25, 2012
Club-Winged Manakin Rubs Wings Together to Produce High Humming Sound
Cornell researchers first reported in 2005 on the ability of the male club-winged manakin to rub its wing feathers together to produce a high hum. June 25, 2012
340 Ton Boulder Goes on Display at Los Angeles County Museum of Art
A 340 ton boulder has gone on display at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). June 25, 2012
Fungi Helps Plants Eat Insects
Researchers at Brock University have discovered that plants can consume nutrients from insects with the help of a fungi called Metarhizium. June 25, 2012
NASA's Kepler Spacecraft Discovers Planets Locked in Surprisingly Close Orbits
Two planets discovered by NASA's Kepler spacecraft are orbiting surprisingly close to each other. June 25, 2012
Chinese Spacecraft Docks With Orbiting Module
A Chinese spacecraft docked with an orbiting module Sunday. June 24, 2012