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Report: Jellyfish Increasing in Most of the World's Coastal Ecosystems
A study by University of British Columbia researchers has found that Jellyfish are increasing in number in the majority of the world's coastal ecosystem. April 18, 2012
Doubts Over World's Largest Dinosaur Egg Claim in Chechnya
Chechen scientists discovered large smooth elliptical objects in a cliff near a construction site. April 18, 2012
NIST Researchers Say Iris Recognition Technology Continues to Improve
A new report from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) says identifying people by acquiring pictures of their eyes is becoming easier. April 18, 2012
Orphaned Baby Chimp Adopted by Elder Male in Disneynature's Chimpanzee
Disneynature's Chimpanzee documentary stars Oscar, a baby chimpanzee who finds himself orphaned and all alone after his chimp family is attacked by a rival band of chimps. April 17, 2012
Spectacular Solar Eruption Produces M1.7 Class Flare
The Sun unleashed a M1. April 17, 2012
Scientists Say Orangutan Nest Building Shows High Degree of Sophistication
Scientists at The University of Manchester spent a year observing and filming orangutans at a research facility in Indonesia. April 17, 2012
Hubble Panoramic View of 30 Doradus, a Star-forming Region of the Tarantula Nebula
This stunning Hubble image provides a panoramic view of 30 Doradus, a star breeding ground located in the Tarantula nebula. April 17, 2012
Some Stars Capture Rogue Planets
New research suggests that billions of stars in our galaxy have captured rogue planets that once roamed interstellar space. April 17, 2012
Scientists Use Crabs to Make a Computer
Scientists have built a computer using soldier crabs. April 17, 2012
Scientists Visualize Transformation of Powder Mixtures Into Molten Glass
Scientists have visualized the transformation of powder mixtures into molten glass for the first time. April 16, 2012
Researchers Discover Ammonites Made Homes at Ancient Methane Seeps
Deepsea expeditions have revealed that methane seeps are teeming with life. April 16, 2012
South Korean Prison Gets World's First Robot Prison Guard
A prison in South Korea has the first robot prison guard in the world. April 16, 2012
Tupac Hologram Performs at Coachella
Popsci. April 16, 2012
Sombrero Galaxy in the Infrared
This infrared image of the Sombrero Galaxy was re-released to celebrate the extension of the Spitzer warm mission through 2015. April 16, 2012
Pentagon Orders Innovega's Augmented Reality Contact Lenses
BBC News reports that the Pentagon has ordered Innovega's iOptik augmented reality technology, which involves contact lenses paired with glasses containing tiny flat-panel displays. April 14, 2012
New Analysis of Data From NASA's 1976 Viking Mission Suggests Life Was Found on Mars
Researchers looking at data from NASA's Viking missions in 1976 say the data indicates the Viking LR experiment found microbial life on Mars. April 14, 2012
Severe Tornado Outbreak Expected This Weekend in U.S.
A severe weather outbreak with dangerous life-threatening tornadoes is being forecast for this weekend in the U. April 14, 2012
UCLA Study Finds People Perceive Men Carrying Guns as Bigger Than They Actually Are
UCLA anthropologists asked hundreds of Americans to guess the size and muscularity of four men based solely on photographs of their hands holding a range of easily recognizable objects, including handguns. April 13, 2012
Engineers Build 5-Story Building on Seismic Shake Tablet to Test Earthquake Readiness
Structural engineers at the University of California, San Diego have built the world's largest outdoor shake table at the Englekirk Structural Engineering Center. April 13, 2012
Astronomers Discover the Musket Ball Cluster, a System of Colliding Galaxy Clusters
Astronomers have announced the discovery of the Musket Ball cluster, a system of colliding galaxy clusters. April 13, 2012