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Lost Antarctic Emperor Penguin Will Have to Find Its Own Way Home From New Zealand Beach
An Antarctic Emperor Penguin made a 2,000-mile wrong turn and found itself in New Zealand. June 22, 2011
FDA Releases New Graphic Cigarette Warning Labels
The FDA will require larger, more prominent cigarette health warnings on all cigarette packaging and ads in the U. June 21, 2011
U.S. Postal Service Honors Four American Scientists With Forever Stamps
Four American scientists have been honored on Forever stamps issued by the U. June 20, 2011
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope Captures Image of Glowing Green Ring Nebula
This photograph of a glowing emerald nebula was taken by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. June 20, 2011
San Diego Zoo Trying to Breed Goliath Bird-eating Spiders
The Goliath bird-eater Spider is one of the largest spiders in the world. June 19, 2011
Report: Five Ice Cave Groups Discovered in China's Yunqiu Mountains
China's CCTV News reports that five ice cave groups have been discovered in China in the Yunqiu Mountains of Xiangning County in Shanxi Province. June 18, 2011
The World's Hardest Spider Preys on Other Spiders
Palpimanus gibbulus is the hardest spider in the world. June 18, 2011
Acorn Woodpeckers Have Clown-like Appearance, Store Acorns in Trees
Acorn Woodpeckers live in extended family groups. June 16, 2011
Tea Scientists Reveal the Formula for a Perfect Cup of Tea
The Telegraph reports that researchers at University of Northumbria's School of Life Sciences have discovered tea tastes best if it is left sitting for precisely six minutes before drinking it. June 15, 2011
Sponge-like Mushroom Discovered in Forests of Borneo Named After SpongeBob Squarepants
>A new species of mushroom discovered in the forests of Borneo has been named after carton character SpongeBob Squarepants because it is shaped like a sea sponge. June 15, 2011
Video: One Year of the Moon in 2.5 Minutes
Here is a cool video from the Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio that compresses one year of the moon in 2. June 15, 2011
Mitsubishi Electric Installs Giant OLED Globe in Tokyo Museum
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation installed a six-meter OLED globe at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Tokyo, Japan. June 14, 2011
Baby Galapagos Tortoise at Taronga Western Plains Zoo
A baby Galapagos tortoise hatched on March 19 at the Taronga Western Plains Zoo. June 14, 2011
David Eagleman Says We Have Very Little Conscious Control to the Machinery of Our Brain
Neuroscientist David Eagleman - author of Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain - says we have very little conscious access to the machinery of our brain. June 14, 2011
NASA Shares First Images of Giant Asteroid Vesta's Surface
This video from NASA shows surface details beginning to resolve as NASA's Dawn spacecraft closes in on the giant asteroid Vesta. June 13, 2011
Canadian Museum of Nature Showcases Extreme Mammals Exhibit
The Extreme Mammals: The Biggest, Smallest, and Most Amazing Mammals of All Time exhibit is coming to the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa. June 13, 2011
3D Animation of Djedi Robot Mission in the Great Pyramid of Giza
Dassault Systemes partnered with Scoutek and Leeds University, UK, in 2009, tp support the Djedi Robot Mission to explore the mysterious shafts in the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt. June 13, 2011
Robot Being Programmed to Make Chocolate Chip Cookies From Scratch
MIT graduate student Mario Bollini, a member of Professor Daniela Rus Distributed Robotics Lab, has spent the past several months programming a PR2 robot to bake chocolate chip cookies from scratch. June 12, 2011
Scientists Monitor Rising Lava Lake at Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii
Scientists in Hawaii are monitoring a lava lake located deep within the Halema'uma'u crater on the Kilauea volcano. June 12, 2011
Joplin Fungus: Some Joplin Tornado Victims Suffering From Rare, Aggressive Fungal Infection
At least five Joplin tornado victims are being treated for a rare, aggressive fungal infection. June 11, 2011