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Scientists Say Space Dust Carries Water and Organic Compounds
Scientists say space dust can deliver water and organic compounds to Earth and other planets. January 28, 2014
Archaeologists Find 300,000-Year-Old Hearth in Qesem Cave in Israel
Israeli archaeologists find 300,000-year-old hearth in the Qesem Cave, a site near Rosh Ha'ayin. January 28, 2014
Unusually Large Virus Discovered That Kills Bacterium That Causes Anthrax
Scientists have discovered an unusually large virus that kills the bacterium that causes anthrax. January 27, 2014
Scientists Decode Genome of the Hot Pepper
An international team of scientists have decoded the genome of the hot pepper. January 27, 2014
Space-Raised Flies Unable to Fight Off Fungal Infections
Flies sent as eggs on a 12-day mission on the Space Shuttle Discovery were unable to fight off a fungal infection as adults. January 27, 2014
China's Jade Rabbit Moon Rover Encounters Technical Difficulties
China's Jade Rabbit lunar rover has run into technical difficulties. It has been on the moon for over a month. January 27, 2014
Scientists Use DNA to Determine 7,000 Year Old Hunter Gatherer Had Dark Skin and Blue Eyes
Scientists used DNA from remains of 7,000 year old hunter gatherer to determine the Mesolithic man had dark skin and blue yes. January 26, 2014
VLT Survey Telescope Captures 16,000 Pixel Wide Image of Lagoon Nebula
The VLT Survey Telescope in Chile has captured a detailed new image of the Lagoon Nebula. January 26, 2014
MIT Scale Can Weigh Individual Nanoparticles With Single Attogram Precision
MIT engineers have developed a scale that can measure nanoparticles with single attogram precision. An attogram is one millionth of a trillionth of a gram. January 26, 2014
Researchers Discover Many Sea Creatures Are Biofluorescent Including Some Sharks and Rays
Researchers have discovered many sea creatures are biofluorescent including sharks, eels, rays and many fish. January 25, 2014
Researchers Strapped Cameras on the Backs of Alligators to Study Their Feeding Habits
Researchers strapped cameras on the backs of alligators and observed them hunting prey. January 25, 2014
Seismologists Say New Madrid Seismic Zone is Still Active
Seismologists say the New Madrid Seismic Zone in the Central U.S. is still active. The region produced 4 large earthquakes with magnitudes over 7 in 1811-1812. January 25, 2014
Frog-Eating Bats Use Ripples in the Water to Hunt Tungara Frogs
Frog-eating bats monitor ripples in the water to hunt frogs. Male Tongara frogs make calls that create ripples in the water when they are looking for a mate. January 25, 2014
Scientists Build Carbon Nanotube Harpoon to Catch Individual Brain Cell Signals
Scientists have built a carbon naotube harpoon to catch individual brain cell signals. The brain spear is small enough to penetrate individual neurons. January 25, 2014
Belgian Researchers Repair Bones Using Stem Cells From Fatty Tissue
Belgian researchers have developed a new technique to repair bones using stem cells from fatty tissues. January 24, 2014
Scientists Discover Leech Capable of Surviving Exposure to Extremely Low Temperatures
Scientists discovered a leech that is capable of sruving at extremely low temperature. The Ozobranchus jantseanus leech is a parasite of freshwater turtles. January 24, 2014
Seven New Species of Nearctic Wasps Discovered
Seven new species of Nearctic wasps have been discovered. They are very small wasps with smooth and shiny bodies. January 24, 2014
Sierra Nevada Corporation Announces First Dream Chaser Flight Will Occur on November 1, 2016
Sierra Nevada Corporation has announced that the first orbital its first Dream Chaser flight will occur on November 1, 2016. January 24, 2014
Study Finds Mantis Shrimp Process Colors Differently Than All Other Creatures
A new study has found that the mantis shrimp uses a unique system to encode colors that is different than all other known creatures on Earth. January 23, 2014
New Beetle Genus and Species Discovered in Brazilian Amazon
A new beetle genus and species of the large Neotropical pselaphine tribe Jubini has been discovered in the Brazilian Amazon. January 23, 2014