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The eastern Steller sea lion, which roams the West Coast between Alaska and California, has been taken off the U.S. Endangered Species List after a major population comeback over the last several...
The eastern Steller sea lion, which roams the West Coast between Alaska and California, has been taken off the U.S. Endangered Species List after a major population comeback over the last several...
SATURDAY 26. OCTOBER 2013
When your cat sees a stranger, does he come and snuggle close or hiss and run away?
NEW YORK — In April 1749, Émilie du Châtelet's was 42 years old, pregnant, living with her ex-lover Voltaire in her husband's chateau and working 17 hours a day to finish the mathematical commentary for her French translation of Isaac Newton's...
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NASA's Cassini space probe is getting an exceptional look at the vast liquid lakes of Titan's north pole, where dense winter clouds are finally retreating thanks to a change in seasons on Saturn's largest...
The vivid dance of the northern lights shimmers over Maine's Moosehead Lake in this spectacular photo by a veteran night sky...
The slouching, flesh-eating zombie has become one of the most in-vogue creatures in current TV and movie offerings, appearing in films like "World War Z" and in the AMC series "The Walking Dead."
The mesmerizing rings of Saturn glimmer in a series of new photos that illuminate parts of the planet that normally appear...
Three NASA space telescopes are teaming up to give astronomers their best-ever looks at some of the most distant objects in the...
FRIDAY 25. OCTOBER 2013
As the largest predator in Africa, the lion has earned its place at the top of the food chain and the title "king of beasts." But the reign of the noble lion could be coming to a close in parts of Uganda, a new study...
MADRID (AP) — Scientists Peter Higgs and Francois Englert, and the European CERN laboratory, have received Spain's Prince of Asturias awards from Prince Felipe at a ceremony in northern...
Camouflage that matches an animal's "edges" with its surroundings makes it harder for a predator's eye to track the prey down, a new study...
If you are up late on this last Friday night (Oct. 25) in October — or during the predawn hours of Saturday (Oct. 26) — two objects will likely immediately catch your eye if the sky is clear: a waning gibbous moon and...
Face shape is largely determined by genetics, yet no two faces are entirely alike. How do genes bring about faces with subtle differences while avoiding dramatic disruptions and facial malformations such as cleft lip and palate? The answer may be in the "junk DNA," a new study has found.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced on Friday (Oct. 25) that it is proposing new safety regulations for pet food and animal feed to prevent foodborne illnesses in both animals and...
The moment a person slips from conscious thought into unconsciousness has long been a mystery.
The sun erupted with one of the strongest solar flares it can unleash early Friday (Oct. 25), just days after firing off an intense solar storm at...
DENVER — G. Robert Brakenridge has spent his career researching floods. But a lifetime's worth of knowledge didn't make it any easier when his own life was upended by rushing...
Smartphones and tablets aren't the only devices that can process mobile payments. Soon, wearable tech could act as your credit card, too.
A Roma couple in Greece was charged last week with abducting a young girl who was found living with them. What made authorities suspect the girl wasn't Roma? Her blond hair and blue...
A veteran astrophotographer captured this beautiful photo of the massive hot bed of star formation astronomers call the Cygnus...
A disruptive dust devil did not stop a European Mars rover prototype from finishing its work in the Chilean desert recently, though the wind storm did force researchers to take shelter as it carried away a chair from the nearby remote control...
On June 4, meteorologists in Huntsville, Ala., noticed a "blob" on their radar screen that looked like a strong thunderstorm, despite the fact the sun was shining and not a drop of rain could be found within a few hundred miles. After some sleuthing, and several wacky explanations, the scientists have identified the...
THURSDAY 24. OCTOBER 2013
The idea of using financial incentives in organ donation, such as paying kidney donors, has been subject to heated debate. Now, a new study shows that using this strategy to address the shortage of kidneys would be less costly and more effective than the current organ donation system, researchers say.
An alien planet declared a super-Earth by NASA might not be so habitable after all. New measurements flag the planet (called Kepler-69c) as more of a "super-Venus" that would likely be inhospitable to...