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11/24/2024 07:59:52 am

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Dirty, milky rain

Mysterious Dirty Milky Rain Falls on Washington and Oregon

This ash-like substance has remained a mystery.

Evolution

Natural Selection Still Key to Human Evolution

It means people have the ability to change their response to natural selection.

Double crested cormorants

U.S. Government to Kill 11,000 Cormorants to Save Endangered Salmon

This plan is preferred over another alternative that orders the killing of 18,000 birds by 2018.

SpaceX rocket

SpaceX Attempts to Again Land Rocket on Floating Landing Ship

A reusable booster can enable SpaceX to slash costs during expensive launch missions.

Exoplanets

Alien Life Exists on Billions of Earth-like Exoplanets

Researchers suggest that a star system usually has at least two habitable planets.

Common cold

Scientists Discover How to Stop Common Cold

Scientists have deciphered a hidden code in genetic code of the rhinovirus.

Ceres

Dawn Spacecraft Reveals Ceres' Surface is Heavily Cratered

New photos from Dawn reveal amazing new features of Ceres never seen before.

The Cosmic Microwave Background

First Stars are 100 Million Years Younger than Previously Thought

The Big Bang occurred some 13.8 billion years and filled up the universe with matter.

Smartphone dongle

New Smartphone Accessory Detects HIV in 15 Minutes

The process is completely powered by a smartphone.

Solar Powered Sea Slug Eats Algae and Steals Genes to Live Like a Plant

This photosynthesis produces the lipids and carbohydrates the slugs need for their nutrition.

Amazon River

Amazon River Threatened by Invasion of Golden Mussels from China

The invasive species of golden mussels from China can disrupt the river's biodiversity.

Man Busy on Phone Completely Misses Rare Humpback Whale

Many of us think life is more interesting online or on social media but we often miss out on what's already happening around us.

Mid-Pliocene

Ancient Climate Records Predict Earth will Enter Another Warm Epoch

Scientists have compared carbon dioxide data records from millions of years ago.

Birds in V-formation

Birds Take Turns Leading a V-Formation to Save Energy

All the birds apparently take turns being the leader.

Unchanged for a billion years

Scientists Discover Organism that hasn't Evolved for 2 Billion Years

These micro organisms confirm the Darwinian theory of evolution.

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