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Amount of man-made heat the oceans are absorbing is rising

Study raises alarms about how much heat seas are absorbing

DATE: Jan 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Science

Superheavy elements add some heft to periodic table

While you were off celebrating the holidays, the periodic table got a little more complete. Four newly discovered elements managed to squeak their way in just before the end of 2015, filling...

DATE: Jan 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Science

In space, star clusters may be sweet spot

Scientist says that’s where we should be looking for alien life

DATE: Jan 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Science

2015 was a big year for science

Scientists push frontiers from space to the microscopic

DATE: Dec 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Science

Apollo 11 module coming to you in 3-D

Project will give you close-up look on your computer

DATE: Dec 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Science

Researchers: Stonehenge may be of Welsh origin

Comedian Eddie Izzard has a fantastic bit about Stonehenge. The famous monument – located in Wiltshire, England – is partially made from Welsh stones hewn about 200 miles away away. The Wels...

DATE: Dec 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Science

Scientists discover hot new planet

New world may be much like our neighbor, Venus

DATE: Nov 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: Science

Imagine this: Mars with rings

MARS – Mars might get rings just like Saturn’s one day. Earlier this month, scientists announced that Phobos – one of Mars’ two moons – is probably falling apart. The planet’s gr...

DATE: Nov 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: Science

Report questions NASA’s health-risk planning

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA needs to get cracking if it wants to keep its astronauts alive and well on missions to Mars, according to an in-house report. In an extensive audit, NA...

DATE: Nov 21, 2015 | CATEGORY: Science

Absurdly hot October sets ‘new normal’

Scientists blame El Niño and global warming

DATE: Nov 21, 2015 | CATEGORY: Science

Poll: Climate change not major concern for most

Climate change isn’t panicking Americans

DATE: Nov 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Science

Spacecraft offers new clues about Mars’ atmosphere

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA’s Mars-orbiting Maven spacecraft has discovered that the sun likely robbed the red planet of its once-thick atmosphere and water. Scientists reported t...

DATE: Nov 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Science