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How the Hairy-Chested 'Hoff' Crab Evolved

How the Hairy-Chested 'Hoff' Crab EvolvedYeti crabs don't comb their hair to look good — they do it because they're hungry.


Posted on 18 June 2013 | 7:27 pm

We Will Not Run Out of Fossil Fuels (Op-Ed)

We Will Not Run Out of Fossil Fuels (Op-Ed)Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights


Posted on 18 June 2013 | 7:12 pm

Huge 'Dead Zone' Predicted in Gulf of Mexico

Huge 'Dead Zone' Predicted in Gulf of MexicoA very large dead zone, an area of water with no or very little oxygen, is expected to form in the Gulf of Mexico this year — a trend in recent years, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).


Posted on 18 June 2013 | 7:06 pm

See Saturn in Stunning HD in Live Webcast Tonight

See Saturn in Stunning HD in Live Webcast TonightSaturn is widely regarded as the most beautiful object in the solar system, and tonight you can get a detailed look at the iconic ringed planet through a powerful telescope during a live webcast.


Posted on 18 June 2013 | 5:14 pm

Scientists discuss new photo-taking satellite

Adam Lewis, National Earth Observation group leader for Geoscience Australia, talks about international collaboration on imagery and data from the Landsat 8 satellite, Tuesday, June 18, 2013, in Sioux Falls, S.D. Nearly 120 scientists and engineers from more than 30 countries are attending Landsat Ground Station Operators Working Group and the Landsat Technical Working Group meetings this week. (AP Photo/Dirk Lammers)SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Nearly 120 scientists and engineers from around the world are meeting in South Dakota this week to discuss operational and technical issues with collecting images from the Landsat 8 satellite.


Posted on 18 June 2013 | 4:05 pm

Astronaut 'I Scream': New NASA Astronaut Candidates Excited to Be Chosen

Astronaut 'I Scream': New NASA Astronaut Candidates Excited to Be ChosenAnn McClain's mother was in her front yard rose garden when her daughter called with the news.


Posted on 18 June 2013 | 2:28 pm

Kenneth Wilson, Nobel winner for physics, dies

SACO, Maine (AP) — A physics professor who earned a Nobel prize for pioneering work that changed the way physicists think about phase transitions has died in Maine at age 77.

Posted on 18 June 2013 | 1:38 pm

AstraZeneca picks site for new global home in Cambridge

By Ben Hirschler LONDON (Reuters) - AstraZeneca has chosen a science park on the southern outskirts of Cambridge, England, next to the world-renowned Addenbrooke's Hospital, for its new $500 million global headquarters and research center. Property industry sources told Reuters last month that the Cambridge Biomedical Campus (CBC) was the most likely site for the new facility, which will house some 2,000 employees - a decision confirmed by the drugmaker on Tuesday. Transplanting the heart of the company to the university city is the centerpiece of a $2. ...

Posted on 18 June 2013 | 4:37 am

Smarter Than C-3PO: Future Robots Will Work in Teams, Scientist Says

Smarter Than C-3PO: Future Robots Will Work in Teams, Scientist SaysIn the next few decades, teams of roving robots will take to the seas, the air and other hard-to-reach spots, communicating with one another and working to solve scientific problems, according to a Canadian scientist.


Posted on 17 June 2013 | 10:34 am

Smarter Than C3P0: Future Robots Will Work in Teams, Scientist Says

Smarter Than C-3PO: Future Robots Will Work in Teams, Scientist SaysIn the next few decades, teams of roving robots will take to the seas, the air and other hard-to-reach spots, communicating with one another and working to solve scientific problems, according to a Canadian scientist.


Posted on 17 June 2013 | 10:34 am