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US Renewable Energy Tops Record in 2012

Renewable energy production hit an all-time high in the United States in 2012, according to a recent annual energy report.

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Brain-Eating Amoeba Infects 12-Year-Old Girl

A 12-year-old girl in Arkansas has been hospitalized with a case of parasitic meningitis caused by a rare brain-eating amoeba.


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Wobbly, Sunlike Star Being Pulled by Giant Alien Planet

Stars, including the sun, experience sound waves that zip around inside them and cause tiny rhythmic fluctuations in their brightness. By studying these variations, scientists can better understand the interiors of stars— an emerging scientific field known as asteroseismology that is akin to seismology on Earth, which helps geologists yield insights into the innards of this planet.


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NASA Astronaut Says Spacesuit Water Leak Was 'Scary Situation' (Video)

The mysterious leak that cut a spacewalk short two weeks ago was apparently as frightening as it looked to those of us watching on NASA TV.


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Great White Shark Tagging Expedition Sets Sail Today

How many great white sharks live off the U.S. East Coast, and how do they make a living? Researchers and fishermen set sail today (July 30) from Cape Cod, Mass., to find out, in one of the most ambitious expeditions to ever tag great white sharks.


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Why Video Job Interviews Don't Work

Although they might save time, video interviews aren't paying off for job candidates or employers, new research shows.

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What Makes a Brand Legendary

Sometimes it takes a little mystery to raise a brand to legendary status, new research finds.

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Stunning New Photo of Andromeda Galaxy Taken by New High-Res Instrument

A new portrait of the Milky Way's neighbor, Andromeda, shows our twin galaxy in a whole new light thanks to a new instrument on Japan's Subaru telescope at the summit of Hawaii's Mauna Kea.


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Surviving a Zombie Apocalypse: Just Do the Math

This equation could spell your doom: (bN)(S/N)Z = bSZ. That is, if you ever found yourself in the midst of a zombie pandemic.

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Ex-USAF Chief Scientist Likens U.S. Cybersecurity Challenge to Whac-A-Mole

Ex-USAF Chief Scientist Likens U.S. Cybersecurity Challenge to Whac-A-Mole

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Ancient 'Hall of the Dead' Unearthed in England

Archaeologists have unearthed two nearly 6,000-year-old burial mounds and the remains of two massive buildings in England.


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Why Large Testes May Be a Sign of Big Heart Problems

Men with large testicles may be at increased risk of heart disease, and a new study from Italy suggests why.


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Prince William: Why Paternity Leave Is Good for the Whole Family

When Prince William revealed he was taking two weeks paid paternity leave, he sent a strong message: Dads are critical during a newborn's first few weeks of life.


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SpaceX Wins Contract to Launch Canadian Radar Satellites

WASHINGTON — Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) will launch all three satellites for Canada's planned Radarsat Constellation Mission (RCM) in 2018 aboard a single Falcon 9 rocket, the Hawthorne, Calif., rocket maker announced Tuesday (July 30).


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Wanted: Space Tech Innovations for NASA's Future

WASHINGTON — Technological innovation isn't necessarily one size fits all for NASA.


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Drought-Weakened Trees More Likely to Die in Fires

Prolonged droughts are causing more trees to die in forest fires in the western United States, according to a new study that looked at decades of controlled fire data.


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33 Bizarre New Ant Species Discovered

A total of 33 previously unknown ant species have been discovered in Central America and the Caribbean. The nearly blind ants live in leaf litter and rotten logs in rainforests and are all quite tiny, each less than one-twelfth of an inch (2 millimeters) in length, according to new research.  


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NASA Needs More Women, Top Official Says

The U.S. space agency is in need of more women among its ranks, NASA's second-in-command said last week during a panel on women in space.


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The Price of Anarchy: How Contagion Spreads

During infectious disease outbreaks, personal freedom comes at a price: the welfare of the public as a whole, a new study finds.


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Breast-Feeding Rates Continue to Rise, CDC Says

The percentage of babies who are breast-fed in the United States continues to rise, according to new estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.


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Understanding the Power of Omega-3s (Op-Ed)

Katherine Tallmadge, M.A., R.D., is a registered dietitian; author of " Diet Simple: 195 Mental Tricks, Substitutions, Habits & Inspirations Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights


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Conservation 3.0: Protecting Life on a Changing Planet(Op-Ed)

Science Driven Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights


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Harnessing Dog Lovers: Crowdfunding Helping Canine Science

Dognition The Genius of Dogs Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights


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Giant Water Bug Stalks and Devours Fish

Insects are pretty low on the food chain, but there are some bugs that turn the tables, making meals out of other animals like fish and amphibians.


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Geysers on Icy Saturn Moon Enceladus Tied to Orbit

Steady geysers of water ice on one of Saturn's icy moons appear to erupt more strongly when the moon is farthest from its ringed parent planet, scientists say.


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'Highway from Hell' Fed Deadly Volcano

Molten rock from Earth's hellishly hot mantle can punch through miles of overlying crust in a matter of months, a new study finds.


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Hypnotic Space Spiral Imaged by Hubble Telescope

A mysterious spiral of doom — okay, just a spiral-shaped galaxy — has been captured in a new image by the Hubble Space Telescope.


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Long Before Birds, Dinosaur Brains Wired for Flight

Some nonavian dinosaurs, including carnivorous tyrannosaurs, may have had brains that were hardwired for flight long before even the earliest known birds started flapping their wings, a new study finds.


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Budding Scientist Projects: Caterpillar Olympics

Budding Scientist Projects: Caterpillar Olympics


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