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Sea Level Is Rising Even Faster Than Expected
New satellite measurements suggest that global sea levels are rising faster than the most recent projections by the United Nations' climate change panel.The new report found that sea levels are rising...
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This Stunning Picture Of Saturn's Pole Shows Its Swirling Storm In Exquisite...
Amazing new photos from NASA's Cassini probe orbiting Saturn reveal a dizzying glimpse into a monster storm raging on the ringed planet's north pole.Cassini took the spectacular Saturn storm photos...
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Newly-Discovered Giant Black Hole Is A Weird One
Astronomers have discovered what may be the most massive black hole ever known in a small galaxy about 250 million light-years from Earth, scientists say.The supermassive black hole has a mass...
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'Green' Homes Are Actually Hurting The Environment
Newer homes are remarkably energy tight thanks to superior insulating materials that are in wide circulation today.The energy savings can be substantial – homeowners can use up to 60% less energy in...
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Online Doctor's Sick Visits Could Be Coming To A Computer Near You
Could we be seeing the end of routine doctor visits?Scientific American reports that researchers are testing a new system for electronic doctor visits that could potentially eliminate the need for...
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This Is A Picture Of A Strand Of DNA
DNA, we are taught early on, is colorful.The building block of life is not just a whirligig-like twist, its purines and pyrimidines neatly paired and labeled; it is also an explosion of primary reds...
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Your Body Says More About Your Emotions Than Your Face Does
The eyes may not be the window to the soul, according to a study which found we detect strong emotion in others by studying their body language and not their face.Contrary to popular belief, looking at...
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South Africa Is Losing The Battle Against Rhinoceros Poachers
By the time ranchers found the rhinoceros calf wandering alone in this idyllic setting of scrub brush and acacia, the nature reserve had become yet another blood-soaked crime scene in South Africa’s...
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Analyst: World Population Will Peak At 8.5 Billion In 2030
I write about this every now and then, because human fertility is falling faster then most demographers expect. Using the CIA Factbook for data, the present total fertility rate for the world is 2.47...
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How To Stop 'Superbug' Outbreaks Before They Spread
Genetic sequences of drug-resistant bacteria have helped scientists better understand how these dastardly infections evolve — and elude treatment.But these superbugs are still claiming lives of many...
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Giant Balloons Could Make Cities More Resilient When They Flood
As Hurricane Sandy showed us once again, our cities and infrastructure are vulnerable to powerful natural forces. On their own, these forces can be devastating.Throw climate change into the mix,...
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California Is About To Get Pummeled With Rivers Of Rain
Northern California is experiencing the first days of what weather forecasters are warning will be a long series of torrential rainstorms that could cause serious flooding across the northern one-third...
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What Mercury's Ice Means For Alien Life In Our Solar System
The discovery of huge amounts of water ice and possible organic compounds on the heat-blasted planet Mercury suggests that the raw materials necessary for life as we know it may be common throughout...
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Chili Peppers Make You Cough — Here's Why
In my house, we really like Mexican food.And Thai food.Oh, and Chinese food.We like all food, I guess, but that’s sort of beside the point.The point is that, because of our tastes, I wind up handling a...
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10 Language Mistakes Kids Make That Are Actually Pretty Smart
Little kids make such cute mistakes when they talk.We know they’re still learning the language, so we tolerate their errors and chuckle at how funny they sound.Behind that chuckle is the assumption...
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The Grand Canyon Is 65 Million Years Older Than We Thought
The age of the Grand Canyon is a puzzle, because the Colorado River has washed away many of the clues.So for 150 years, geologists have pondered the processes shaping the canyon, one of the world's...
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We Finally Have A Reliable Way To Detect Oil Spills Before They Get Disastrous
Energy technology: As oil exploration moves into the Arctic, new methods are being developed to detect and handle spillsAn oil well suffers a blowout, causing a fatal explosion on an offshore platform....
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We Have To Take Action Soon On Global Warming
The longer it takes nations to cumulatively lower greenhouse gas emissions, the more difficult it will be to limit warming, and so avert the most severe effects of global warming.This is not new...
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Murder Might Spread Like The Flu
Murder is contagious and may spread like the flu, new research suggests.The researchers relied on the same techniques public-health officials use to track the spread of diseases, but applied them to...
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These Are The 5 Most Over-Hyped Mars Discoveries
NASA has been trying to dampen expectations for an upcoming Mars announcement after rumors abounded that the agency's Curiosity rover discovered something big."Rumors and speculation that there are...
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