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Superfast Stars Have Five-Minute Orbits (13 March 01:54) |
| Two stellar corpses circle each other in just 5.4 minutes, whirling tightly together at 310 miles a second, a new study confirms.
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Headless Mans Tomb Found Under Maya Torture Mural (13 March 01:37) |
| The tomb of a headless Maya man has been discovered beneath an ancient chamber famously painted with scenes of torture.
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Haiti Earthquake Pictures Your Images of the Aftermath (12 March 08:26) |
| See National Geographic enthusiasts' eyewitness views of recovery and ruin in Haiti after the January 12 earthquake.
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Time-Lapse Mountaintop Mine Spreads Across Forest (12 March 04:41) |
| Time-lapse satellite views of a West Virginia coal mine show how long-term mountaintop mining can wipe out swaths of forest.
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Saturn Moon Has Surprisingly Slushy Insides (12 March 03:05) |
| Under the brittle, icy crust of Titan lies a surprisingly icy mush, followed by a liquid ocean and a core of rock and ice, new data suggest.
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Stolen Sarcophagus Handed Over to Egypt (11 March 06:16) |
| Confiscated in Miami, a brightly painted, 3,000-year-old sarcophagus was handed over to Egypt's antiquities chief, Zahi Hawass, on Wednesday. Video.
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New Frog Found—Has Striking Color Change (11 March 04:50) |
| The jungle species undergoes a "striking" change from a black, yellow-spotted youngster to a peachy, blue-eyed adult, scientists say.
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Sea Spray Detected 900 Miles Inland (11 March 04:36) |
| Sea spray has been detected in the middle of the United States, some 900 miles (1,400 kilometers) from any ocean—and it may be contributing to air pollution, a new study says.
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See-Through Vision Invented (11 March 04:25) |
| Scientists have figured out how "see" through thin opaque barriers by unscrambling what little light passes through.
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Space Photos This Week Sun Plume Moon Lander More (11 March 04:04) |
| A satellite sees an oncoming iceberg smashup, an artist re-creates a Saturn moon lander's arrival, a Mars orbiter celebrates a milestone, and more in this week's best space pictures.
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Einsteins Gravity Confirmed on a Cosmic Scale (11 March 12:29) |
| We may finally have proof that general relativity applies to cosmic bodies great and small—and that dark matter and dark energy are real.
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Lava Not Water Made Mars Riverbed (10 March 04:05) |
| At least one channel thought to have been carved by water was actually built by lava flows, according to a new study of Martian surface features.
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Ancient Corpses Ritually Dug Up Torn Apart Reburied (10 March 04:03) |
| For 4,500 years in what is now Mexico, decomposing bodies were pulled apart and reburied, according to what may be the first evidence for ritual "double burials."
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Water Found in Apollo Moon Rocks (10 March 03:53) |
| It turns out evidence for water on the moon was right under our noses all along, according to new studies of rocks retrieved by Apollo astronauts.
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Exclusive Chile Earthquake Aerial Pictures (10 March 02:10) |
| See exclusive views of tsunami-tossed boats, a collapsed bridge, and a crumbled cliff—scenes of the devastating toll of the February 27 Chile earthquake.
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Cove Movie Assails Dolphin Hunt Gets Oscar Boost (09 March 01:01) |
| With its 2010 Oscar win for best documentary, the movie The Cove has reignited debate over annual dolphin hunts in Taiji, Japan.
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Photo Cove Movie Seeks to End Japans Dolphin Hunt (08 March 11:49) |
| A dolphin hunt in Japan enrages activists. The Cove, an award-winning new movie, condemns it. So why do dolphin hunts go on elsewhere without much controversy?
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Turkey Earthquake Pictures The Day After (08 March 11:23) |
| A strong earthquake rattled eastern Turkey Sunday, killing at least 51 and crumbling minarets, barns, and flimsily built mud-brick houses.
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Chile Earthquake Video Aftermath in Santa Cruz (06 March 06:18) |
| Chile's February 27 earthquake caused an apartment building in this small city to collapse, killing 23. Video.
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Gamma Rays a Flight Risk (06 March 03:31) |
| Earth-based gamma rays are made in storms at the same altitude as many commercial flight paths, possibly creating radiation hazards for air passengers.
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First Proof Gorillas Eat Monkeys (06 March 03:24) |
| Mammal DNA has been found in gorilla feces—suggesting that maybe, just maybe, the big apes eat meat after all.
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Worlds Largest Dead Zone Suffocating Sea (06 March 01:54) |
| Oxygen-sucking algae are blooming in the Baltic due to farm fertilizers and overfishing—and new efforts to stop the disaster may be too late, experts say.
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Before-and-After Pictures Underwater Church Reappears (05 March 09:54) |
| Severe droughts have drained a reservoir in Venezuela, exposing a church that's been "missing" since 1985.
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Atlantic Octopus Mimics Flounders—A First (05 March 07:07) |
| An octopus in the Caribbean can mimic not only the shape of a flounder but also the fish's color and swimming style, most likely in an attempt to avoid predators, researchers say.
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Snowball Earth Confirmed Ice Covered Equator (05 March 05:08) |
| But volcanoes would've made Earth more mud ball than snowball, scientists say.
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Arctic Sea Belching Tons of Methane (05 March 01:55) |
| Permafrost lining the Arctic seafloor is leaking massive quantities of the powerful greenhouse gas into the ocean and atmosphere, fueling concerns of accelerated global warming, researchers ... |
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Liberals Atheists Are More Highly Evolved (04 March 10:37) |
| Evolution may have resulted in smarter people being more inclined to nontraditional values, a new study suggests.
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Whats Best for Kids Bottled Water or Fountains (04 March 04:24) |
| As sugary sodas fizzle in schools, kids are turning to bottled water instead of tap water, which is often contaminated by lead. But that may put an added strain on the environment, experts s... |
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Glowing Animals Pictures of Beasts Shining for Science (04 March 04:07) |
| Dogs, cats, monkeys, worms, fish: all now glow in the dark, thanks to one jellyfish and a whole lot of research. In this photo round-up of glowing animals (and the odd plant), see the gamut ... |
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Dinosaurs Ten Million Years Older Than Thought (04 March 02:06) |
| The oldest known dinosaur relative—a dog-size, four-legged omnivore—pushes back the origin of dinosaurs to at least 243 million years ago, a new study says.
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PHOTOS: Ancient "King of Bling" Tomb Revealed in Peru (10 April 05:30) |
| In a tomb like no other, the 1,500-year-old "Lord of Ucupe" has been found with 19 golden headdresses and other treasures that shed light on the little-known Moche Indian... |
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"King of Bling" Tomb Sheds Light on Ancient Peru (10 April 05:30) |
| Packed with treasure in the styles of two ancient orders, the 1,500-year-old tomb is apparently like no other, and may help resolve mysteries of the Moche Indian civiliza... |
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Female "King" Ruled in Canaan, Carving Suggests (10 April 05:30) |
| An ancient tablet no bigger than a cigarette pack shows what could be the first known depiction of the "Mistress of the Lionesses," archaeologists say. |
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PHOTOS: New Bead Cache Reflects Spanish Empire's Might (10 April 05:30) |
| More than 70,000 beads of a surprising variety of materials, colors, and shapes have been dug out of an island along a 17th-century Spanish trade route, offering a new vi... |
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Weekend Sky Show: Little Green Comet Nears Earth (10 April 05:30) |
| First reported late last month, the currently tail-less comet Yi-SWAN should be visible to backyard telescopes in the Northern Hemisphere from mid-April until about mid-M... |
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Want to Live Longer? Stop Worrying (10 April 05:30) |
| Children of centenarians are more outgoing and less neurotic on average, a new study says, supporting previous observations that the long-lived—and their offspring—ar... |
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Mt. Everest Records to Fall? (10 April 05:30) |
| Three Sherpa brothers seek to break a time record by staying 24 hours on top. Another Sherpa may shatter his own record for most trips—19. Video. |
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Mount Everest Records to Fall? (10 April 05:30) |
| Three Sherpa brothers seek to break a time record by staying 24 hours on top. Another Sherpa may shatter his own record for most trips—19. Video. |
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Laser "Light Bullets" Made to Curve (09 April 05:30) |
| Rapid pulses of laser light that bend without the aid of a lens could be used to more efficiently monitor air pollution, a new study reports. |
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WEEK IN PHOTOS: Schindler's List, Robot ''Child,'' More (09 April 05:30) |
| Have a look at a turtle with a prosthetic flipper, a sun blessing that only happens once every 28 years, and an alarming child-like robot in this week's selection of the ... |
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Cockfighters Flout Ban in India (09 April 05:30) |
| Despite being banned in India, cockfighting continues at an annual Hindu festival. "According to tradition, once the festival is over, there should be blood stains on the... |
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PHOTOS: YOU WON WHAT? Bizarre Contests, World Records (08 April 05:30) |
| Isn't it amazing what some people will do to get attention? Pancake stacks, pond skimming, and competitive yoga all make an appearance in this round-up of some of the wei... |
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1st Farm in Eastern U.S. Grown for Taste, Not Hunger? (08 April 05:30) |
| The first farm in eastern North America has been discovered, and surprisingly, it may have been started more as a luxury than a necessity, scientists say. |
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Dolphin "Talk" Made Visible? (08 April 05:30) |
| An acoustics engineer in the U.K. claims he's got a key tool in decoding the language of dolphins. He's invented a device that visualizes dolphin sounds, but skeptics hav... |
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Nickel "Famine" Led to Oxygen-Breathing Life? (08 April 05:30) |
| Life as we know it may have evolved because Earth's early oceans ran low on nickel, a new study suggests. |
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MEGAMOUTH SHARK PICTURE: Ultra-Rare Shark Found, Eaten (07 April 05:30) |
| In just a short time, the 41st megamouth shark ever found went from swimming in Philippine waters to simmering in coconut milk. |
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Bird With "Human" Eyes Knows What You're Looking At (07 April 05:30) |
| Jackdaws can follow a person's gaze, making them the first animals other than humans known to understand the role of eyes in seeing and perceiving things, a new study sug... |
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Hurricane Forecast 2009: 6 Expected in "Average" Season (07 April 05:30) |
| The 2009 hurricane season may be a little less active than recent years, but a big one could still make landfall between Texas and Maine, experts say. |
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SPACE PHOTOS THIS WEEK: Blank Sun, Lacy Galaxy, More (07 April 05:30) |
| See a backlighted galaxy, Martian frost patterns, a potential ice volcano, and more in this week's space pictures.
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