Mars
The European Space Agency will soon attempt a Mars landing
On Wednesday, the ESA will land a craft on Mars, which is no easy feat.
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Digging History
Mysterious discovery: Two new cavities detected in Egypt's Great Pyramid
Researchers using an imaging technology called muography to “see” inside the Great Pyramid of Giza believe they have found two previously undiscovered cavities.
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SCIENCE
Beloved walking bear feared dead in hunt
His unusual walk made him the most beloved bear in New Jersey.
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SCIENCE
UFO researcher's odd death raises eyebrows
Days before his death this summer, 39-year-old Max Spiers texted his mother these words: "If anything happens to me, investigate."
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NASA
Juno Jupiter probe's final engine burn delayed by glitch
NASA's Juno Jupiter probe won't be settling into its final orbit around the giant planet this week after all.
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History
Rapid fire: Ancient blaze leveled city in 3 hours
About 3,000 years ago, a fire destroyed the Near East city of Tel Megiddo, leaving ash and burned mud-brick buildings in its wake.
Exploring Mars
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Mars
European lander released to begin final descent to Mars
The European Space Agency dispatched an experimental probe Sunday on the final leg of its quest to land on Mars, part of a mission aimed at exploring the red planet's atmosphere and searching for signs of life.
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Mars
US will send people to Mars by 2030s, Barack Obama says
President Barack Obama wants NASA to send astronauts to Mars by the 2030s and eventually into deep space, he wrote in a CNN op-ed published Tuesday.
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Mars
Major dust storm could soon hit Mars
A raging Martian dust storm is expected to sweep across the Red Planet within the next few months, according to a study that found a way to predict these otherwise variable weather events.
Archaeology
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Digging History
Mysterious discovery: Two new cavities detected in Egypt's Great Pyramid
Researchers using an imaging technology called muography to “see” inside the Great Pyramid of Giza believe they have found two previously undiscovered cavities.
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History
Rapid fire: Ancient blaze leveled city in 3 hours
About 3,000 years ago, a fire destroyed the Near East city of Tel Megiddo, leaving ash and burned mud-brick buildings in its wake.
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Digging History
This man was killed by brutal boomerang blow 800 years ago
When thrown properly, boomerangs can be lethal weapons.
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NASA
Juno Jupiter probe's final engine burn delayed by glitch
NASA's Juno Jupiter probe won't be settling into its final orbit around the giant planet this week after all.
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AIR AND SPACE
Rocket launch reignites space station deliveries in Virginia
One of NASA's main delivery companies has launched its first space station shipment from Virginia in two years.
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Spaceflight
After glitch, Orbital ATK will launch Antares rocket Monday night
Antares is now scheduled to launch Monday at 7:40 p.m. EDT.
Planet Earth
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Asteroids
A comet may have hit the Earth 56 million years ago, study says
Million of years in the past, a comet or an asteroid might have slammed into the Earth at an important time in its climatic history.
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Natural Disasters
New fault discovered in southern California near the San Andreas
Scientists’ knowledge of the geology of southern California has been shaken up by the discovery of a new faultline that runs parallel to the San Andreas.
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Pollution
'Great Pacific Garbage Patch' is worse than thought
There's an enormous, floating "island" of trash in the Pacific Ocean, and it's much bigger than previously believed, reports the Guardian.
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WILD NATURE
Gigantic 14-pound lobster caught near Bermuda days after Hurricane Nicole
Severe ocean storms have the capability of turning up some strange sea creatures. Hurricane Nicole was no exception.
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Mammals
Why mice are nature's jet engines
Wondering what animal might have the most in common with a jet engine?
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WILD NATURE
'Beardog' discovery offers clues to how canines evolved
For decades a fossilized carnivore jawbone sat largely unnoticed in a drawer at Chicago's Field Museum.
Science Videos
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VIDEO
Mother humpback helps rescuers free calf from shark net
Raw video: Sea World Australia workers cut whale's tail from net
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VIDEO
Scientists monitor quakes for signs of something larger
Patterns and frequency of earthquakes may serve as early indicators of bigger events
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VIDEO
Great white shark breaks into shark cage with diver inside
Diver managed to escaped unhurt
Natural Science
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NATURAL SCIENCE
Forget ghosts - government corruption spooks people most
We ain't afraid of no ghosts or zombies, according to a new national survey that suggests Americans are most fearful of government corruption
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Mammals
Why mice are nature's jet engines
Wondering what animal might have the most in common with a jet engine?
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NATURAL SCIENCE
Great Scott! How to get the 'Back to the Future' self-lacing shoes
"Power laces — all right!" In "Back to the Future Part II," teenage time traveler Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) was understandably impressed by a pair of sneakers that conformed to his feet and laced themselves automatically.
Dinosaurs
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Dinosaurs
Scientists use high-tech scans to study T. rex's little arms
New research is focused on better understanding the T. rex’s tiny arms.
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Digging History
Big dinosaurs had 'bling' on their heads, report finds
Researchers have discovered that theropods that developed ornaments on their heads evolved to gigantic body sizes 20 times faster than those that didn’t.
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Digging History
Skeleton of prehistoric 'sea monster' found in Scotland
This week, researchers in Scotland unveiled the fossilized skeleton of “the Storr Lochs Monster”– a Jurassic–era predator known as an ichthyosaur that roamed the oceans 170 million years ago.
