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  Watch live as a record-breaking asteroid passes the Earth

  By Amar Toor on February 15, 2013 05:37 am + 102 comments

  Later today, a large asteroid known as 2012 DA14 will pass within about 17,200 miles of the Earth, Continue reading…

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  Dinosaurs really were destroyed by an asteroid, study shows

  By Amar Toor on February 10, 2013 03:30 pm + 134 comments

  Scientists have long theorized that the dinosaurs met their demise at the hands of a giant asteroid, Continue reading…

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  Curiosity successfully drills Martian surface in search for evidence of water

  By Aaron Souppouris on February 9, 2013 03:54 pm + 32 comments

  After six months on the surface of Mars, the Curiosity rover has finally commenced the drilling and Continue reading…

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  Goodbye terra firma, Hello Kitty

  By Amar Toor on February 6, 2013 04:35 am + 36 comments

  Lauren Rojas went the extra mile for her middle school science fair — 17.73 miles, to be exact. Continue reading…

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  Blind moles may smell in stereo, new study suggests

  By Kimber Streams on February 5, 2013 03:45 pm + 23 comments

  We already know that many senses work in stereo — for instance, visual information from our two Continue reading…

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  Ahmadinejad says he wants to be Iran's first man in space

  By Amar Toor on February 5, 2013 08:17 am + 77 comments

  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wants to be the first Iranian man to go to space, and he's willing to make the Continue reading…

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  King Richard III's medieval remains confirmed by DNA tests

  By Amar Toor on February 4, 2013 05:38 am + 57 comments

  Archaeologists at the University of Leicester announced today that skeletal remains discovered last Continue reading…

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  Dung beetles use the Milky Way to push poo

  By Amar Toor on February 1, 2013 04:43 am + 15 comments

  Most insects have no trouble moving around when the moon is bright, but darker nights can make Continue reading…

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  NYU researchers create 'living crystals' to learn why birds flock together

  By Kimber Streams on January 31, 2013 06:06 pm + 17 comments

  New York University scientists have created what they call "living crystals" in an attempt to study Continue reading…

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  Bacteria in the atmosphere may be affecting the Earth's climate

  By Kimber Streams on January 29, 2013 05:05 pm + 45 comments

  Scientists from the Georgia Institute of Technology have discovered a surprising amount of bacteria Continue reading…