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Blue Crab
(Photo: David Hart)
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SAN DIEGO CA, March 1, 20010 - Once described by Jacques Cousteau as the "world's aquarium," the marine ecosystems of the Gulf of California are under threat. Destructive new fishing methods
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A dolphin is prepared for release after examination and tagging
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NORFOLK VA, March 1, 2010 - A panel of governmental, academic and non-profit scientists spoke at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement
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The pictured galaxies of Hickson Compact Group 31 will pass through and destroy each other, millions of stars will form and explode, and thousands of nebula will form and dissipate before the dust settles and the final galaxy emerges about one billion years from now.
(Photo: NASA, ESA, J. English (U. Manitoba), and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA); Acknowledgement: S. Gallagher (U. Western Ontario))
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March 1, 2010 - Astronomers have found the astronomical equivalent of a prehistoric dinosaur: a collection of four small, ancient galaxies in our intergalactic
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NASA Administrator Charles Bolden spoke during a press conference, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010, at the National Press Club in Washington
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WASHINGTON - NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will meet with reporters covering the launch of space shuttle Endeavour at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi waves from a bus as he leaves a hotel for a final pre-flight preparation at the Baikonur cosmodrome December 20, 2009..
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BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan--Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi on Monday took off for a five-month stay aboard the International Space Station, ushering in an era when Japanese can become regular inhabitants of outer space.
An African insect could show how to wring moisture from the fog—and let the sun shine on cloudy airports.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A team led by Yale University researchers has used nanosensors to measure cancer biomarkers in whole blood for the first time. Their findings, which appear December 13 in the advanced online publication of Nature Nanotechnology, could dramatically simplify the way physicians test for biomarkers of cancer and other diseases.
Study reveals differences in how the autistic brain distinguishes oneself from others.
CAMBRIDGE - Scientists at the University of Cambridge have discovered that the brains of individuals with autism are less active when engaged in self-reflective thought.
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Biomedical engineer, Kevin Janes
(Photo: Dan Addison)
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VIRGINIA (December 7, 2009) — In the past year, University of Virginia biomedical engineer Kevin Janes has won $2.6 million in no-strings-attached funding for his innovative research to better understand how cells "make decisions" for good or ill. The work has implications for new ways to diagnose, prevent and treat cancers.
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TS-130 Mission Specialists Kathryn Hire and Nicholas Patrick examine the replacement high-pressure ammonia jumper hoses that will fly on their mission.
(Photo: NASA/ Troy Cryder)
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This artist's conception shows a hypothetical gas giant planet with an Earth-like moon similar to the moon Pandora in the movie Avatar.
(Photo: David A. Aguilar, CfA)
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Cambridge, MA - In the new blockbuster Avatar, humans visit the habitable - and inhabited - alien moon called Pandora. Life-bearing moons like Pandora or the Star Wars forest moon of Endor are a staple of science fiction.
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Insects induce plants to grow nurseries for their larvae.
(Photo: Natural History)
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Back in 1969, while I was working as a naturalist for the East Bay Regional Park District in Oakland, California, my boss, Chris Nelson, dropped a bunch of purple spiny things on my desk.
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Left: Ashton, 5, who had specialized treatments for autism starting at age 2, now has improved social skills.
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Dec. 18, 2009 – Autism disorders increased by 57% in just four years, the CDC today reported.
WASHINGTON -- NASA is supporting the White House's Open Government Directive with a number of Internet-based programs designed to make the agency more accessible and create a dialog with the American people about their space program.
UVA - November 19, 2009 - Representatives of universities and members of Congress announced the launch earlier this week of ScienceWorksForUS, an initiative that will highlight the scientific research and related activities made possible by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
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