By MARY ESCH on Sep 03, 2010 11:12AM

Clams befouling Tahoe invade Adirondack lake in NY

By SETH BORENSTEIN on Sep 02, 2010 02:48PM

Earl's path along northeast is not well-worn

Sep 02, 2010 04:22AM

UN: Climate funds shouldn't divert poverty aid

By KRISTEN GELINEAU on Sep 01, 2010 12:44AM

Famed Tasmanian devil euthanized after tumor found

By SETH BORENSTEIN on Sep 01, 2010 06:12PM

Thanks to high-tech, storm track easier to predict

By NIRMALA GEORGE on Aug 31, 2010 06:22PM

Panel: India must secure elephant reserves

By BINSAR BAKKARA on Sep 03, 2010 07:15AM

Indonesian volcano spews new burst of ash

By MATT LEINGANG on Aug 30, 2010 08:40PM

US grapples with bedbugs, misuse of pesticides

Sep 04, 2010 11:00AM

Magnetism's subatomic roots: Study of high-tech materials helps explain everyday phenomenon

Theoretical physicists have created a new model that helps define the subatomic origins of ferromagnetism -- the everyday "magnetism" of compass needles and refrigerator magnets. The model was created to explore the inner workings of ferromagnetic compounds that are related to high-temperature superconductors.

Sep 04, 2010 11:00AM

Hair provides proof of the link between chronic stress and heart attack

Researchers have provided the first direct evidence using a biological marker, to show chronic stress plays an important role in heart attacks. The scientists developed a method to measure cortisol levels in hair providing an accurate assessment of stress levels in the months prior to an acute event such as a heart attack.

Sep 04, 2010 11:00AM

Novel nanotechnology collaboration leads to breakthrough in cancer research

A multidisciplinary group of researchers has produced a 3.6-angstrom resolution structure of the human adenovirus. Scientists are working with adenovirus as a vector for gene therapy, but have needed better structural information.

Sep 04, 2010 11:00AM

Functional motor neuron subtypes generated from embryonic stem cells

Scientists have devised a method for coaxing mouse embryonic stem cells into forming a highly specific motor neuron subtype. The research provides new insight into motor neuron differentiation and may prove useful for devising and testing future therapies for motor neuron diseases.

Sep 04, 2010 11:00AM

Helping corn-based plastics take more heat

A team of agricultural scientists are working to make corn-derived plastics more heat tolerant -- research that may broaden the range of applications for which these plastics could be used as an alternative to petroleum-based plastics.

Feb 17, 2010 11:00PM

Cool Movie: SDO Destroys a Sundog

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory amazed onlookers last week when it flew past a sundog and destroyed it. Must-see videos of the event captured shock waves from the rocket billowing through the sundog, eliciting cries of delight and amazement from the crowd below.

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Feb 16, 2010 11:00PM

3D Sun for the iPhone

Imagine holding the entire sun in the palm of your hand. Now you can. A new iPhone app developed by NASA-supported programmers delivers a live global view of the sun directly to your cell phone.

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Feb 09, 2010 11:00PM

Are TGFs Hazardous to Air Travelers?

Terrestrial gamma-ray flashes (TGFs) surge through thunderstorms at about the same altitude where commercial airliners fly. Do these blasts of gamma-radiation pose a hazard to air travelers?

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Feb 04, 2010 11:00PM

Solar Dynamics Observatory: The 'Variable Sun' Mission

The Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), slated for liftoff on Feb. 9th, will make IMAX-quality movies of solar explosions, peer beneath the stellar surface to see the sun's inner dynamo, and--researchers hope--unravel the mysteries of solar variability.

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Feb 01, 2010 11:00PM

Hubble Sees Suspected Asteroid Collision

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has observed a mysterious X-shaped debris pattern and trailing streamers of dust that suggest a head-on collision between two asteroids.

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Sep 03, 2010 03:11PM

New Zealand Earthquake Pictures: Walls, Roads Crumble

See wrecked cars and collapsed buildings following a magnitude 7.4 earthquake that hit Christchurch, New Zealand, on Saturday.



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Sep 03, 2010 03:07PM

Pictures: Crab Swarms Overtake Island?Mystery Solved

A surge in hormones allows millions of migrating Christmas Island red crabs to make their epic annual trek to the ocean, a new study says.



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Sep 03, 2010 02:43PM

Fire-Tornado Pictures: Why They Form, How to Fight Them

Recent "firenadoes" in Brazil and Hawaii aren't rare, just rarely reported, an expert says: Large-scale versions occur once a year in the U.S.



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Sep 03, 2010 02:31PM

Why Hurricane Earl Weakened on Path to Cape Cod

Changes in the wall of clouds around Hurricane Earl's eye helped it diminish to a Category 1 storm as it moved toward Cape Cod, experts say.



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John D. Cox on Sep 03, 2010 07:19PM

The Great September Gale and the First Days of Hurricane Science

A New York hurricane in the early 19th Century set off a long debate about the size and shape of such storms.

Jennifer Viegas on Sep 03, 2010 10:06AM

Tiger Shark Feeding Frenzy Captured on Video

More than 100 tiger sharks were filmed preying on a massive school of fish off the east coast of Noosa, Australia.

Sep 03, 2010 06:33AM

Hurricane Earl Brushes North Carolina

Hurricane Earl pounded North Carolina on Friday as it sped up the U.S. East Coast, threatening dangerous waves and riptides across the eastern seaboard.

Alyssa Danigelis on Sep 03, 2010 06:03AM

School of Underwater Turbines Swim to Fast Currents

An autonomous turbine swarm in the works could tap the power potential in the Gulf's underwater currents. But should we even go there?

Emily Sohn on Sep 03, 2010 05:14AM

Ancient Nubians Drank Antibiotic-Laced Beer

A group of people who lived nearly 2,000 years ago in Sudanese Nubia took doses of tetracycline -- through their beer.

Erika Morphy on Sep 03, 2010 01:42PM

Rabid Consumer Watchdog Attacks Google CEO

Consumer Watchdog, a privacy advocacy group, is running a 15-second spot on a 540-square foot digital display in Times Square to promote a longer video the group made highlighting what it perceives to be Google's intrusions on privacy. Both the 15-second spot and the longer video feature a ghoulish caricature of Eric Schmidt driving an ice cream truck, offering "free ice cream" to children.

Jason Burnett on Sep 03, 2010 05:00AM

Fail-Safe: Achieving 100% Uptime for Crucial Web Services

For a growing number of businesses, maintaining fail-safe website availability is a matter of business-critical importance, and not just for the e-commerce industry. Certainly for the e-tail trade, website downtime equates to lost business, but beyond the online sales realm, Web availability is paramount for organizations of all sorts and sizes.

Richard Adhikari on Sep 03, 2010 12:17PM

Can Spam-Swamped Ping Survive Without Facebook?

Facebook has reportedly shut off access to its friend search feature for subscribers to Apple's newly introduced Ping social music service. The social networking apparently giant did this by denying Ping access to its application programming interfaces, AllThingsD reported.

John P. Mello Jr. on Sep 03, 2010 05:00AM

Papers Turns iPad Into a Scholarly Study Buddy

Like it not, we live in the Information Age. As such, we're almost always researching something. Which means we're almost always looking for some place to stash our research where we can find it again. Papers will give you that place on the iPad. Papers is a vertical app targeted at scientific and academic researchers, but it can be valuable to anyone doing any kind of research.

Kimberly Hill on Sep 03, 2010 05:00AM

Tablet Skirmish Heats Up With Toshiba Entry

Toshiba has announced its own entrant into the tablet market with the Folio 100, which will run on the Android 2.2 operating system. Sporting a screen just over 10 inches, the device will be larger than other early competitors to Apple's iPad tablet computer, such as the Dell Streak. The Folio will debut in late October in Europe as a standalone device with WiFi capability.