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Jupiter
Feb 17, 2013 05:21 PM EST

Moon Passing Jupiter: Celestial Encounter Can be Seen in North America Tonight and Monday (VIDEO)

If you're looking for a light show tonight, check out the moon the will passing through Jupiter. The moon will appear to sail past the planet on Feb. 17 and Monday in the latest celestial encounter of Earth's natural satellite and the largest planet in the solar system.

Conceptual drawing for an ATLAS telescope
Feb 17, 2013 03:42 PM EST

NASA Funds $5M on Meteor Tracking System ATLAS

After a huge meteor recently hit the ground of Chelyabinsk (population 1,130,132), Russia, NASA has approved $5 million of funding for ATLAS project(Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System).

Bhutanese King Jigme Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema
Feb 17, 2013 01:42 AM EST

Scientists Identify Gene Mutation Linked to East Asian Physical Features

Scientists have identified a mutation in an important human gene as the source of several distinctive features that make East Asians different from the other races.

Feb 16, 2013 10:19 PM EST

Dolphin Freed from Fishing Line After Getting Tangled

A dolphin was freed from fishing line off the coast of La Jolla, San Diego on Friday morning, according to the Associated Press.

Ocean depth
Feb 16, 2013 05:49 PM EST

Biological Super Glue of Mussels Synthesized for Cancer Drug Delivery

When it comes to sticking power under wet conditions, marine mussels are hard to beat. They can adhere to virtually all inorganic and organic surfaces, sustaining their tenacious bonds in saltwater, including turbulent tidal environments.

New Study Reveals Effect of Smoking Cannabis on Creativity
Feb 16, 2013 05:45 PM EST

Hemp Bill Passes: Crop Gains Headway in Kentucky

Industrial hemp is gaining some growth in the political mainstream in Kentucky, according to the state Senate passage of a bill to strictly regulate the crop if the federal government lifts its current ban on the one-time agricultural staple in the Bluegrass state.

Medicine
Feb 16, 2013 04:53 PM EST

GSK Wins Priority Status for New HIV Dolutegravir Drug in US

A review for the experimental Glaxo Smith Kline drug for HIV/AIDS gave U.S. Regulators priority review status for the drug, which industry analysts view as a possible multibillion-dollar-a-year seller.

A scientist checks eggs for bird flu at the Zooprophylactic Institute near the northern Italian city of Padua December 12, 2005.
Feb 16, 2013 02:07 PM EST

Bird Flu False Alarm on German Farm Final Test Shows

Identifying specific flu viruses is technically difficult and can only be done in highly advanced laboratories - this explains today's false alarm for a--correctly described as suspected--case of H5N1 bird flu that had been discovered during initial tests on a poultry farm in the eastern state of Ge...

Baby
Feb 16, 2013 01:12 PM EST

Doctors 'Freeze' Baby: Newborn Suffered from Supraventricular Tachycardia (VIDEO)

When Claire Ives was seven months pregnant with her third child, she had to use a handheld device to listen to her unborn son's heartbeat. With the baby's heart hitting 300 beats per minute, she thought something had malfunctioned. This is nearly double the normal 160.

Synthetic Marijuana
Feb 16, 2013 12:59 PM EST

Smoking Synthetic Marijuana Tied to Kidney Damage and Failure

Smoking synthetic marijuana has been tied to kidney failure, according to a new report.

Diabetes
Feb 16, 2013 12:02 PM EST

More Americans Successfully Reach Diabetes Treatment Goals

More Americans are successfully reaching their diabetes treatment goals, according to a new U.S. government survey.

Virus
Feb 16, 2013 11:00 AM EST

New SARS-like Virus Infects 12 Globally with British Case

The mysterious, potentially deadly, SARS-like virus has now been officially diagnosed in another patient.

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