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May 08, 2014 10:34 AM EDT

NASA Captures Most Precise Image of a X-Class Solar Flare to Date

On March 29, an X-class flare erupted from the right side of the sun and was witnessed by a total of four different NASA spacecraft and one ground-based observatory, revealing new information about these types of phenomena.

May 08, 2014 10:04 AM EDT

Arctic Study Sheds Light on Odd Tree-Ring Divergence Problem in Tracking Temperatures

Scientists have found that changes in tree-ring density in the Arctic may be evidence of changes in light intensity during the trees' growth. The findings have direct implications for the tree-ring divergence problem.

May 08, 2014 09:42 AM EDT

Scientists Map Velvet Spider Genome, Revealing Surprising Similarities to Humans

You may have more in common with spiders than you thought. Scientists have sequenced the spider genome, and have found that in some ways it resembles a human's genome.

May 08, 2014 09:16 AM EDT

The Healing Powers of Dinosaur Bones: Predatory Species Had Amazing Regenerative Abilities

It turns out that dinosaurs may have had some advantages that we don't. Scientists have examined the cracks, fractures and breaks in the bones of a 150 million-year-old predatory dinosaur, shedding light on its healing ability.

May 08, 2014 08:32 AM EDT

Stellar Explosion Reveals How Black Holes Form from Massive Stars

In October 2012, a massive stellar explosion erupted in space. Now, scientists have taken a closer look at this data, and have reconstructed exactly how a black hole is formed.

May 08, 2014 08:06 AM EDT

Greenland Ice Melting Due to Natural Climate Variation: It's Not Just Global Warming

Scientists have found that up to half of recent warming in Greenland and surrounding areas may be due to climate variations that original in the tropical Pacific and might not be connected with the overall warming of the planet.

May 08, 2014 07:37 AM EDT

Computer Simulation Recreates the Universe and 13 Billion Years of Cosmic History

Astronomers have managed to create the first realistic virtual universe using a computer simulation that can recreate 13 billion years of cosmic evolution in a cube that's 350 million light-years on a side.

May 08, 2014 07:20 AM EDT

Scientists Engineer Semi-Synthetic Organism with 'Alien' DNA

Scientists have managed to create the first living organism with added DNA. The researchers engineered a bacterium whose genetic material includes an added pair of DNA "letters," or bases, not found in nature.

May 08, 2014 07:02 AM EDT

Ancient Crater Hints at Massive and Cataclysmic Meteorite Impact

Scientists have discovered an ancient, ring-like structure in southern Alberta that hints at a cataclysmic event. The geological findings suggest that the area was struck by a meteorite large enough to leave an eight-kilometer-wide crater.

May 08, 2014 07:02 AM EDT

Dinosaurs Used Terrifying Claws for More Than Just Hunting: Claw Function in Theropods

Some of the largest and most fearsome predators that roamed the Earth were theropod dinosaurs. Now, archaeologists have found that these claws might not have just been used for hunting; they were probably used for other tasks.

May 07, 2014 10:25 AM EDT

New Dinosaur, Long-Nosed 'Pinocchio Rex,' was Related to the Tyrannosaurus

Archaeologists have uncovered a new species of long-nosed dinosaur, nicknamed the Pinocchio rex, which stalked the Earth more than 66 million years ago.

May 07, 2014 09:53 AM EDT

Scientists Discover Origins of Jellyfish-like Sprites in the Atmosphere: Plasma Disturbances

Atmospheric sprites have been known to exist for nearly a century. Yet exactly how they formed and where they come from have been a mystery--until now.

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NASA Captures Most Precise Image of a X-Class Solar Flare to Date

Arctic Study Sheds Light on Odd Tree-Ring Divergence Problem in Tracking Temperatures

Scientists Map Velvet Spider Genome, Revealing Surprising Similarities to Humans

The Healing Powers of Dinosaur Bones: Predatory Species Had Amazing Regenerative Abilities

Stellar Explosion Reveals How Black Holes Form from Massive Stars

Greenland Ice Melting Due to Natural Climate Variation: It's Not Just Global Warming

Computer Simulation Recreates the Universe and 13 Billion Years of Cosmic History

Scientists Engineer Semi-Synthetic Organism with 'Alien' DNA

Ancient Crater Hints at Massive and Cataclysmic Meteorite Impact

Dinosaurs Used Terrifying Claws for More Than Just Hunting: Claw Function in Theropods

New Dinosaur, Long-Nosed 'Pinocchio Rex,' was Related to the Tyrannosaurus

Scientists Discover Origins of Jellyfish-like Sprites in the Atmosphere: Plasma Disturbances

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