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Requiem for a Comet: ISON Burns Up
NASA’s STEREO-A spacecraft took this image of Comet ISON (at lower left) as it neared the Sun Nov. 25. We can see Comet Encke below ISON. The comet did not survive its perihelion passage. Image...
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New Horizons: NASA’s Pluto-Bound Spacecraft Keeps on Going, And Going
Like the Jupiter-space scene from the classic film “2001 a Space Odyssey,” this February 2007 composite image made by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft shows the planet Jupiter and one of its moons, Io....
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Judge Rules Detroit Eligible for Bankruptcy
Detroit Michigan is the first major American city to declare bankruptcy. Image by AcrylicArtist U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes ruled on December 2, 2013, that the Michigan city has met the...
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New HIV Strain is More Aggressive, is a Global Threat
This graphic shows the three earliest stages of HIV replication. Image courtesy of the National Cancer Institute. Has the war on HIV taken a turn for the worse? Scientists in Sweden have discovered a...
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High Risk of Freezing Rain as Cleon Pushes East
Winter Storm Cleon is hitting Texas and the eastern U.S. with freezing rain. Image courtesy of weather.gov. Winter storm Cleon has already caused widespread heavy snow and below-zero temperatures in...
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TB Vaccine to Help With Multiple Sclerosis Patients
Multiple Sclerosis is a chronic disease with no known cause or cure. Image by Marvin 101. Could the TB vaccine delay the onset of MS? Multiple sclerosis, or MS, is a chronic diseases of the central...
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Faster than the Speed of Light? NASA Looks at Warp Drive
Is warp drive possible? Image courtesy of Sonny White, used with permission. It’s all over the Internet. It’s reported in science magazines. It’s even in the New York Times. But is it real? Could a...
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Ebola victims could total 1,000,000 within 12-18 weeks
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf appeals for more international aid to combat ebola in her ravaged country. Image courtesy of the U.S. White House Ebola is a rare hemorrhagic disease that is...
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The Origin of Crude Oil or Petroleum: Biotic or Abiotic?
This image portrays a Texas oil well pumping crude oil. Image by lalabell68. Crude oil is used in the production of gasoline, diesel fuel, and other important substances, including plastics. The crude...
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HPV Vaccine Risks vs. Benefits: Is It Worth It?
A group of infected HPV cells on the bottom right with healthy cells on the top left. Photo by Ed Uthman The HPV vaccine is controversial – do the risks outweigh the potential benefits? A new study...
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