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Monday, May 21, 2012

  • Solar eclipse picture: a partial eclipse over the Philippines in 2012

    New Solar Eclipse Pictures

    2012 "Ring of Fire" Dazzles Millions of Sky-Watchers in U.S.and Asia

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  • A fossilized ink sac.

    Fossil Ink Sacs Yield Pigment

    Still soft ink sacs from 160-million-year-old squidlike animals have yielded pigment matching that of modern cuttlefish.

  • A mouse eating a dead seabird chick.

    Killer Mice Gobbling Up Rare Birds

    Oversize house mice are consuming millions of endangered Atlantic petrels on the bird's only known breeding area, a new study confirms.

  • Solar eclipse picture: a partial eclipse over the Philippines in 2012

    New Solar Eclipse Pictures

    See stunning images of the annular eclipse that created a "ring of fire" enjoyed by millions of sky-watchers in Asia and the U.S. West.

  • The Falcon 9 on a launch pad.

    SpaceX Aborts Falcon 9 Launch

    An engine problem caused the rocket to automatically abort seconds before liftoff. Mission managers now hope to try again Tuesday.

  • Students walk over tiles that captures kinetic energy.

    Harnessing Pedestrian Power

    In areas with high foot traffic, special flooring may prove that the answer to meeting energy demand lies right beneath our feet.

  • Star trails picture: stars and Earth seen from the space station

    Space Pictures This Week

    Stars whirl in a psychedelic sky, NASA spies a ghostly eye, a cloud-stained moon rises, and more in the week's best space pictures.

  • Researchers set out ''leaf packs'' to attract insects.

    Measuring Impact of Amazon Highway

    Scientists deploy "leaf packs" to survey threatened water quality in Peru.

  • A communications satellite.

    Asteroid to Smash Satellites?

    The newfound space rock 2012 DA14 will pass so close to Earth in February that it could hit a communications satellite, scientists say.

  • A bacterium similar to those found in the deep sea sediments.

    Slow-Motion Life Discovered

    Buried for 86 million years, a bacterial community lives so sluggishly it's still surviving on a "lunch box" from dino days, a new study says.

  • The skyline of Rotterdam in a 2007 commemoration of its bombardment in World War II

    Shining a Light on Stressed Resources

    Executives gathered in Rotterdam Wednesday at a business forum focused on the linked stresses that the planet faces over water, food, and energy.

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