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Fri, Apr 12, 2013 6:10 PM by Becky Oskin, LiveScience
Tiny tremors extracted from seismic records collected in the 1990s revealed the shape of the cavern and geyser conduit.
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Fri, Apr 12, 2013 3:44 PM by Becky Oskin, OurAmazingPlanet
Less Arctic summer ice will have global impacts, from opening shipping lanes and exploration for resources such as oil and gas to further warming the Arctic.
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Fri, Apr 12, 2013 2:10 PM by Tia Ghose, LiveScience
Since his discovery in the Ötzal Alps, scientists have reconstructed Ötzi's face, analyzed his clothing, scrutinized his body and sequenced his genome.
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Thu, Apr 11, 2013 8:59 PM by Shea Gunther
Suspected of multiple break-ins in the forest, Christopher Knight was jailed this week.
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Thu, Apr 11, 2013 3:46 PM by Becky Oskin, OurAmazingPlanet
A lively scientific debate continues over whether the Grand Canyon is 70 million years old or much younger.
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Wed, Apr 10, 2013 1:55 PM by Melissa Breyer
The future isn't looking great for the Callery pear, an urban tree beloved for its beauty but bemoaned for its odor.
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Wed, Apr 10, 2013 11:03 AM by Melissa Breyer
New research finds that the Great Lakes are becoming polluted with the same plastic particles responsible for the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
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Wed, Apr 10, 2013 10:44 AM by Megan Gannon, LiveScience
The asteroid's 'heat pulse' would have acted like a broiler oven, igniting tinder below and cooking every living thing not shielded underground or underwater.
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Wed, Apr 10, 2013 10:02 AM by Owen Jarus, LiveScience
The megalith is definitely human-made and probably was built on land, only later to be covered by the Sea of Galilee as the water level rose.
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Tue, Apr 09, 2013 11:26 AM
Ohio State scientist tests the limits of science – and his health – to unlock climate secrets frozen at the top of the world's highest mountain ranges.
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Tue, Apr 09, 2013 11:20 AM by Catie Leary
A colder than normal March delayed the beginning of the cherry blossom season in the nation's capital.
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Mon, Apr 08, 2013 11:38 AM by John Platt
New research from Philadelphia shows that urban vegetation actually deters crime, the opposite of what most urban planners say.
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Mon, Apr 08, 2013 9:15 AM
Video: Reports of a new sinkhole come each week.
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Fri, Apr 05, 2013 10:22 AM by Stacie Boschma
From Michigan to Arkansas, a series of recent oil spills have raised doubts about the proposed tar sands pipeline.
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Thu, Apr 04, 2013 2:00 PM by Jenn Savedge
The National Park Service released its list of the Top 10 most visited parks in 2012. Did your favorite make the cut?