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Shell begins offshore drilling in Alaska

Mon, Sep 10 2012 at 3:45 PM

The Dutch oil giant is drilling 'pilot holes' off Alaska's northwest coast, an early step in its quest for petroleum deposits hidden deep below the seabed.

Watch: Puppy wrestles with cheetah cub

Fri, Sep 07 2012 at 12:15 PM

A young dog tangles with one of the Cincinnati Zoo's smallest big cats.

Obama, Romney answer science questions

Thu, Sep 06 2012 at 10:05 AM

While they declined a televised science debate, the candidates did provide written answers to 14 questions from the country's top scientists.

The Clean Water Act turns 40

Tue, Sep 04 2012 at 5:00 AM

America's landmark water law will be 40 years old this fall. But amid old legal doubts and new environmental dangers, it may be facing a midlife crisis.

The Solyndra debacle: One year later

Thu, Aug 30 2012 at 3:45 PM

Solyndra's 2011 bankruptcy cast a shadow over the U.S. solar power sector, but ongoing growth in the past year may indicate it was only a partial eclipse.

NASA spies Hurricane Isaac double landfall

Wed, Aug 29 2012 at 10:55 AM

The space agency's GOES-13 satellite watches from overhead as Hurricane Isaac strikes southeastern Louisiana twice in less than 12 hours.

Watch: 2,300 planets orbit one star

Sat, Aug 25 2012 at 12:16 PM

To illustrate the horde of alien worlds discovered by NASA's Kepler mission, a new animation crams all of them into one hypothetical solar system.

Amazon offers 'novel' look at U.S. politics

Thu, Aug 23 2012 at 3:03 PM

The online retailer's new 'Election Heat Map' uses book-sales data to reveal a widespread Republican streak among its American customers.

Butterflies move north as climate warms

Mon, Aug 20 2012 at 3:56 PM

Warm-climate butterflies are quickly replacing some native species in Massachusetts, and a new study suggests climate change may be to blame.

Surfing robot deployed to study sharks

Sat, Aug 18 2012 at 11:42 AM

At the tail end of Shark Week, a solar-powered robot has begun a shark-stalking voyage across the Pacific — and a new app lets anyone tag along.

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And it's all just for keratin

Fri, Mar 29 2013 at 2:31 PM

And it's all just for keratin. Poachers might as well scour the globe for toenails and hair clippings.

Thanks for the heads up, Juli

Thu, Jan 03 2013 at 6:50 PM

Thanks for the heads up, Juli. I've reworded that paragraph to make it a little clearer.

That's true, Norma. The Mayan

Tue, Dec 11 2012 at 11:47 AM

That's true, Norma. The Mayan calendar doesn't predict an apocalypse. I used the word "myth" here to mean "a false or unfounded notion," as in: "It's a widespread myth that the Mayan calendar predicts an apocalypse."

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