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Buzz Aldrin, second man on moon, recalls 'magnificent desolation'
Reuters - Wed Jul 17, 2019
LOS ANGELES, California - Fifty years after their history-making voyage to the moon, Buzz Aldrin recalls the first moments of the Apollo 11 launch being so smooth that he and his two crewmates, Neil Armstrong and Mike Collins, were unsure precisely when they left the ground. More»

More than 30 small earthquakes on Oregon's Mount Hood since Monday
KING-TV - Wed Jul 10, 2019
MOUNT HOOD, Oregon - Theres been some minor seismic activity at Mount Hood since Monday afternoon, according to the US Geological Survey. More»

A mysterious fast radio burst was traced to a galaxy 3.6 billion light-years away
CNN - Sat Jun 29, 2019
For the first time, a single burst of cosmic radio waves has been traced to its point of origin: in this case, a galaxy about 3.6 billion light-years from Earth. More»

The Most Energetic Light Ever Seen Just Showered Down from the Skies Above Tibet
Live Science - Wed Jun 26, 2019
High up on the Tibetan plateau, scientists just measured the most energetic light ever seen. More»

NASA Rover May Have Just Discovered Life on Mars
Yahoo News - Sat Jun 22, 2019
NASAs exploration rover on Mars, Curiosity, just discovered some gas that could prove the existence of life on the Red Planet. More»

Geologists Discover Largest Underwater Volcano, Explain Weird Hum Heard Around the World
Live Science - Thu May 23, 2019
A strange seismic event off the coast of Africa has led scientists to a mighty finding: the discovery of the largest underwater volcanic eruption ever recorded. More»

Wolves return to Netherlands after 140 years
BBC - Tue Apr 9, 2019
The Netherlands has its first resident wolf population in 140 years, according to ecologists. More»

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is back in action after hardware problem
c|net - Fri Jan 18, 2019
On January 8, the Wide Field Camera 3 on NASAs journeyman telescope Hubble went out of action. More»

Trump says he doesn't believe in climate change because 'air and water is at a record clean'
The Independent - Tue Nov 27, 2018
Donald Trump has said he does not believe in manmade climate change because Americas water and air is "right now at a record clean". More»

"It wasn't aliens!"
NPR - Sun Sep 16, 2018
A solar observatory in New Mexico reopened Monday after being closed by authorities for 10 days - which spawned national interest and speculation into the cause of its evacuation. More»

The FBI Mysteriously Close New Mexico Observatory
Popular Mechanics - Wed Sep 12, 2018
An observatory in New Mexico has been unexpectedly closed due to an unnamed security issue, prompting evacuations and a visit from the FBI. More»

Russia says space station leak may be sabotage
Phys.org - Tue Sep 4, 2018
Russia launched checks Tuesday after its space chief said an air leak on the International Space Station last week could have been deliberate sabotage. More»

GOP Senators Accuse National Science Foundation Of Funding Climate 'Propaganda'
Huffington Post - Sun Jun 24, 2018
Four Republican senators this week demanded an investigation of the National Science Foundations grants, accusing the federal agency of "propagandizing" by supporting a program to encourage TV meteorologists to report on climate change. More»

Organic Matter Found on Mars, NASA Reveals in Major Announcement
The Independent - Wed Jun 6, 2018
Nasas Curiosity rover has found organic matter preserved on Mars, in a discovery that could suggest it was once home to life. More»

Alabama Republican: Rocks tumbling into ocean causing sea level rise
Science - Thu May 17, 2018
The Earth is not warming! The White Cliffs of Dover are tumbling into the sea and causing sea levels to rise. More»

'Explosive Eruption' at Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano Sends Ash Into Air
NBC New York - Wed May 16, 2018
Hawaiis Kilauea volcano experienced an "explosive eruption" before dawn Thursday, shooting a steely gray plume of ash from its summit about 25,000 feet into the sky that began raining down on a nearby town, officials said. More»

Climate change dials down Atlantic Ocean heating system
BBC - Thu Apr 12, 2018
A significant shift in the system of ocean currents that helps keep parts of Europe warm could send temperatures in the UK lower, scientists have found. More»

Stephen Hawking Funeral held today at Cambridge church
Daily Mail - Fri Mar 30, 2018
Crowds lined the streets to pay their final respects to the much admired scientist and a spontaneous round of applause broke out as six porters from the physicists former college carried his coffin from the hearse into the church. More»

Stephen Hawking dies aged 76
BBC - Tue Mar 13, 2018
The British theoretical physicist was known for his groundbreaking work with black holes and relativity, and was the author of several popular science books including A Brief History of Time. More»

How LSD Makes Music Profoundly Awesome
AlterNet - Fri Mar 9, 2018
Listening to Jimi Hendrix on acid back in the day was absolutely mind-melting. More»

Students in Louisiana thought this math symbol looked like a gun. Police were called
Miami Herald - Sun Feb 25, 2018
A discussion among students at Oberlin High School in Oberlin, Louisiana, about a mathematical symbol led to a police investigation and a search of one of the students homes, according to the Allen Parish Sheriffs Office. More»

River of flowing ROCKS in New Zealand after cyclone Gita strikes
Daily Mail - Sat Feb 24, 2018
This incredible video shows a river of rocks flowing down a gorge in New Zealand after they were dislodged by Cyclone Gita. More»

New Form of Water, Both Liquid and Solid, Is 'Really Strange'
New York Times - Fri Feb 9, 2018
Long theorized to be found in the mantles of Uranus and Neptune, the confirmation of the existence of superionic ice could lead to the development of new materials. More»

Fukushima nuclear disaster: Lethal levels of radiation detected in leak seven years after plant meltdown in Japan
The Independent - Mon Feb 5, 2018
Lethal levels of radiation have been detected at Japans Fukushima nuclear power plant, seven years after it was destroyed by an earthquake and tsunami. More»

Oklahoma Earthquakes: Oil Industry Took State from Seismic Dead Zone to Hotspot in a Decade
Newsweek - Thu Feb 1, 2018
"There are better ways we can be doing things," says Erin Brockovich, the environmental activist portrayed in the Oscar-winning 2000 film, who has become one of the latest people to draw attention to the frequent man-made earthquakes plaguing the US state of Oklahoma. More»

Scientists Sue EPA Over 'Attempt To Delegitimize Science'
Huffington Post - Wed Jan 24, 2018
The Environmental Protection Agency has been sued over an October directive issued by Administrator Scott Pruitt prohibiting scientists who receive funding from the agency from serving on its advisory boards. More»

John Young, one of the most legendary astronauts in history, has died
Associated Press - Sat Jan 6, 2018
Legendary astronaut John Young, who walked on the moon and later commanded the first space shuttle flight, has died, according to a statement from NASA. More»

Words banned at CDC were also banned at other HHS agencies
The Hill - Sat Dec 16, 2017
Multiple agencies in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have reportedly been told by the Trump administration that they cannot use certain phrases in official documents. More»

CDC Gets List Of Forbidden Words
Washington Post - Fri Dec 15, 2017
ATLANTA, Georgia - The Trump administration is prohibiting officials at the nations top public health agency from using a list of seven words or phrases - including "fetus" and "transgender" - in any official documents being prepared for next years budget. More»

Body of Iraq WMD dossier scientist David Kelly exhumed
The Guardian - Sat Oct 28, 2017
The body of Dr David Kelly, the government chemical weapons expert who killed himself in 2003 after being outed as the source of a BBC story, has been exhumed, police have confirmed. More»

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