1. Chickenpox Vaccine A Success
(Since the U.S. began routine chickenpox vaccination in 1995, the number of Americans sent to hospitals by the infection each year has dropped by more than two-thirds, government researchers reported Monday.)
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2. Japan Disaster - Before & After Cleanup Photo Gallery
(This gallery of photographs shows the widespread devestation documented shortly after the 2011 disaster, and follows it up with a shot taken in the same place 3 months later. Quite a stunning compilation!)
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Category: Earth Sciences

3. NASA Goes Asteroid Hunting in a Zeppelin
(NASA goes after the fragments of an asteroid that touched down in Nevada with the help of a chartered airship.)
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4. Chimpanzees Hunt Using Spears
(Chimpanzees in Senegal have been observed making and using wooden spears to hunt other primates, according to a study in the journal Current Biology.)
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5. We're Not From The Milky Way (DISPROVEN)
(A sense of shock came as scientists announced that the Sun, the Moon, our planet and its siblings, were not born into the familiar band of stars known as the Milky Way galaxy, but we actually belong to a strange formation with the unfamiliar name of the Sagittarius Dwarf galaxy! (DISPROVEN))
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6. Weird New Creatures Found in Antarctica
(Several strange creatures including a psychedelic octopus have been found in frigid waters off Antarctica in one of the world’s most pristine marine environments. )
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7. Global Warming Claims Tropical Island
(For the first time in recorded history, an inhabited island has disappeared beneath rising seas. )
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8. Ancient Shark Found Off Japanese Coast
(A species of shark rarely seen alive because its natural habitat is 600 meters (2,000 ft) or more under the sea was captured on film by staff at a Japanese marine park this week. )
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9. Government Shuts Off Egypt's Internet
(Preliminary investigations indicate that most of the country's ISPs cut Internet access within a 20-minute period, likely at the government's behest)
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Category: Humanity

10. Reactors 5 and 6 Heating Up
(Even as workers race to prevent the radioactive cores of the damaged nuclear reactors in Japan from melting down, concerns are growing that nearby pools holding spent fuel rods could pose an even greater danger. )
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Category: Technology

11. How Jellyfish Work
(Jellyfish are probably some of the most unusual and mysterious creatures that you'll ever encounter.)
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12. Chinese Breakthrough in Nuclear Technology
(Chinese scientists have made a breakthrough in spent fuel reprocessing technology that could potentially solve China's uranium supply problem, state television reported on Monday.)
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13. Top 5 NASA Space Missions Of All Time
(These are the top 5 accomplishments of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to date. We cant wait to expand this list, so get to work NASA!)
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14. World's Lightest Material Invented - 99.99% Air
(Scientists from Caltech, UC Irvine and HRL have created a material lighter than styrofoam and aerogel)
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15. U.S. Declares Eastern Cougar Extinct
(The eastern cougar, a large and elusive tawny wild cat that once prowled over wilderness in 21 states, is now extinct, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said on Wednesday.)
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1. Japan Disaster - Before & After Cleanup Photo Gallery
(This gallery of photographs shows the widespread devestation documented shortly after the 2011 disaster, and follows it up with a shot taken in the same place 3 months later. Quite a stunning compilation!)
Rating: 3.24
Category: Earth Sciences

2. Experimental Jet Tested At 10 Times Speed of Sound
(An experimental jet engine has been successfully tested at speeds of up to 11,000 km (6,835 miles) per hour, or 10 times the speed of sound, during trials in Australia's outback, defense scientists said on Friday.)
Rating: 3.18
Category: Uncategorized

3. NASA Seeks To Share Excess Room On Space Station
(NASA expects to have twice as much room as it needs for its research on the International Space Station and is looking for U.S. partners to share the novel piece of real estate, authorities said on Monday.)
Rating: 3.16
Category: Astronomy

4. Shuttle Launch Delayed Again, Hopes For May 16
(The U.S. space agency NASA on Friday delayed again, to no earlier than May 16, the date of shuttle Endeavour's launch for a servicing mission to the International Space Station, officials said.)
Rating: 3.14
Category: Astronomy

5. Early 2007 Saw Record-Breaking Extreme Weather
(The world experienced a series of record-breaking weather events in early 2007, from flooding in Asia to heatwaves in Europe and snowfall in South Africa, the United Nations weather agency said on Tuesday.)
Rating: 3.11
Category: Earth Sciences

6. Flash Flood Kills More In Storm-Hit Pakistan
(A flash flood swept through six villages in Pakistan's storm-hit Baluchistan province killing 30 people and forcing more than 10,000 from their homes as a huge effort to help up to 1.5 million people geared up.)
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Category: Earth Sciences

7. US Approves 1st Stem Cell Study for Spinal Injury
(A U.S. biotech company says it plans to start this summer the world's first study of a treatment based on human embryonic stem cells — a long-awaited project aimed at spinal cord injury.)
Rating: 3.1
Category: Medicine and Biology

8. Top 5 Inventions Of 2011
(5 of the most useful inventions created this year)
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Category: Technology

9. Greenpeace Says Indian Port Killing Rare Turtles
(A port being built on India's eastern coast is a "killing field" of rare Olive Ridley turtles and other marine life, and should be shut down, Greenpeace said on Friday.)
Rating: 3.1
Category: Flora and Fauna

10. NASA Finally Goes Metric
(When NASA returns astronauts to the Moon, the mission will be measured kilometers, not miles.)
Rating: 3.1
Category: Astronomy

11. U.S. Vehicles Rank Bottom in Fuel Efficiency
(The United States ranks at the bottom of industrialized countries in vehicle fuel-economy standards, but would jump far up the list if legislation to boost mileage requirements clears Congress and is signed into law, according to a report released on Monday.)
Rating: 3.09
Category: Technology

12. Rare Giant Squid Washed Up in Australia
(One of the largest giant squid ever found has washed up on a remote Australian beach, sparking a race against time by scientists to examine the rarely seen deep-ocean creature.)
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Category: Flora and Fauna

13. Hundreds of Saudi Camels Die From Mystery Ailment
(Hundreds of camels have died in Saudi Arabia this week from a mystery ailment. )
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Category: Earth Sciences

14. Greek Fires Kill 56 and Lick Ancient Olympia
(Firefighters battled to save ancient Olympia on Sunday as Greece's worst forest fires in decades ravaged hills around the historic site and the death toll rose to 56. )
Rating: 3.09
Category: Earth Sciences

15. Orchids Decorated Dinosaur Stomping Grounds
(Fossilized orchid pollen on the back of a bee preserved in amber has offered the first evidence that these delicate flowers existed around the time of the dinosaurs, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.)
Rating: 3.09
Category: Flora and Fauna