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!)
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2. 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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Category: Flora and Fauna

3. 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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4. Global Warming Claims Tropical Island
(For the first time in recorded history, an inhabited island has disappeared beneath rising seas. )
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5. 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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6. 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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7. 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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8. 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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9. 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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10. The History Of Space Stations
(The idea of space stations has been around for a relatively long time, there were mentions of such ideas in 19th century science fiction. See how far we've come from then and see how far left we've got to go.)
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Category: Astronomy

11. New Way To Form Black Hole Uncovered
(Nature has again thrown astronomers for a loop. Just when they thought they understood how gamma-ray bursts formed, they have uncovered what appears to be evidence for a new kind of cosmic explosion. These seem to arise when a newly born black hole swallows most of the matter from its doomed parent star.)
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12. A New View of Kepler’s Supernova Remnant
(NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory has created this amazing image of one of the youngest supernova remnants in the galaxy.)
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13. Nearly 2,000 Camels Die In Saudi
(Nearly 2,000 camels have died in Saudi Arabia from a mystery illness that first appeared two weeks ago, the government said on Saturday, adding that poisoning was a more likely cause than infectious disease.)
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14. 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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15. New Species Of Lizard Found In Borneo
(Chris Austin, assistant curator of herpetology at LSU's Museum of Natural Science, or LSUMNS, and adjunct professor in biological sciences, recently discovered a new species of lizard while conducting field research in Borneo.)
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1. World's Lightest Material Invented - 99.99% Air
(Scientists from Caltech, UC Irvine and HRL have created a material lighter than styrofoam and aerogel)
Rating: 3.58
Category: Technology

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!)
Rating: 3.53
Category: Earth Sciences

3. My Travels With Eos by Chris Bremis
(Debut author Chris Bemis enters the world of Sci-fi, loaded with interesting scientific concepts.)
Rating: 3.3
Category: Book Reviews

4. 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: 3.22
Category: Earth Sciences

5. NASA To Send Little Mars Rover Into Gaping Crater
(NASA will send its Mars rover Opportunity into a gaping Martian crater in July to seek clues about the planet's bygone environment despite risks to the plucky little vehicle, officials said on Thursday.)
Rating: 3.22
Category: Astronomy

6. Near-Earth Asteroid Passes Over Atlantic Ocean
(An asteroid with an estimated girth as large as a garbage truck soared within 7,500 miles of the Earth on Monday as it passed harmlessly over the Atlantic Ocean, according to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.)
Rating: 3.22
Category: Astronomy

7. 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.)
Rating: 3.21
Category: Earth Sciences

8. MRI Reveals How We Learn From Competiton
(A new study has used brain imaging to reveal how people and animals learn from failure and success. )
Rating: 3.21
Category: Medicine and Biology

9. Asian Parasite Killing Western Bees
(A parasite common in Asian bees has spread to Europe and the Americas and is behind the mass disappearance of honeybees in many countries, says a Spanish scientist who has been studying the phenomenon for years.)
Rating: 3.19
Category: Flora and Fauna

10. Soviet Union's Top 5 Space Missions
(The Soviet Union was a pioneer in space exploration during the Cold War. Here are some of its most proud accomplishments.)
Rating: 3.18
Category: Astronomy

11. Remains of A Dodo Found
(The remains of a dodo found in a cave beneath bamboo and tea plantations in Mauritius offer the best chance yet to learn about the extinct flightless bird, a scientist said on Friday.)
Rating: 3.17
Category: Flora and Fauna

12. Russian-U.S. Soyuz Crew Lands Safely on Earth
(A Russian Soyuz capsule parachuted onto the Kazakh steppe through stiff winds and snow on Wednesday, delivering a U.S.-Russian astronaut trio to Earth after five months on the International Space Station.)
Rating: 3.17
Category: Astronomy

13. Steer Clear of Peanut Butter: U.S. Authorities
(U.S. health authorities told consumers on Saturday to avoid eating products that contain peanut butter until they can determine the scope of an outbreak of salmonella food poisoning that may have contributed to six deaths.)
Rating: 3.17
Category: Medicine and Biology

14. Amazon Deforestation Drops Sharply
(Deforestation of the Amazon rain forest in Brazil fell by about a third in the 12 months through July to the lowest rate in at least seven years, the government said on Friday.)
Rating: 3.17
Category: Earth Sciences

15. Water Found in Extrasolar Planet's Atmosphere
(Astronomers have detected water in the atmosphere of a planet outside our solar system for the first time.)
Rating: 3.16
Category: Astronomy