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SpaceSpace Camera Glitch
The sharpest, most sensitive camera on the aging Hubble Space Telescope has stopped working.
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Health & MedicineEat Out, Eat Smart
Knowing the number of calories in your restaurant meal can help you make healthier food choices.
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FossilsAn Ancient Feathered Biplane
A dinosaur may have glided from tree to tree on two sets of wings, one below the other.
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TechRocking the House
Researchers shake a full-size house to find out what happens to a wooden building during an earthquake.
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HumansIsland extinctions
Many of Australia's largest animals died out after people came to the island continent.
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AnimalsChicken eggs as drug factories
Researchers have created chickens that produce useful drugs in their eggs.
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BrainVideo game violence
Playing violent video games may have harmful effects on the brain.
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EnvironmentShrimpy invaders
A shrimplike creature that has invaded the Great Lakes could spell big trouble for young fish.
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PlantsA Giant Flower’s New Family
The world's largest known flower may be a relative of the poinsettia plant.
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PlanetsStrange Neptune
From giant storms and icy geysers to tilted orbits and weird spins, Neptune and its moons have many surprising features.
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PlanetsA star’s belt of dust and rocks
Astronomers have obtained hints of a dusty asteroid belt around a nearby star.
By Emily Sohn