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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Pollution
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Blizzard 2010: What are Top 5 snow storms of the decade?
The past decade – the snowiest since the 1970s – has had several memorable snow storms.
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Snowed in
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: A Blue Planet
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In Pictures: No business like snow business
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SpaceX launch: private industry inspires new generation of rocketeers (+video)
SpaceX launch a reminder that NASA isn't the only game in town anymore. Aspiring engineers, rocket designers, space geeks look to 'New Space' companies to boldly go where only governments used to go.
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Fungus kills frogs by dehydration
Research shows that the chytrid fungus, which has drastically reduced global frog populations, kills by disrupting the amphibians' electrolyte balance.
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Mysterious explosion and daylight fireball in Nevada, California skies (+video)
A loud explosion and a streak of light occurred over roughly a 600-mile line across Nevada and California. It was probably a meteor, say astronomers.
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NASA calls for new spaceships to taxi astronauts to space station
NASA is looking for two private firms to design and build 'space taxis' to ferry astronauts to and from the International Space Station.
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How could Virginia quake be felt in Canada and crack the Washington Monument?
Rocks of the East Coast conduct earthquakes much better than rocks in the West. It means a moderate quake in rural Virginia can travel far and damage the Washington Monument.
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Rebuilding after tornadoes: two designs that could save lives in another storm
More people appear to be looking into safe rooms and monolithic-dome structures to withstand the fierce winds of a tornado and the debris it kicks around.
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Gold mine reopens in California desert
Gold mining jobs are coming to Mojave, Calif. Run-up in gold, silver prices causes Golden Queen Mining to restart operation.
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Pollution
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Plants search high and low in response to global warming
For years researchers have watched plants and animals migrate to cooler quarters in response to global warming. But a new study suggests some plants are moving downhill, drawn by increased precipitation.
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Blizzard 2010: What are Top 5 snow storms of the decade?
The past decade – the snowiest since the 1970s – has had several memorable snow storms.
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Snow storm: Who will get a white Christmas?
Atlanta could have its first real white Christmas since 1882. But whether the snow storm pummels major East Coast cities is still up in the air.
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Soggy California braces for deluge, as more storms take aim
More storms are steering toward California, which is already deluged. Warnings of flash floods and mudslides are in place in some communities, as worries rise about additional flooding.
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Snowed in
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Editorial Board Blog
US voters are ready to 'throw the bums out' on Election Day. But who are the bums?
Hostility to incumbents is strong this fall. Animus against the 'elite' may be stronger.
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: A Blue Planet
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Chapter & Verse
How a woman's face inspired a history of the Donner Party
An interview with Daniel James Brown, author of "The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride"
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Los Angeles wildfire causes widespread evacuations; aggressive air attack planned
Los Angeles wildfire has California firefighters scrambling to keep it from spreading any further.
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Edward Burtynsky and Ansel Adams: A pairing of devastation and beauty
In a new exhibition, Ansel Adams's iconic nature images are contrasted with Edward Burtynsky's industrial scapes of rock quarries, coal heaps, and rusty ships.
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Six private enterprises that could launch humans into orbit
Private spaceflight is entering a new era with the first test launch of the new Falcon 9 rocket Friday. Here are six companies vying to build a vessel that will carry civilians into space.
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New study could explain why volcanoes form far from the edges of tectonic plates
According to the old model of how volcanoes grow, the volcanoes of the Mediterranean shouldn't exist. A new model could explain how they got there.
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California mountain range missing several (million) candles on its birthday cake
Scientists discover that the Sierra Nevada mountains in California reached their current height 50 million years ago, 30 million years earlier than previously thought.
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In Pictures: No business like snow business
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Lessons on a lake
As a young child, she went fishing with her father in the early hours and learned some life lessons along the way.
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L.A. fire, ruled arson, is now a crime scene
Eyewitness accounts and incendiary material point to arson as the cause of the largest fire in the area's history.
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Volunteering at Yosemite is a natural
Visitors who fall in love with the park may return to help preserve it for all.
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