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EarthWarming indicted for extreme weather
Climate change can explain some 2011 departures from the norm.
By Janet Raloff -
AstronomyHubble spots fifth Pluto moon
Space telescope’s discovery announced on Twitter.
By Nadia Drake -
SpaceMoon patterns explained
Electric fields enveloping magnetic bubbles may form mysterious lunar swirls.
By Meghan Rosen -
LifeYoung flies cannibalize the plump
An evolutionary biologist’s modest proposal shocks colleagues who thought they knew everything about their favorite laboratory organism.
By Susan Milius -
PaleontologyNot your typical pterosaur
A beautifully preserved fossil from Germany displays a wing unlike any ever seen.