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  1. Astronomy

    Keeping Hubble from being hobbled

    NASA late last month shut down one of the aging Hubble Space Telescope's three gyros in an effort to extend its life.

    By Ron Cowen

  2. 19594

    There was a line or two in this article about carnations with an aroma of Earl Grey tea or fruit loops. Well, here in the Sonoran Desert, we have wildflowers that smell like sweaty gym socks, grape Kool-Aid, or even rotting meat. When I was helping edit a desert-wildflower book years ago, I found the […]

    By Science News
  3. Plants

    Save the Flowers

    Now that breeders have created thousands of new ornamental-flower varieties, scientists are turning their attention to restoring the fragrances that fell victim to the process.