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Warm arctic summer melted much ice
Satellite observations of the Arctic Ocean show that the amount of sea ice there this year was the lowest it's been in more than 20 years.
By Sid Perkins - Earth
Warm arctic summer melted much ice
Satellite observations of the Arctic Ocean show that the amount of sea ice there this year was the lowest it's been in more than 20 years.
By Sid Perkins - Planetary Science
Fresh crater found on lunar images
Scientists analyzing images of the moon's surface taken from lunar orbit believe they've identified the crater that formed when a small asteroid slammed into the moon almost 5 decades ago.
By Sid Perkins - Planetary Science
Fresh crater found on lunar images
Scientists analyzing images of the moon's surface taken from lunar orbit believe they've identified the crater that formed when a small asteroid slammed into the moon almost 5 decades ago.
By Sid Perkins - Anthropology
Ethiopians reveal high-altitude twist
To the surprise of researchers, blood measures of oxygen-rich hemoglobin in Ethiopian villagers living more than 2 miles above sea level are the same as those of lowland dwellers.
By Bruce Bower - Anthropology
Ethiopians reveal high-altitude twist
To the surprise of researchers, blood measures of oxygen-rich hemoglobin in Ethiopian villagers living more than 2 miles above sea level are the same as those of lowland dwellers.
By Bruce Bower - Physics
Prying apart antimatter
Matter and antimatter look reassuringly alike in physicists' first investigations of energy levels of antihydrogen atoms.
By Peter Weiss - Physics
Prying apart antimatter
Matter and antimatter look reassuringly alike in physicists' first investigations of energy levels of antihydrogen atoms.
By Peter Weiss - Health & Medicine
Herpes vaccine progresses
A new vaccine for genital herpes protects some women but not men.
By Nathan Seppa - Health & Medicine
Herpes vaccine progresses
A new vaccine for genital herpes protects some women but not men.
By Nathan Seppa - Paleontology
New fossil weighs in on primate origins
A 55-million-year-old primate skeleton found in Wyoming indicates that the common ancestor of modern monkeys, apes, and people was built primarily for hanging tightly onto tree branches.
By Bruce Bower - Paleontology
New fossil weighs in on primate origins
A 55-million-year-old primate skeleton found in Wyoming indicates that the common ancestor of modern monkeys, apes, and people was built primarily for hanging tightly onto tree branches.
By Bruce Bower