Invasive frogs carry amphibian-killing fungus
A study links African clawed frogs, which were brought to California decades ago for use in pregnancy tests, with a deadly pathogen.
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NASA's Mission to Find Earth-Like Planets Might Be Over
There's something wrong with Kepler, the sun-orbiting spacecraft at the center of NASA's mission to identify Earth-like, habitable planets orbiting ...
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Shouldn’t news of our planet’s complete vulnerability come from a parent rather than a “friend”?
Earth, Moon Share Water Source
The Moon and Earth share the same source of water, according to new research. The latest analysis is based on new data collected by NASA spacecraft ...
See Humanity’s Effect On Earth In These Stunning Time-Lapse Satellite Photos
From growing Vegas to chopping down the Amazon, these Google photos of the last three decades of the Earth from space let you see both human ...
Earth's iron core is surprisingly weak, researchers say
The massive ball of iron sitting at the center of Earth is not quite as "rock-solid" as has been thought, say two Stanford mineral physicists.
Sign waiver, then take on Earth's hottest pie
MEET the "Flaming Ron" - a chilli-filled pie so hot you have to sign a waiver to consume it. Journalist Richard Noone gave it a crack (and lived to ...
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Global map of Earth's unique/threatened species created
LONDON, May 16 (UPI) -- The Zoological Society of London has released what it says is the first map of the world's unique and threatened mammals and ...
Oops! The five greatest scientific blunders
Even geniuses make mistakes, but sometimes those errors push humanity toward some unexpected discoveries