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Warmer Planet May Mean Fewer Hurricanes

Monday, May 19th, 2008 - 14:41:17 - Ehud Rattner

Contrary to the widespread view that a warming world will bring more hurricanes, a controversial new study suggests the number of cyclones could...

Global Biodiversity Slumps 27% in 35 Years

Friday, May 16th, 2008 - 10:35:20 - Ehud Rattner

The latest data on the global biodiversity of vertebrates shows that it has fallen by almost one-third in the last 35 years. But experts say it may...

Solar System's 'Look-alike' Found?

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008 - 08:43:56 - Iddo Genuth

Astronomers have discovered a planetary system orbiting a distant star which looks much like our own. They found two planets that were close matches...

Ice Shelf Collapse: What Does it Mean?

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008 - 20:01:36 - Sarah Gingichashvili

From krill to king crabs, the collapse of a 160-square-mile portion of the Wilkins Ice Shelf in Antarctica could mean many changes for wildlife at...

Building Blocks of Life Found in Space
Tuesday, April 1st, 2008 - Ehud Rattner
Using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, U.S. researchers have discovered large amounts of simple organic gases and water vapor...

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Potentially Habitable Planets Are Common?

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008 - 12:58:15 - Sarah Gingichashvili

More than half of the sunlike stars in the galaxy could have terrestrial planets with the potential to harbor life, a new study suggests. The...

Sister Solar System Found?

Thursday, February 14th, 2008 - 18:04:45 - Iddo Genuth

A team of astronomers found two extrasolar planets orbiting a star about 5,000 light years away. The Planets resemble a smaller versions of our own...

Super-Cameras Detect New Planets
Monday, November 5th, 2007 - Ehud Rattner
A team of researchers from the University of St. Andrews recently announced the discovery of three new planets orbiting a...