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• A Tornado Chaser Talks About His Science and Craft
  

  Researcher Tim Samaras talks about why he chases tornadoes, what they smell like, and what we still don't know about these severe storms.

  
    Mon, 20 May 2013 15:58:49 -0400
  
  

• Why Did Penguins Stop Flying? The Answer Is Evolutionary
  

  Scientists say they've learned why penguin wings, now used for swimming, no longer get the birds off the ground.

  
    Mon, 20 May 2013 15:17:50 -0400
  
  

• Picture Archive: Bangladesh (Then East Pakistan), 1950s
  

  As Bangladesh recovers from a factory disaster, a look back at the country's origins.

  
    Mon, 20 May 2013 12:07:47 -0400
  
  

• Opinion: Three Ways to Avoid Another Mount Everest Fight
  

  After last month's fight between Sherpas and Western climbers, Conrad Anker says the time is right for facing some growing tensions on Everest.

  
    Mon, 20 May 2013 11:28:13 -0400
  
  

• Op-Ed: Gamma Rays and the Grand Canyon
  

  Despite a ban on any new uranium mines near the Grand Canyon, the U.S. Forest Service has authorized a Canadian company to start digging.

  
    Mon, 20 May 2013 09:09:28 -0400
  
  

• 6 Women Scientists Who Were Snubbed Due to Sexism
  

  These six scientists were snubbed for awards or robbed of credit for discoveries … because they were women.

  
    Sun, 19 May 2013 08:22:49 -0400
  
  

• Playing Russian Roulette With a Volcano
  

  On May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens exploded with the force of 500 Hiroshimas. National Geographic’s Rowe Findley was on the scene.

  
    Mon, 20 May 2013 13:38:22 -0400
  
  

• Pictures We Love: May
  A desert oasis, nano flowers, and a "jet artist" feature among our photo editors' picks of the most interesting news pictures from May.
    Fri, 17 May 2013 18:15:46 -0400
  
  

• Space Pictures This Week: Martian Dust Devils, Weekend Spacewalk
  Astronauts parachute to Earth and the sun goes loopy in this week's best new space pictures.
    Fri, 17 May 2013 17:01:21 -0400
  
  

• Billion-Year-Old Water Preserved in Canadian Mine
  

  The primordial water contains chemicals that could support life without sunlight.

  
    Fri, 17 May 2013 12:06:33 -0400
  
  

• Louisiana's Bayou Is Sinking: Can $50 Billion Save It?
  

  With rising seas and sinking land, large swaths of Louisiana are disappearing. But will $50 billion reverse the trend?

  
    Fri, 17 May 2013 11:23:02 -0400
  
  

• Q&A: The Future of the Kepler Spacecraft
  

  The principal investigator of NASA's Kepler mission says even if the spacecraft can't be put back on track, data it has already gathered may reveal more Earth-like planets.

  
    Fri, 17 May 2013 09:26:28 -0400
  
  

• Opinion: Despite Changes, Mount Everest Is Changeless
  

  A climber who first scaled Everest 30 years ago sees continuity and change on the world's highest peak.

  
    Fri, 17 May 2013 09:18:49 -0400
  
  

• Pictures: Nano "Flowers" Created in Lab
  Scientists can control the self-assembly of molecules to build nano-size flowers in the lab, a new study says.
    Thu, 16 May 2013 14:26:22 -0400
  
  

• Everest Ice Shrinking Fast, Scientists and Climbers Say
  

  The world's highest peak has been shedding snow and ice for the past 50 years, possibly due in part to global warming, new research shows.

  
    Thu, 16 May 2013 13:34:59 -0400
  
  

• Wind Energy’s Shadow: Turbines Drag Down Power Potential
  

  Wind turbines rob each other of energy if installed too closely together. But the world's fastest-growing source of renewable power still has plenty of room for expansion.

  
    Thu, 16 May 2013 16:53:49 -0400
  
  

• The Astronauts You Should Start Following on Twitter
  

  What's the best way to find out what's going on in space? Follow one of these astronauts on Twitter or Facebook.

  
    Thu, 16 May 2013 12:19:04 -0400
  
  

• What Gives Elite Everest Climbers Their Edge?
  

  Researchers studying Everest climbers want to take what they learn from the elite athletes back to medical patients living at sea level.

  
    Thu, 16 May 2013 12:49:50 -0400
  
  

• African Clawed Frog Spreads Deadly Amphibian Fungus
  

  A frog historically used in human pregnancy tests likely spread a deadly amphibian fungus around the world, says a new study.

  
    Wed, 15 May 2013 17:33:03 -0400
  
  

• The Spies Who Blundered
  

  Alleged undercover CIA agent Ryan Fogle is only the latest in a string of international spies to bungle the job.

  
    Wed, 15 May 2013 17:30:22 -0400
  
  

• Q&A: Buzz Aldrin Discusses His Vision for Mars
  

  Former astronaut Buzz Aldrin talks about his new book—and his comprehensive plan for permanent human settlements on Mars.

  
    Wed, 15 May 2013 14:11:42 -0400
  
  

• Cicada Recipes: Bugs Are Low-Carb, Gluten-Free Food
  

  Cicadas bugging you? See our recipe ideas for the low-fat critters, including the new candied cicada cocktail.

  
    Wed, 15 May 2013 14:02:57 -0400
  
  

• Ancient Mayan Pyramid Destroyed in Belize
  

  An archeological group says it plans to take legal action after road crews destroyed a pyramid at a site called Nohmul.

  
    Wed, 15 May 2013 11:45:50 -0400
  
  

• On Mount Everest, Seeking Biogas Energy in a Mountain of Waste
  

  Work is under way on the world's highest-elevation biogas reactor, in an effort to transform a surplus of human waste on Mount Everest into a sustainable energy source.

  
    Wed, 15 May 2013 19:58:26 -0400
  
  

• Angelina Jolie's News: Docs Talk About Breast Cancer
  

  Angelina Jolie carries a gene putting her at high risk for breast cancer—and had a double mastectomy. Two doctors talk about what the gene means.

  
    Wed, 15 May 2013 13:08:52 -0400