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Blog: Diary of a Shuttle Fan—STS-130 Launch Coverage
Get the latest on the upcoming launch of the space shuttle Endeavour—the last ever shuttle night launch—from launch veteran Susan Poulton, on the scene at Kennedy Space Center.
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World's Biggest Snake Ate New Prehistoric Croc Species
A new, unusually small species of ancient croc found in Colombia was likely no match for the largest snake ever to slither across the Earth, a new study says.
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"Super Earth" May Really Be New Planet Type: Super-Io
A planet touted as the most Earthlike outside our solar system might be molten on one side with raging volcanoes on the other, say scientists who think the rocky world CoRoT-7b is closer kin to Jupiter's moon Io.
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Eyeless Urchins "See" With Spines
Sea urchin bodies act as big spine-covered eyes, according to researchers who created "Twilight Zone" conditions to test how well the marine creatures can see.
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New Lightning Type Found Over Volcano
Long sparks that occur during volcanic eruptions may be a newly discovered form of lightning, scientists say.
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True-Color Dinosaur Revealed: First Full-Body Rendering
For the first time, scientists have decoded the full-body color patterns of a dinosaur, a new study says—apparently one-upping last week's announcement of a partial recreation.
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True-Color Dinosaur Pictures: First Full-Body Rendering
See the woodpecker-like dinosaur that's made history as the first to be fully and scientifically colored—and the feathery fossil that spawned the new view.
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True-Color Dinosaur Revealed: First Full-Body Rendering
For the first time, scientists have decoded the full-body color patterns of a dinosaur, a new study says—apparently one-upping last week's announcement of a partial recreation.
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