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Scientists say bottlenose dolphins in Australia that wear sponges on their beaks provide evidence for culture that's passed from mother to daughter.

June 7, 2005
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Wolves and moose on a Lake Superior island are locked in a system of abundance and decline. Now experts are uncovering the role of ticks in this interplay.

June 6, 2005
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Everyone knows the Star Wars galaxy is located "far, far away." But how realistic are the alien worlds described in the science fiction saga?

June 3, 2005
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After almost two years of debate, scientists agree that NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft has entered the outer edge of our solar system.

June 2, 2005
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Scientists have found a way to tell a dinosaur's gender after studying the fossils of a T. rex. The discovery may further link dinosaurs to birds.

June 2, 2005
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Experts say this year's Atlantic hurricane season, now officially underway, will be active, with a high probability that a major storm will hit the U.S.

June 1, 2005
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Famous for their extreme sizes and very long necks, sauropod dinosaurs had an uncharacteristically short-necked cousin, a new fossil find suggests.

June 1, 2005
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Meteorologist Chris Landsea analyzes old storm records to help improve the accuracy of hurricane forecasts.

May 31, 2005
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Andromeda, our closest galactic neighbor, is three times larger than previously thought, scientists say.

2005-05-31
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A U.S. nonprofit plans to launch the world's first solar-sail-powered spacecraft on Tuesday. In theory, the vehicle is capable of continuous acceleration, project scientists say.

Updated June 20, 2005
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Advances in x-ray astronomy are helping to solve some enduring mysteries about black holes, scientists say.

May 24, 2005
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Some scientists say that the same lunar tugging that causes Earth's tides may trigger earthquakes.

May 23, 2005
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Flying whales, flesh-dissolving tadpoles, and other beasts abound in a National Geographic Channel special that asks, What would aliens really be like?

Updated June 3, 2005
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Californians can now check the Internet for their daily color-coded earthquake forecast.

May 18, 2005
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At Russia's Pleistocene Park, scientists are re-creating an Ice Age landscape by reintroducing plants and animals that once thrived in the region.

May 17, 2005

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