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Scientists develop artificial leaf

As part of the effort towards the creation of devices that produce and utilize clean energy, the scientists at Universitat Jaume I have developed a...
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The last flight

This week came to an end the last voyage of the shuttle Discovery after nearly 30 years of space adventures which have made significant benefit of...
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The last flight

This week came to an end the last voyage of the shuttle Discovery after nearly 30 years of space adventures which have made significant benefit of...
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Smithsonian / A Zoo Naming Contest: Two Maned Wolf pups named

At the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) four ‘Maned Wolf’ pups were born on Jan. 5. However, the contest was for only...
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Smithsonian / Titanoboa: A Monster Snake from oldest rainforest

The world’s largest realistic snake replica is 48 feet long Monster Snake with a body thickness close to the height of a pickett fence at 4.5...
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Video: How to measure falling snow from space

  • NASA
  • February 1, 2012
Deputy Project Scientist Gail Skofronick-Jackson tells us about the science of falling snow and what NASA's Global Precipitation Measurement...
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Rocket launch this week from Va.

A flight test of a NASA Terrier-Improved Malemute suborbital sounding rocket is scheduled for Wednesday morning from NASA’s launch range at...
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The ‘Price of Freedom’: Medal of Honor, posthumously, Part II

Conspicuous (noticeable), gallantry (courage), and intrepidity (fearless) at the risk of his or her life above and beyond the call of duty while...
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The Price of Freedom: Americans at War, Part I

The Smithsonian American History Museum has created a stirring exhibition for their guests on this Veteran’s Day. The Price of...
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American History Artifact: Edison Light Bulb, 1879

The widely known historical first demonstration of the “Edison Light Bulb” took place at Edison’s Menlo Park, N.J., laboratory on...
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