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New NASA Probe to Dive-bomb the Sun
With its science payload finalized, Solar Probe Plus is closer to becoming the first craft to directly sample the sun, NASA officials say.

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NASA - Sun - Solar Probe+ - Space - Technology
San Bruno Fire Pictures: "Hell on Earth" in California
A gas line explosion that unleashed deadly, thousand-foot-high fireballs reduced blocks of San Bruno, California, to "hell on earth" on Thursday, one resident said.

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California - San Bruno - United States - Hell - San Bruno California
Fire Tornado Filmed in Hawaii
While battling a blaze on the slopes of Mauna Kea in August, a Hawaii firefighter captured rare footage of a fire tornado, or fire whirl. Video.

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Hawaii - Mauna Kea - United States - Earth Sciences - Tornadoes
Cockroach Brains May Hold New Antibiotics?
Cockroaches and locusts produce natural antibiotics that can kill bacteria such as MRSA and toxic strains of E. coli, new research shows.

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Escherichia coli - Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus - Bacteria - Antibiotic - Health
Pictures: Hubble Spies Oddly "Perfect" Celestial Spiral
A new Hubble picture has revealed an oddly "perfect" cosmic spiral likely being created as a dying star orbits a stellar twin, astronomers say.

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Astronomy - Hubble Space Telescope - Star - Observatories - Optical and Infrared
Space Photos: Galaxy Laser, Moon Bridge, More
See a galactic garbage truck, the first ever evidence of a natural bridge on the Moon, and more in this week's best space pictures.

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Galaxy - Astronomy - Earth - Natural arch - Technology
Warming Solution: Just Stop Cold?
The burden on the planet from today's cars and buildings is bearable, say researchers who warn that future added emissions are the real risk.

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Environment - Opposing Views - Business - Climate Change Skeptics - Economics
"False Dawn" This Week: Zodiacal Light Easier to See
The seasonal phenomenon creates a bright pyramid over the eastern horizon that will be easier than usual to see this week, astronomers say.

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Zodiacal light - Shopping - Health - Mental Health - Religion and Spirituality
Pictures: New Proof Spiral Galaxies Eat, Digest Dwarfs
A new survey is the first to show that spiral galaxies beyond our cosmic neighborhood eat and digest orbiting dwarf galaxies.

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Spiral galaxy - Astronomy - Dwarf galaxy - Galaxies - Images
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"Lost" Fox Subspecies Found via Saliva Analysis
Thought extinct in central California, a rare fox subspecies has been found there—upping the species' chances for long-term survival.

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California - Species - Biology - Recreation - Business
Photos: Saddam AK-47, Ancient Artifacts Return to Iraq
An AK-47 with Saddam Hussein's portrait and ancient artifacts are among the hundreds of returned Iraqi artifacts displayed this week in Baghdad.

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Iraq - Saddam Hussein - Baghdad - Middle East - Politics
Oil Inside Gulf Crabs May Be Shed
Found to have oil droplets inside them, blue crab larvae from near the BP spill may lose the oil as they grow, scientists say. Video.

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BP - Blue crab - Larva - Oil spill - Gulf of Mexico
Mining the Truth on Coal Supplies
A new study challenges the belief that the globe holds vast stores of coal, the world's leading and most carbon-intensive electricity fuel.

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Coal - Mining - Energy - Technology - Electricity
Second Asteroid to Buzz Earth Later Today
The second asteroid to pass near Earth in a single day will make its closest approach later today, scientists say.

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Near-Earth object - Earth - NASA - Solar System - Space
Hunchback Dinosaur Found: Carnivorous "Camel"
The otherwise fearsome new one-ton predator sported an odd hunchback and scrawny feather precursors, puzzling scientists.

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Dinosaur - Art - Hunchback of Notre Dame - Paleontology - Earth Sciences