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Colorado Marijuana: State Court Rules For Overturning of Some Convictions After 2012 Law Passage
Mars Crater Controversy: International Astronomical Union Issues Statement Regarding Unwingus Naming Process For Pay
Mars has 500,000 unnamed craters. Uwingu's efforts to have citizens name one of Mars 500,000 craters for at least $5 has created concern among the International Astronomical Union.
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Salmon May Be Trucked to Sea due to California Drought: Fish Get a Free Ride
Wildlife officials announced on Monday that they may take millions of California salmon out of the Sacramento River and move them into the ocean due to the current drought.
Largest Star Found to Date Belongs to European Southern Observatory (VIDEO)
The biggest yellow star known to date was found through a European Southern Observatory telescope. The biggest yellow star found to date belongs to a telescope at the European Southern Observatory in Germany.
NASA Asteroid Data Hunter Contest Series Offers $35,000 Award For Asteroid Algorithm Idea
NASA is offering a $35,000 for the best asteroid algorithm idea. Have an idea for an asteroid algorithm? Submit it to NASA's Asteroid Data Hunter contest series beginning Monday a press release reported.
NASA Fails to Locate Planet X, but Discovers New Stars and Celestial Bodies
NASA’s Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) has been unable to find the large, unknown planet referred to by astronomers as “Planet X”. NASA researchers have suggested that Planet X exists in our solar system beyond the orbit of Pluto.
Facebook Used to Buy and Sell Organs on the Black Market
An investigation by British newspaper the Sunday Post has revealed that people are using Facebook to buy and sell organs. A journalist from the newspaper posed as the brother of a woman who needed a kidney transplant and placed an ad on Facebook looking for a donor.
Elephants Can Recognize Human Voices by Sex, Age and Ethnicity to Survive
A study in Kenya has found that elephants can recognize human voices from different genders and ages. The study was conducted by researchers who played recordings of people for elephants.
New High-Tech Glasses Find Cancer Cells in Surgery
A team of scientists has created a pair of high-tech glasses that help surgeons detect cancer cells while performing surgery. The glasses were created by scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis (WUSTL) and the University of Arizona (UA) in Tucson, who were led by Samuel Achilefu.
NASA Offers $35,000 to Asteroid Hunters in Contest to Protect Earth
NASA announced on Monday it will start an “Asteroid Data Hunter” contest and will offer $35,000 to those who can create algorithms to find asteroids in outer space that pose a threat to planet Earth. The first contest will begin on March 17.
Children Consume Too Much Salt: Kids at Risk for Heart Disease
A study has found that children in the UK are eating dangerous amounts of salt, which is putting three out of four children at risk of heart disease, high blood pressure and strokes later in life. The study was published in the American Heart Association journal Hypertension.
