Integrated Oceans Drilling Program Operations Superintendent Ron Grout on deck with icebergs in the background. (Photograph by Etienne Claassen, IODP/TAMU)
A massive dust storm streaming from northern Africa across the
The Maldives could be hard hit by rising sea levels. Photograph: Reuters
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Tony Lupo, a professor of atmospheric science at the University of Missouri, is studying atmospheric blocking and how this weather pattern could be increasing due to global warming. (Credit: University of Missouri)
A biggest loser contestant during a weigh-in, which helps determine who stays and
Medical researchers have shown that power naps not only refresh the mind,
Space shuttle Endeavour took off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Feb. 8 for the International Space Station, and was scheduled to return Sunday evening. (Terry Renna/Associated Press)
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A painting of what researchers believe Homo floresiensis may have looked like.
Zalmoxes Photo: Natural History Museum 
The researchers found ecstasy takers performed worse than other groups as tasks became harder or more complex (Source: Getty Images/)
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From Times Online:A website called PleaseRobMe has been launched to highlight the dangers of sharing too much information on the internet about your location.
The site pulls together updates on Twitter from people who publicly broadcast where they are at any given time, making the point that if they are in the pub, for instance, they are not at home and could be burgled.
A new DNA test uses saliva to determine whether someone is
Experts said the breakthrough could help tackle Britain?s obesity crisis by producing a 'new generation of low-fat foods'. Photo: Cathal McNaughton The low-fat chocolate containing almost two thirds water is said to taste identical to regular bars and could pave the way for a new generation of “healthy” foods.
Researchers are also developing a low-fat mayonnaise and porridge which prevents people from feeling hungry by staying in their stomach longer.
Dr Gordon's 1,000ft radio telescope has been the forefront of scientific discovery
High resolution in vivo images of neurons and associated dendritic spines in the brain of a juvenile songbird during the initial stages of song learning. Images taken by Todd Roberts. (Credit: Todd Roberts/Duke University Medical Center)
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Michael DiTullo submitted a shelter design based on a giant umbrella. "It could ship easily in planes, trucks, or trains," he says. Click on the above image to see more contest submissions. (Credit: Michael DiTullo)
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Pleading for empathy (Image: Indianna University School of Informatics)
USS Enterprise Watch out for stray hydrogen atoms Paramount Pictures 
Great White Sharks were made infamous by the film Jaws,
Bottlenose dolphins may gives scientists clues into how to shut off diabetes type II, and provide an insight into a range of other human ailments. Credit: U.S. National Parks Service
This is Kevin Redding in his lab at Arizona State University. Together with coworkers from the Max Plank Institute, he has taken a significant step closer to unlocking the secrets of photosynthesis. (Credit: Mary Zhu)
Computer simulations of airflow and turbulence helped scientists redesign the U.S. bobsled.
British born astronaut Nicholas Patrick, who is a former Harrow school boy, waves as he works on the Cupola far above Earth. Photo from the Daily Mail
Photo: Scaling the wall: Firewall-breaching tools are booming in countries that are clamping down on Internet freedom.
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Photo: NAS chief Ralph Cicerone says crisis is a 'wake-up call' for researchers
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Photo: Biofuel cell inserted in a cactus and graph showing the course of electrical current as a function of illumination of the cactus (black: glucose, red: O2).
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Supernovas are often used by astronomers as 'cosmic mile markers' to measure the expansion of the universe Photo: AFP/GETTY IMAGES 
Magnus Alvarsson, chief integrator for technology consultant Atos Origin, says that he is practically bored with all the computer systems running so smoothly. Photo by Ina Fried/CNET
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The Boomerang Nebula is the coldest natural object known in the universe, seen here by the Hubble Space Telescope (Image: ESA/NASA)
Sahara from Space: The world beneath your feet Soichi Noguchi"Let there be light! Cupola windows open toward Sahara desert. Priceless!" Noguchi tweeted.
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