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Scientists Work To Save Mississippi Gopher Frog
The nation’s most endangered species, the Mississippi gopher frog, has faced challenges in producing offspring, but this year, nature gave them a break....
The nation’s most endangered species, the Mississippi gopher frog, has faced challenges in producing offspring, but this year, nature gave them a break....
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Snake River Plain, Idaho.
Though its name might suggest something formed by the meandering of an ancient river, the Snake River Plain of southern Idaho had a far more violent birth. Scars from its relatively recent geologic or...
Saltating Gypsum into Dark Polar Dunes.
Gypsum is a common water-based mineral found in evaporative beds (ancient lakes or seas) on Earth. Gypsum rarely occurs in sand dunes on Earth as it is water-soluble (dissolves in water). However, gyp...
Many Colors, Many Moons.
Four moons huddle near Saturn's multi-hued disk.
The coloration of the planet's northern hemisphere has changed noticeably since the Cassini spacecraft's arrival in orbit in mid-2004. Imagi...
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Astronaut and moon-walker James Irwin's NASA name tag, coated with lunar dust, sold at auction for $310,500. The cloth keepsake, a 6- by 12-inch rectangle, was cut from the insulated jacket worn by Irwin during the 1971 flight of Apollo 15. Lunar dust, which created a dark gray tint around the tag's edges, became embedded into the tag during three separate moonwalks Irwin took. His jacket and other equipment were left on the Moon to lighten the spacecraft's load on the return trip home, but Irwin cut out and kept his NASA tag as a memento.Sponsored links
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Quote of the Day
Approximately 80% of our air pollution stems from hydrocarbons released by vegetation, so let's not go overboard in setting and enforcing tough emission standards from man-made sources. - Ronald Reagan (b. 1911), U.S. Republican politician, president.
Word of the Day
transuranic
Pronunciation: /trans-yoo-RAN-ik/
adj : of or designating those elements having atomic numbers higher than that of uranium
"Plutonium and other transuranic elements may seal the fate of the human race."
Today in History
October 13, 1792
The cornerstone of what was termed the "President's House" was laid by George Washington in Washington, DC. The name, "White House," was not adopted until 1818. The house, designed by James Hoban, would be three stories tall with more than 100 rooms.
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