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2014 Is the International Year of Crystallography (‘What’s Crystallography?’ You Ask)
The scientific journey into the molecule turns 100-years-old
Space Station Will Keep Orbiting Until at Least 2024
Move will maximize station’s usefulness, NASA says, and boost fledgling commercial space industry
Northern Lights to Illuminate Sky Tonight
For the first time this year, the stellar display will be visible from Boston to Washington, D.C., and in the Northern plains
Phone Home: NASA’s Call Center
NASA has been communicating with astronauts and spacecraft via the Deep Space Network for over 50 years.
How Cuddling Saves Tiny Babies
Babies crave a caregiver’s touch, and a new study of premature infants explains why
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Why Some Mushrooms May Be Magic for Climate Change
The soil contains more carbon than all living plants and the atmosphere combined. Now a new study says that a certain type of fungi can help soil hold up to 70% more carbon—with potentially big impacts for the climate
Solar Flare Delays Resupply Mission to International Space Station
It unleashed a level of radiation that could put a rocket at risk
Polar Vortex Sends Natural Gas Prices on Rollercoaster
But prices should stabilize in anticipation of warmer weather
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For Extreme Weather, 2013 Was an Unextreme Year
There was no shortage of memorable weather events in 2013, but a new report says the human and financial cost from extreme events was surprisingly low. Why that likely won’t last