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Pluto mission: NASA's New Horizons 'phones home' after blackout

<b>Laurel, Maryland (CNN) —</b> NASA has re-established contact with its New Horizons spacecraft after a planned communications blackout as the probe completes humankind's first flyby of Pluto.<p>Mission managers who were packed into the New Horizons "mission control" room anxiously waiting to hear from the …

Yeti crabs thrive in hot ocean vents near Antarctica

This species of crab – found abundantly near the hot-water vents of the Southern Ocean – have now been described for the first time.<p>The latest study …

Dolphin Brain Scan Reveals Surprising Similarity to Bats

Science News<p>For the first time, scientists have mapped the entire sensory and motor systems of the dolphin brain.<p>Studying the brains of a deceased common dolphin and pantropical dolphin, researchers found at least two areas linked to hearing — unlike most mammals, which only have one. That makes …

This Hubble Space Telescope picture shows a galaxy named SBS 1415+437 (also called SDSS CGB 12067.1), located about 45 million light-years from Earth. SBS 1415+437 is a Wolf-Rayet galaxy, a type of star-bursting galaxy with an unusually high number of extremely hot and massive stars known as Wolf-Rayet stars. These stars can be around 20 times as massive as the sun, but seem to be on a mission to shed surplus mass as quickly as possible - they blast substantial winds of particles out into space, causing them to dwindle at a rapid rate. A typical star of this type can lose a mass equal to that of our sun in just 100,000 years! Image credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA #nasa hubble #hst #hubble25 #space #galaxy #astronomy #science

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Jet Lag Is Worse on Mars

A Martian day is 40 minutes longer than a day on Earth—a seemingly small difference that adds up quickly.<p>What would you do with an extra 40 minutes in a day?<p>Not 40 minutes shaved off some regular daily activity to devote to something else, but an extra 40 minutes actually tacked on to the 24 hours …

Tiger Woods is the embodiment of a spent-force sportsman

The rhetoric from Team Tiger is bullish. We have come to expect that. Just as, unfortunately for Mr Woods, it has proved wise not to take such sentiment at face value.<p>“He wants to play right now,” said Woods’s agent, Mark Steinberg, on Wednesday night. “He’s chomping at the bit. Honestly, he …

LeBron, Cavs overpower Heat for 14th win in 15 games

CLEVELAND -- Seconds before the opening tip, LeBron James pulled Chris Bosh close and tightly hugged his former teammate.<p>The pleasantries ended there.<p>…

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Paris Hilton's Brother Charged Over Crazy In-Flight Rampage

Conrad Hilton allegedly smoked marijuana on the plane, threatened to kill flight attendants, and called other passengers "peasants."<p>During a flight from London to Los Angeles last summer, Conrad Hilton "went berserk," says TMZ, and was yesterday charged with assaulting the flight crew "to the point …

U.S. set to begin destroying its largest remaining cache of chemical weapons

The United States is about to begin destroying its largest remaining stockpile of chemical-laden artillery shells, marking a milestone in the global campaign to eradicate a debilitating weapon that still creeps into modern wars.<p>The Pueblo Chemical Depot in southern Colorado plans to start …

Chad troops ‘kill scores of Boko Haram militants’ in Nigeria

More than 200 Boko Haram militants have been killed by Chadian troops in the Nigerian towns of Gambaru and Ngala, according to army officials.<p>Soldiers also destroyed more than a dozen vehicles equipped with heavy weapons during the battle on Tuesday, as well as 100 motorbikes used by the militants, …

How Languages and Genes Evolve Together

Researchers have found that geography makes us who we are—genetically and linguistically.<p>As human populations disperse, the separation leads to changes both in genes and in language. So if we look at human DNA and languages over time, we should find that they differ along similar geographic …

Cute Killers? Gray Seals Maul, Suffocate Seals and Porpoises, Studies Say

Weird & Wild<p>Long thought to be fish-eaters, the big-eyed animals have been observed taking on bigger prey in the North Sea.<p>It seemed a heart-warming sight: two seals apparently frolicking in the sea before slipping below the waves off the German island of Helgoland (map) in 2013.<p>Then an ominous …

18 Breathtaking Photos You Won't Believe Were Taken With An iPhone

From portraits to landscape photos and fine art images, photographers are using the iPhone to create excellent works of art.<p>Some photos were taken with the iPhone's native camera while others were shot using apps like Camera+.<p>Here's a look at some of the best iPhone photography out there.

Best National Park Adventures for Kids

Adventure<p>You want to take your kids on an unforgettable adventure in one of our spectacular national parks—but which one? In his new book, 100 Places That Can Change Your Child's Life, editor, author, and dad Keith Bellows names the best parks for families—and much more. See his 11 park picks …