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1:19 PM EST
1/24/2012 Trouble with your GPS? Could be the solar stormHaving trouble with your GPS? Is your computer mysteriously rebooting? Experiencing any dropped call? If so, you can probably blame it on the effects from Tuesday's solar storm. The solar storm in expected is to be the largest in six years. It is also expected to be the strongest radiation storm since May 2005.

Source:AHN Topics:Science And Technology, Weather Science, Natural Science, Astronomy

10:57 PM EST
1/12/2012 U.S. astronomers say they have discovered the Milky Way's true colorsScientists have often wondered what color the Milky Way appeared to be when viewed from outside our solar system.What they discovered is the Milky Way is actually a milky white that is closer to the color of “fine-grain, new spring snow in the early morning or late evening, about an hour away from dawn or sunset.”

Source:AHN Topics:Science And Technology, Research, Natural Science, Astronomy

9:19 AM EST
1/11/2012 Google's doodle celebrates Nicolas StenoNIcolas Steno, known as the "father of geology" was honored with a Google dooble on Wednesday to mark his 374th birthday.

Source:AHN Topics:Arts, Culture And Entertainment, Arts, Human Interest, People, Science And Technology, Natural Science, Geology

12:44 PM EST
1/4/2012 Oxford University researchers find new species of sea creatures in Antartica OceanResearchers from the University of Oxford have found a community of sea creatures on the sea floor near Antarctica that were previously unknown to scientists.

Source:AHN Topics:Science And Technology, Scientific Exploration, Environmental Issue, Nature, Natural Science

7:10 PM EST
12/20/2011 Kepler discovers more planetsNASA scientists announced the discovery of two Earth sized planets orbiting a Sun-like star some 945 light years away. Discovered by the Kepler space telescope team, the planets have been named Kepler 20E and 20F.

Source:AHN Topics:Science And Technology, Scientific Exploration, Natural Science, Astronomy

9:24 AM EST
12/15/2011 Man drives off cliff while trying to view meteor showerA Los Angeles man trying to watch the Geminid meteor shower Wednesday night instead caught the view of a fast approaching cliff bottom.

Source:AHN Topics:Human Interest, People, Human Mishap, Science And Technology, Natural Science, Astronomy

10:48 AM EST
12/14/2011 Strong quake hits near Papua New GuineaA powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake shook the Pacific state of Papua New Guinea Wednesday, but no tsunami warnings were issued.

Source:AHN Topics:Disaster And Accident, Earthquake, Science And Technology, Natural Science, Geology

10:08 PM EST
12/8/2011 Worcester firefighter dies in apartment fireOne Worcester, Massachusetts, firefighter was killed Thursday and another was injured while looking for a missing tenant in a burning apartment building.

Source:AHN Topics:Disaster And Accident, Fire, Human Interest, People, Human Mishap

11:12 AM EST
11/29/2011 Deadly blaze throws spotlight on Saudi girls schoolsTwo deadly blazes in nine years show that little has been done to improve safety at Saudi Arabia's girls schools, which are housed in sub-standard facilities while boys study on modern campuses.

Source:TML Topics:Disaster And Accident, Fire, Education, School, Social Issue

7:58 AM EST
11/24/2011 Large dead fin whale to be towed out to sea following necropsyA large 67-foot fin whale that washed up dead on a San Diego, Calif. beach will be towed out to sea after scientists perform a necropsy to see what killed the mammal.

Source:AHN Topics:Science And Technology, Natural Science, Human Interest, Curiosity, Animal