Satellites Eye Dwindling Water in Central California

The amount of water lost in the two main Central Valley river basins in the last six years could almost fill the nation's largest reservoir.

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Soros: Finance Gap Could 'Wreck' Climate Talks

Sufficient funding to fight global warming in the developing world has become a top issue.

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Interactive: Nations Evaluate Progress Since Kyoto

Global temperatures have increased over 15 pct since the 1997 Kyoto accord.

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New Hydrogen-Storage Method Discovered

Research opens the way for a radically different approach to hydrogen storage.

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Gallery: Constellation, NASA's Moon Program

Astronauts will launch on a rocket made up of a shuttle-derived solid rocket booster.

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Wave of Discovery

Efforts are underway to capture wave energy by creating simple, powerful devices that can withstand winds, monster waves, and corrosive salt water.

Disappearing Frogs

Frogs are in the fight of their lives against an aquatic fungus called chytrid, which infects the skin of these historically tough, resilient creatures.

Whiskered Robots

Scientists are constructing whiskered robots that can detect and then project 3D virtual images of objects on to a computer screen.

Autonomous Helicopters

Researchers are pushing the envelope of aerospace design in the search for an automated collision system.

Social Insects

Georgia Tech professor investigates the behavior of some of the most social insects on the planet.

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The Higher the Song Pitch, the Better the Mating Choice

Male antbirds able to maintain the highest pitch are the most desirable mates.

What Killed Ice-Age Animals? Surprising New Clues

New evidence seems to rule out popular extinction theories involving meteor strikes and human hunters.

Forty Years of Women Researchers in Antarctica

The U.S. Navy did not allow female scientists to travel to Antarctica until 1969.

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Species of Butterfly Set to Diverge Into Two

Heliconius butterflies in Ecuador seem to be mating into two distinct species.

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