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Native American Birthplace Found?
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Antarctic Crack = NYC-Size Iceberg
A vast iceberg is splitting from Antarctica, thanks to a giant crack in a glacier that's "really important" to sea level rise.
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New "Super Earth" Found
The likely rocky planet orbits squarely in its star's habitable zone, making it a prime candidate for life, astronomers report.
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Best Science Pictures of 2011?
A spiny cucumber and a nanotube "city" feature among the winners of the 2011 International Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge.
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New Jupiter Moons Found
Two tiny satellites add to the planet's swarm of "backward" moons and bring the full Jovian family up to 66 natural satellites.
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Blue Holes Yield New Life-Forms
Bacteria in water-filled Caribbean sinkholes could offer clues to what might live on icy moons such as Europa, scientists say.
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Groundhog Day: Phil's Forecast Is In
Early spring or long winter? "Immortal" rodent Punxsutawney Phil has made the call. Get the odd facts behind Groundhog Day 2012.
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Pictures: Civil War Sub Revealed
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