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Photo Gallery: Top Ten News Photos of 2005 (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:14
| An exploding python, a bear-size catfish, and a too-real robot star in our most viewed news photos of the year, along with sobering shots of Hurricane Katrina and more. |
Hubble Reveals New Moons, Rings Around Uranus (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:14
| Astronomers have found two new rings and two moons in orbit around Uranus, showing the planet's surroundings to be much more volatile than scientists realized. |
Tsunami-Ravaged Communities Focus on Sustainable Recovery (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:14
| A year since the December 26, 2004, Indian Ocean tsunami, aid groups are shifting their focus from the immediate needs of survivors to helping locals build communities that are better prepared for future disasters. |
Is Tsunami Threat to U.S. West Coast Bigger Than Predicted? (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:14
| A major earthquake off the U.S. West Coast could produce tsunami waves that send water surging up the coast to much greater heights than previously anticipated. |
USDA Fights Invasive Fire Ants With Flies (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:14
| To stem the U.S.'s burgeoning population of red imported fire ants, USDA scientists are using a tiny winged warrior: the South American phorid fly. |
Warming Arctic Sees Return of Blue Mussels After 1,000 Years (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:14
| Blue mussels—helped along by warmer water temperatures—have returned to high-Arctic seas after a thousand-year absence. |
Video: Explore the North Pole (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:14
| Investigate the wildlife, peoples, and environment of the North Pole, and learn about the many expeditions that have explored the region, by foot, sled, plane—and blimp. |
Woolly Mammoth DNA Reveals Elephant Family Tree (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:14
| Geneticists have begun unraveling the evolutionary history of the woolly mammoth, as found in DNA extracted from well-preserved remains. |
European Faces Reflect Stone Age Ancestry, Study Says (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:14
| Europeans inherit their looks from Stone Age hunters, according to a new study, which compared facial features of modern Europeans with those of ancient skeletons. |
Will 2005 Be the Warmest Year on Record? (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:14
| Two major meteorological organizations agree: 2005 was a very warm year, one that will likely set a new record for high global temperatures. |
Elephants Drunk in the Wild? Scientists Put the Myth to Rest (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 12-26-2005 at 11:46:14
| Reports of African elephants getting drunk in the wild from fermented fruit are greatly exaggerated, a team of scientists says. |
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