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  • New 3-D images reveal for the first time what happens inside the brain when a person loses consciousness, suggesting the mysterious sleeplike state occurs as electrical activity deep in the brain dims and connections between certain neurons suddenly break down.

  • LOS ANGELES, Calif. - An international satellite rocketed into low-Earth orbit Friday on a mission to track changes in the amount of salt in the upper levels of the world's oceans.

  • Is All the Wild Weather Connected? LiveScience.com - Sat, 11 Jun, 2011

    This has been a wild year, weather-wise.

  • New 3-D images reveal for the first time what happens inside the brain when a person loses consciousness, suggesting the mysterious sleeplike state occurs as electrical activity deep in the brain dims and connections between certain neurons suddenly break down.

  • The glowing entrails of an exploding star, thought to have faded over time, now appear to be lighting up again, a new Hubble Space Telescope photo reveals.

  • Six mock astronauts who are flying on a simulated trip to Mars and back without ever leaving Earth have passed the one-year mark of their 500-day mission, which keeps the crew isolated inside a pretend spaceship near Moscow.

  • Houston, we have an iPhone: Two iPhone 4 smartphones loaded with an app to help astronauts perform experiments in space will launch aboard NASA's shuttle Atlantis on July 8. They will be the first iPhones to fly in space, officials say.

  • New 3-D images reveal for the first time what happens inside the brain when a person loses consciousness, suggesting the mysterious sleeplike state occurs as electrical activity deep in the brain dims and connections between certain neurons suddenly break down.

  • Six mock astronauts who are flying on a simulated trip to Mars and back without ever leaving Earth have passed the one-year mark of their 500-day mission, which keeps the crew isolated inside a pretend spaceship near Moscow.

  • Houston, we have an iPhone: Two iPhone 4 smartphones loaded with an app to help astronauts perform experiments in space will launch aboard NASA's shuttle Atlantis on July 8. They will be the first iPhones to fly in space, officials say.

  • In this image provided by NASA, the Delta II rocket launches with the Aquarius/SAC-D spacecraft payload from Space Launch Complex 2 on Thursday, June 9, 2011, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The joint U.S./Argentinian mission will map the salinity at the ocean surface, information critical to improving our understanding of two major components of Earth's climate system: the water cycle and ocean circulation. (AP Photo/NASA, Bill Ingalls)

    LOS ANGELES, Calif. - An international satellite rocketed into low-Earth orbit Friday on a mission to track changes in the amount of salt in the upper levels of the world's oceans.

  • Super 8 Film Created the Digital Videographer Nation LiveScience.com - Fri, 10 Jun, 2011

    Super 8, the latest summer blockbuster from wunderkind director J.J. Abrams, may be a work of science fiction, but the warm, nostalgic sentiments the film expresses towards the medium its named after remain very real in the hearts of amateur videographers. After all, it was Super 8 film, the first format available commercial …

  • Mysterious brown spots covering the surfaces of King Tut's tomb have long puzzled scientists trying to identify them. Now a new study reveals ancient Egyptian microbes left these blemishes.

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  • The flooding in the south last month may be just what a ferocious fish ordered, as scientists say the overflowing Mississippi River may lead to a surge in the giant invasive fish called the Asian carp in new areas of the Mississippi and Missouri river basins.

  • Aliens are all the rage at the box office this year, appearing in sci-fi thrillers such as "Super 8," the comedy "Paul" and action movies including "Cowboys and Aliens," just to name a few.

  • Chile's Big Volcano Eruption Seen From Space SPACE.com - Fri, 10 Jun, 2011

    A Chilean volcano roared to life last weekend for the first time in half a century, and two satellites are keeping a close watch on its activity from above.

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