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Edward Morrissey

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Paul Brandus

Why the GOP should embrace Obama

After combining dozens of different odors, researchers came up with a complexly neutral scent known as "olfactory white."

What the color white smells like

November 28, 2012, at 3:28 PM

Your eyes can experience the complex nothingness of white. But what about your nose? A determined group of researchers decided to find out

Researchers set up camp on the icy surface of Lake Vida in Antarctica.

Discovered in Antarctica: Ancient life under 60 feet of ice

November 28, 2012, at 12:25 PM

Lake Vida is devoid of light and oxygen. That hasn't stopped life from finding a way

On October 4, 1957 the Soviet Union launched the world's first successful satellite, Sputnik 1, making the U.S. insanely jealous.

Why the U.S. wanted to nuke the moon during the Cold War

November 26, 2012, at 1:26 PM

In the 1950s, with a young Carl Sagan lending a hand, America considered a novel way to outshine the Soviets

An artist's rendering shows "super-Jupiter," formally known as Kappa Andromedae b.

Discovered: A massive super-planet 13 times larger than Jupiter

November 20, 2012, at 3:24 PM

Say hello to Kappa Adromedae b, a world so big it defies conventional classification

An explosion of plasma on the sun's surface during a violent storm on Nov. 16.

Caught on film: Two monstrous eruptions on the sun's surface

November 19, 2012, at 3:50 PM

NASA releases startling footage of a dual set of solar prominences

Albert Einstein records a lecture in Jan., 1955, just four months before his death: The venerable scientist's brain was removed just hours after he passed away.

Uncovered: Physical evidence proving Albert Einstein's brain was superior to yours

November 19, 2012, at 11:06 AM

Recently rediscovered photographs of the late genius' brain reveal a few extraordinary physical differences

The Notorious B.I.G., who died in 1997, is considered one of the best freestylers of all time.

What the brains of freestyle rappers look like

November 16, 2012, at 12:38 PM

How are emcees able to spit out lyrics on the fly? Curious researchers enlisted an fMRI scanner to find out

At a certain point, our early ancestors managed to shift to a diet that included grass, allowing them to live on grasslands outside the forest.

Did early humans eat grass?

November 15, 2012, at 2:11 PM

A new study suggests our ancient ancestors probably wouldn't mind having dinner on your front lawn

11 stunning images from Australia's rare total solar eclipse

7 stunning images from Australia's rare total solar eclipse

November 14, 2012, at 4:40 PM

The natural wonder will hit any given spot on the planet just once every 375 years. On Wednesday, that lucky patch was in northern Australia

An artist's impression of the free-floating planet CFBDSIRJ2149, which reflects little light because it doesn't orbit a star.

Meet the starless planet that floats alone

November 14, 2012, at 11:11 AM

Just 130 light-years away from Earth is a curiously independent world at least four times bigger than Jupiter

A Byzantium mosaic: In prehistoric times, humans who weren't smart enough to kill their prey or avoid being eaten by them died. According to a Stanford researcher, present-day people are nowhere near as intelligent as these ancestors.

Are the comforts of modern life making humans dumber?

November 13, 2012, at 12:20 PM

Gerald Crabtree, a scientist at Stanford University, counterintuitively argues that our ancient ancestors were much smarter than we are

Thanks to new research from Duke University, Harry Potter's handy invisibility cloak might someday be a reality.

A flawless invisibility cloak: Finally a reality?

November 12, 2012, at 11:23 AM

Duke University researchers perfect the illusion of invisibility using a new light-bending method

NASA has long had its eye on a return to the moon, and with Obama's re-election, the space agency just might get there.

Will Obama's NASA take American astronauts back to the moon?

November 8, 2012, at 11:00 AM

A big announcement concerning man's future in space might just be on the horizon

NASA astronaut Sunita Williams (pictured) is one of two Americans currently aboard the International Space Station.

Are astronauts stuck in space allowed to vote?

November 5, 2012, at 4:10 PM

Two Americans are currently in orbit hundreds of miles above Earth on the International Space Station. Talk about absentee voting...

The colored swirls indicate the tail end of Saturn's massive storm that occurred sometime between 2010 and 2011.

Saturn's swirling megastorm that's bigger than multiple Earths

October 26, 2012, at 12:29 PM

In 2010, astronomers spotted the beginnings of a massive maelstrom that has grown to encircle the ringed planet

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