Did Columbus Contribute to a Little Ice Age?

By Ava Dobbs

http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/11/did-columbus-contribute-to-a-little-ice-age/

These are replicas of the Pinta (left) and the Niña (right), two of the three ships that accompanied Columbus and his crew in 1492. Recent research finds that the explorers’ arrival in the Americas may have contributed to a cooling of temperatures known as the Little Ice Age. 

 Credit: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center

Fish Eyes Go Green

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Under dim blue-violet light, the greeneye fish reveals how it gets its name. Its bulging, upward-looking eyes glow an eerie green. Credit: Edie Widder, NOAA Ocean Explorer

The Latest News About The Apple iPhone 5

By Luca Pistor

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Comet Death May Hint at Birth of Earth Light Years - Video

By Nicholas Song

http://lightyears.blogs.cnn.com/2012/01/19/comet-death-may-hint-at-birth-of-earth/?hpt=hp_t2

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Harnessing Nature's Solar Cells

By Luca Pistor

http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2012/biosolar-0203.html

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New Planet Kepler 22b - Video

By Joe Meyerson

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/nasa-finds-new-planet-kepler-22b-outside-solar-system-with-temperature-right-for-life/2011/12/07/gIQAPfzFdO_story.html

 A newly discovered planet is eerily similar to Earth and is sitting outside our solar system in what seems to be the ideal place for life. The planet's confirmation was announced Monday by NASA along with other Kepler telescope discoveries. (Dec. 5)

Prehistoric Horses Came in Leopard Print

By Emory Kim

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/335913/title/Prehistoric_horses_came_in_leopard_print

A new DNA analysis of prehistoric horses suggests that the painters behind the polka-dotted horses painted on cave walls in Pech-Merle, France, weren’t taking artistic license. 

  Credit: The Granger Collection, NYC

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