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14 New Tarantula Species Identified, 1 Named for Johnny Cash
One of 14 newly identified tarantulas was such a strong fit for a certain music icon, the researchers who discovered it likely had no other choice for a name other than Aphonopelma johnnycashi.
Cassini Data Helps Scientists Determine Saturn's Rings Not as Thick as they Seem
Astronomers Spot Star in Protoplanetary Disk Region That Appears Abnormally Cold
Congress Presses NASA Over Mars Mission, Alternate Plan to Visit Asteroid
Luxembourg Announces Asteroid Mining Venture With 2 US Companies
Noise From Large Ships Disturbing Pacific Northwest Orca Whales
New Horizons: NASA Shares Photo of Pluto Moon Charon's Dark Side
Scientists Create Human Brain Model that Suggests How it Gets its Wrinkles
By Russell WesterholmAncient Hunter-Gatherers Cooked Tortoise for a Dinner Appetizer
By Russell Westerholm'Lost' Lion Population Appears at 2 Neighboring Parks in Eastern Africa
By Russell WesterholmHyperloop Competition: MIT Team Wins Pod Design Contest
By Russell WesterholmMoon's Gravity Affects Amount of Rainfall on Earth
By Russell WesterholmUnited Kingdom the First Nation to Approve Gene Editing Research
By Russell WesterholmAncient Australians Were Partly Responsible for Extinction of a Huge Flightless Bird
By Russell WesterholmOctopuses Observed Using Body Language to Communicate
By Russell Westerholm
