New Planet Found: Could a Super-Earth plus Triple Stars Equal Life?
Carnegie Institution / UCSC
In an improbable spot, scientists say they've discovered a world like our own where water and biology might exist
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Mars Rover Opportunity Celebrates Its Eighth Birthday
NASA's Mars rover Opportunity was expected to live only three months, but it just celebrated eight years prowling Mars' surface
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Surprise, Still Alive! The Top 10 Not-So-Extinct Animals
In recent weeks, both the Miller's Grizzled Langur and a giant tortoise species have returned from from presumed extinction. In their honor, TIME takes a look at other critters and creatures who have come back from the "dead"
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Space & Astronomy
Cosmic dispatches — both late-breaking and from the archives
Study: Pythons Killing Everglades Wildlife
By AP / MATT SEDENSKY
A burgeoning population of huge pythons appears to be wiping out large numbers of raccoons, opossums, bobcats and other mammals in the Everglades
Happy Birthday, Opportunity! Mars Rover Turns 8
By Jeffrey Kluger
Since 2004, the interplanetary car has been trundling across the Martian surface
New Federal Planting Map Reflects Warming
By AP / Seth Borenstein
The government's colorful map of planting zones is being updated for a warmer 21st century
Climate Change and Farming: How Not to Go Hungry in a Warmer World
By Bryan Walsh
The fact that the climate is already changing, and will continue to change, means we need to start adapting agriculture to a warmer world immediately
The 'Choking Game': 1 in 7 College Kids Has Tried It
By Bonnie Rochman
The potentially lethal Choking Game, which involves cutting off the blood supply to the brain, appears to be popular with some college students who think it's not as dangerous as using illicit drugs
