Apr 18

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Space Tornadoes, Baby Stars, and Ancient Galaxies

After a thousand days in space, the Infrared Array Camera on the Spitzer Space Telescope has sent back thousands of images of stars being born, space "tornadoes" and galaxies at the edge of the universe. To commemorate its voyage, the…

Dr. Laura Stachel and her husband founded We Care Solar to help bring light to the estimated 300,000 hospitals and clinics in the developing world that don't have reliable sources of electricity. Our slideshow highlights Stachel's work toward equipping remote…

Apr 03

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Slime Molds, Revealed

The slime mold takes on hundreds of shapes, sizes, and colors. Some varieties are the size of dinner plates, while others are only visible through a microscope.

Mar 29

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Kira Kay and Jason Maloney of the Bureau for International Reporting reported for the NewsHour on the changing political scene in Myanmar, formerly known as Burma. View photos of an opposition political rally they attended.

A big part of a politician's daily life is the photo-op, and besides kissing babies, nothing is used more often than animals to help highlight the candidate's softer, more human side to voters. Here's a look back at some political…