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By Kaori Kaneko and Osamu Tsukimori TOKYO (Reuters) - Two Japanese utilities moved on Friday to extend the life of reactors at a pair of central coastal nuclear plants, fuelling already fierce debate over energy policy in the wake of the Fukushima radiation crisis. [More]

Researchers have been trolling Twitter for insights into the human condition since shortly after the site launched in 2006.

By Alison Abbott of Nature magazine The increasingly sophisticated blending of different species to create chimeras is pushing biology into a new ethical dimension. [More]

Some great readings for the evening, if you missed them during the day: Lilly Vicens guest-posts on The Outdoors as a “World of Wonder” for Children. [More]

By Julie Ingwersen CHICAGO (Reuters) - A historic drought in the southern Plains intensified in the last week and contributed to dry conditions emerging in the heart of the Midwest crop belt, a weekly climatologists' report said Thursday. [More]

By Heidi Ledford of Nature magazine A prominent paper that claimed to reveal the genetic factors that help people live to 100 or older has been retracted, a year after it was first released. The study, published in Science , reported 150 genetic variations that could be used to predict whether a person was genetically inclined to see their 100th birthday

Let me be clear: Another Earth , opening July 22, is not a science-fiction film, despite its premise of the discovery of a planet just like our own.

After water, tea is the world’s most popular drink. Now three New York City high school students [Catherine Gamble, Rohan Kirpekar and Grace Young] have discovered what may be a brewing scandal. Because they found stuff in lots of teas that shouldn’t be there

By Alister Doyle OSLO (Reuters) - Small fish play a big role in the oceans and catches should be cut sharply to safeguard marine food chains from plankton to blue whales, an international team of experts said on Thursday. [More]

Help researchers study the broadnose sevengill shark in the San Diego area [More]

Whitebark pine ( Pinus albicaulis ) are at risk of extinction due to climate change and invasive species, the U.S.

Now that Atlantis has safely returned to Earth and the 30-year space shuttle program has drawn to a close, it's time to look back at the reign of Discovery, Atlantis, Endeavour and the tragically shortened careers of Challenger and Columbia . Since 1981 NASA has launched 135 shuttle missions, reaching destinations such as the Mir space station, the Hubble Space Telescope and the International Space Station. [More]

For decades the little gray terminal was a staple in million of French homes. [More]

NASA's 30-year space shuttle program came to an end on July 21st, 2011. To mark the occasion, the Nature Video team have produced this tribute which features footage from every shuttle flight and is set to a rockin' soundtrack

Many parents would like their children to master a second language, but few kids in this country do. Only 9 percent of adults in the U.S.