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Late dawn. Early sunset. Short day. Long night. For us in the northern hemisphere, the December solstice marks the longest night and shortest day of the year. If you live in this hemisphere, it’s your signal to celebrate. http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-solstice-on-december-21

Everything you need to know about the winter solstice of 2011 | Astronomy Essentials | EarthSky

Flower from another hour Rus­sian sci­en­tists have re­gen­er­at­ed a flow­er­ing plant from tis­sue that was fro­zen in Si­be­ri­an per­ma­frost for over 30,000 years. The res­ur­rec­tion of the plant, sci­en­ti­fi­cally named Sy­lene steno­phylla, could pave the way for si­m­i­lar ex­per­i­ments on oth­er ex­tinct or­gan­isms, re­search­ers hope. The find­ings are pub­lished in the Feb. 21 is­sue of the jour­nal Pro­ceed­ings of the Na­tion­al Aca­demy of Sci­ences . (Im­age cour­te­sy of the Rus­sian Acad­e­my of Sci­ences, In­sti­tute of Cell Bi­o­phys­ics)

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Claims that autism is caused by vaccines containing thimerosal have been floored by increasing rates of autism in kids not exposed to the chemical Impossible explosion: The Buncefield blast explained FEATURE: 08:00 05 April 2012 Could trees and bushes have been to blame for the force of one of Europe's biggest peacetime explosions?