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What's Hot This Week What the Heck Is This? by Robert Roy Britt The photographer duo who took this image ask: "Is it molten lava from an erupting volcano or a tie-die pattern from a 1960's T-shirt?" Astronauts May Benefit from Red Wine in Orbit by Clara Moskowitz While the astronauts on NASA's final shuttle mission right now don't have a sip of alcohol around, new research suggests it actually might be good for their health. Sponsored by: 'Carmageddon': Will Massive Project Fix LA's Traffic Nightmare? Loss of World's Top Predators Is Pervasively Changing Ecosystems Human Wasps Build a Giant Nest in New York Stunning Sands Gallery: A Rainbow of Beaches Radioactive Decay Fuels Earth's Inner Fires