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Mysterious sea star disease makes its way to Oregon
Divers have documented the first cases of sea star wasting syndrom in Oregon. Image courtesy of Courtesy of Oregon Coast Aquarium The mysterious disease that has caused widespread sea star die-offs in...
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Poking cells, solving mysteries and other reasons scientists love basic research
Video edited by Rebecca Jacobson Scientists and engineers frequently seek solutions to specific problems. But the goal — and challenge — of basic research is to tackle broad questions without an...
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Teenage girl’s 13,000-year-old wisdom tooth sheds light on early Native...
Divers Alberto Nava and Susan Bird transport the Hoyo Negro skull to an underwater turntable so that it can be photographed in order to create a 3-D model. Image courtesy of Paul Nicklen/National...
View ArticleRecycled water in Arizona staves off drought
In the desert, water is more precious than gold. In the American Southwest, fresh water sources are strained as climate change brings more intense heat waves and the population booms. To make their...
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International ad campaigns aim to reduce rhino horn demand
In the early 1900’s an estimated 100,000 wild rhinos were thought to roam the world. Today that number stands at about 29,000 rhinos. Almost 75 percent of those wild rhinos are in South Africa. In...
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Kruger Park reports first case of elephant poaching in ten years
African elephants (loxodonta africana) in Kruger National Park, South Africa. Officials reported on Friday the first case of elephant poaching at the park in over a decade. Credit: Wikimedia via:...
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Scientists hope to make matter from light, proving Einstein’s theory
Photo by Wikimedia Commons user Jeff KeyzerIn the next year, scientists hope to create matter from beams of light. A study published in Nature Photonics on Sunday explains how modern lasers could...
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NIH orders scientists to test new drugs on animals of both sexes
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioRELATED LINKS‘Explosive’ Growth in Foreign Drug Testing Raises Ethical Questions To Receive Welfare, Should Drug Test Be Required? Chimpanzee Testing: Is it the...
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In space, ‘take your protein pills’ and get your Sriracha on
Space food has come a long way since 1966 when this photo was taken of a NASA test subject consuming a meal of pot roast and gravy through a feeding tube pack aboard a Gemini spacecraft mockup. Photo...
View ArticleWatch a wall of dense fog creep across Lake Michigan
Two fishermen on Lake Michigan caught more than a big fish yesterday. On camera, they captured a massive fog bank making its way across the lake. Andrew Ballard and his father Spencer were out for a...
View ArticleEngineers look to scale up nanomanufacturing
Engineers have been developing nanotechnology that could put tiny sensors in just about any material imaginable. Some of these sensors could be woven into clothing to save soldiers from chemical...
View ArticleInternet program helps veterans reconnect with civilian life
Many veterans returning home from war struggle to readjust. After months or years on the battlefield, soldiers can feel isolated as they cope with PTSD and trauma in day-to-day civilian life....
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Study finds ‘global warming’ elicits stronger reactions than ‘climate change’...
Graph by Yale Project on Climate Change Communication “Climate change” and “global warming” are often treated synonymously, but a new study says that the terms aren’t as interchangeable as one might...
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After decades, dirty power plant to get clean
Photo by Flickr user Theresa Labriola HOMER CITY, Pa. — Three years ago, the operators of one of the nation’s dirtiest coal-fired power plants warned of “immediate and devastating” consequences from...
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Zebras take prize for longest terrestrial large mammal migration in Africa
Burchell’s zebra. Photo by Wikimedia user Yathin S KrishnappaWhat’s black and white and holds the new record for large mammal land migrations in Africa? Eight collared adult female Burchell’s zebras...
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How to get an octopus to cooperate at his photo shoot
Up close, the scales of this diamond turbit found in the tidepools in Newport Beach, California sparkled. Photo by Kent Treptow In 2002, photographer Kent Treptow first picked up a $10 two-gallon...
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Computer science’s diversity gap starts early
Computer science educators and activists say exposing all students to computer programming basics early is key to drawing more women and underrepresented minorities into the field. Photo by Project...
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Why you should stop using one of the most popular security software
Photo by Peter Dazeley/Getty Images. The widely used disk-encryption tool TrueCrypt made an announcement Wednesday that the system is insecure and therefore unsafe. This unforeseen statement shocked...
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Humans increased species extinction rate by 1,000 times, new study says
The buffy-tufted-ear marmoset’s numbers have been directly affected by humans, due to shrinking habitats due to development in Brazil. Photo by Flickr user Jack Hynes Plant and animal extinctions are...
View ArticleLooking within the mind of a rampage killer
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioThis report was originally broadcast on February 20, 2013. MAN: There you go, that’s it. MAN: Andy was always real playful. MAN: There you go. Take the turn. MAN: He...
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