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45 years ago, Apollo 11 blasted off into space
Forty-five years ago today, the historic liftoff of Apollo 11 was broadcast around the country as America sent the first humans to the moon. “If all goes well, Apollo 11 astronauts Armstrong, Aldrin...
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First steps of a baby Stegosaurus, captured in 3-D
A technique called photogrammetry was used to create these 3-D images of a baby Stegosaurus track found near Morrison, Colorado. The track, which is about the size of a quarter, is hard to see in a...
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Scientists unearth largest ever four-winged dinosaur
Illustration of Changyuraptor yangi. Image from S. Abramowicz/ Dinosaur Institute, NHM Scientists discovered a fossil in northeast China that reveals a new species of dinosaur. The four-winged,...
View ArticleFemale field scientists commonly face sexual harassment, study finds
Field-based research is a core component of study for earth disciplines at the university level. It requires living away from home or campus, often in a remote or foreign area. A study released...
View ArticleEven healthy corals have herpes, so what’s making them sick?
Coral reefs are living, breathing animals. The reefs provide shelter and habitat for other fish and plants, even algae which lives inside the coral. But corals are disappearing. In the Carribean,...
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White House approves sonic cannons for Atlantic energy exploration
The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has estimated that more than 138,000 sea creatures, including the North Atlantic right whale, could be harmed by the use of sonic cannons. Photo by Fish and...
View ArticleEarth sees hottest June on record since 1880, NOAA says
The world’s heat record was broken for a second consecutive month. With the exception of Antarctica, new temperature highs were recorded on every continent. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
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Bats use polarized light to calibrate internal compasses
Bats are the only other mammal, other than humans, known to be able to perceive polarized light. Photo by Flickr user Noel Reynolds Bats navigate the evening sky using patterns of polarized light,...
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How concerned should we be about the mosquito-borne Chikungunya virus?
The mosquito Aedes aegypti, with its distinctive markings in the form of a lyre, spreads disease like yellow fever and is a carrier of the Chikungunya virus. Photo courtesy Centers for Disease...
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How studying fruit flies and zebrafish might unlock secrets of the human brain
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioRELATED LINKSI is for infant: Reading aloud to young children benefits brain development Can memory video games deliver on brain-boosting claims? Tricking the brain...
View ArticleMaking a cheaper, cleaner diesel fuel to do industry’s heavy lifting
Diesel fuel, used for trucks, jets and other heavy-duty machinery, can be made from just about anything — coal, crude oil, natural gas, plants. And fuel made with a process called Fischer Tropsch...
View ArticleProbing the creative brain
On the NewsHour tonight, in collaboration with The Atlantic, a researcher examines why creativity and mental illness is often linked. “As a psychiatrist and neuroscientist who studies creativity, I’ve...
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Connecting strength and vulnerability of the creative brain
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioRELATED LINKSREAD MORE: Secrets of the Creative Brain HARI SREENIVASAN: Next: the third in our series of stories this week on the science of the brain. Tonight, Judy...
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Solar ‘superstorm’ missed Earth in 2012 — but another could strike
In July of 2012, coronal mass ejections (CMEs) came close to hitting Earth, which could have left millions without power and trillions in damage. Credit: NOAA Two years ago, the worst solar storm in...
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Mars Rover sets extraterrestrial distance record
NASA’s Opportunity rover took an image of the ‘Lunokhod 2′ Crater on Mars. Image by NASA/JPL-Caltech/Cornell/Arizona State Univ. NASA’s Mars rover Opportunity has now traversed 25.01 miles on the...
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If there’s an Ebola vaccine that works on monkeys, then what about humans?
The CDC released this map of the 2014 Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever outbreak in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. Tuesday’s death of Sheik Umar Khan, the doctor at the front lines of Sierra Leone’s battle...
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Watch asteroids pummel the Earth in its first 500 million years
An artist’s concept of the early Earth, battered by asteroids. Frequent impacts exposed liquid magma on parts of the planet, while leaving water on the surface intact. Courtesy: Simone Marchi A...
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Why the moon hits your eye like a big … lemon?
That’s not amore, that’s a lemon. Photo by Flickr user Paolo Nespoli Scientists have finally made lemonade out of the origins of our lemon-shaped moon. While the moon may look, to quote crooner Dean...
View ArticleFirefighters get high tech to douse wildfires
Wildfires can destroy thousands of acres quickly. A gust of wind can quickly push the fire in another direction. But firefighters may be able to get the jump on wildfires with new technology....
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Sleep study shows new moms are dangerously exhausted for months
Should new moms get more time off to catch up on sleep before going back to work? Photo by Getty Images Four months isn’t enough time for new moms to recover from the exhaustion of having a kid, a new...
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