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Mystery radio bursts from space recorded live for the first time, but leaves...
CSIRO’s Parkes radio telescope catches a “fast radio burst” in real-time. The cosmic radio blasts are a mystery, appearing for only milliseconds at a time from an unknown source deep in space. This is...
View ArticleFollowing minor delays, Atlas V lifts off into night sky
Video by SpaceVids.tv The same night President Barack Obama emphasized a “re-energized space program,” an unmanned Atlas V rocket launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida with a Navy communications...
View ArticleObama calls climate change our greatest threat
No challenge poses a greater threat to future generations than climate change, President Obama said in Tuesday’s State of the Union address. “I’ve heard some folks try to dodge the evidence by saying...
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President calls climate change the ‘greatest threat to future generations’ in...
In his seventh State of the Union address on Tuesday, President Barack Obama made what may be his strongest case yet for combating global climate change. “No challenge — no challenge — poses a greater...
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Climate change and nuclear weapons push Doomsday Clock closer to midnight
Chairman of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Leonard Reiser is shown here in 1998 adjusting the clock 14 minutes before midnight. Photo courtesy of Reuters. Scientists moved the hands on the...
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Comcast ghostwrote letters for politicians to send to FCC
Comcast agreed to buy Time Warner Cable in an all-stock $45-billion deal announced Thursday that will allow the company more control over the U.S. market’s television, broadband Internet and phone...
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Triggering thirst with the flip of a switch
Scientists have found the on and off switches in the brains of mice that trigger thirst. Using light, they were able to stop dehydrated mice from drinking and make well-hydrated mice consume water...
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In Earth flyby, massive asteroid reveals a moon of its own
This GIF shows asteroid 2004 BL86, which safely flew past Earth on Jan. 26, 2015. Seen in the image is a small moon trailing the minor planet. Image courtesy of NASA/JPL-Caltech Earth’s close encounter...
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Underwater microphones capture the distinct sounds of iceberg births
A small amount of calving on Margerie Glacier in Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska. Photo by Flickr user Mark ByzewskiAt the ocean’s edge, slabs of ice break off of glaciers and tumble into the water...
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Loss of honey bees and other pollinators could mean malnutrition for millions...
Photo by Flickr user Lucas Zallio New research from scientists at the University of Vermont and Harvard University demonstrates the devastating impact the continued loss of pollinators like honey bees...
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You could get the measles, even if you’re vaccinated
A pediatrician administers a measles vaccination during a visit to the Miami Children’s Hospital in May 2014 . Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images Contained inside the data of the latest measles outbreak...
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Charles H. Townes, inventor of the laser, dies at 99
A light and laser show dazzles fans before game one of the 2014 Stanley Cup Finals. Charles H. Townes, the inventor of the laser, died Tuesday at age 99. Photo by Kirby Lee, USA TODAY Sports via...
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Skip the fairy tales, and tell your daughter science bedtime stories
A mother learns that science bedtime stories, when told right, can instill kids with a fascination and love of science. Photo by Hero Images and Getty Images I was never very good at science. Mostly...
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Study reveals wide gaps in opinion between scientists and general public
A recent study from Pew Research Center reveals gaping differences in opinion between scientists and the general public about issues related to scientific research and the direction science is taking....
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Rare fox trots into view after 100 years, thrills biologists
A motion-sensitive camera at Yosemite National Park in California captured the rare Sierra Nevada red fox this winter. Photo from the National Park Service. It’s one of only about 50 thought to exist...
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Using AirAsia Flight 8501’s mistakes to prevent future crashes
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioRELATED LINKSAviation’s terrible week doesn’t mean flying is less safe say experts Justice department says anti-competitive airline merger will make flight prices soar...
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Are vitamin drinks providing too many vitamins?
Photo by Flickr user Kristi Berry Health and sports drinks like Vitaminwater and Naked Juice pride themselves for containing high amounts of vitamins or nutrients. But a new study finds that many of...
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Rehabbed endangered turtles returned into the Gulf
The Audubon Nature Institute released 21 rehabilitated Kemp’s ridley sea turtles into the wild this week. Photo by National Park Service The conditions on Tuesday were perfect to release 21...
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New technique may make solar panel production less expensive
Scientists Aditya Mohite (l) and Wanyi Nie (r), along with other researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory, published a report on a new technique for solar cell production Jan. 30. Photo by Los...
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Poll: Scientists and public differ on what’s ‘dangerous’
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioWILLIAM BRANGHAM: A new study conducted by the Pew Research Center found a large gap between what the public believes is dangerous and what scientists believe. For more...
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