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What two discoveries suggest about life in the solar system
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioRELATED LINKSMystery radio bursts from space recorded live for the first time, but leaves few answers In space, ‘take your protein pills’ and get your Sriracha on...
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Timeline: Dawn spacecraft glides into orbit of dwarf planet Ceres
Ceres is seen from NASA’s Dawn spacecraft on March 1, just a few days before the mission achieved orbit around the previously unexplored dwarf planet. The image was taken at a distance of about 30,000...
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Florida environmental officials banned from using the term ‘climate change’
Florida will now refer to rising sea-level as “nuisance flooding.” Wikimedia Commons uploaded by Ronline. Florida, a state that environmental scientists have agreed would be hit hard by extreme changes...
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How not to raise a narcissist
In a new study led by Eddie Brummelman, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Amsterdam, found that parental warmth led to high self-esteem. And children whose parents believed they were more...
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Before CNN tells Miles O’Brien’s story, watch his 3 reports on bionic arms
Miles O’Brien listens to an occupational therapist at the MedSTAR National Rehabilitation Hospital after losing his left arm in an accident a year ago. Photo by Chris Anderson Tonight, CNN’s Dr. Sanjay...
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How a hospital withstood a 9.0 quake with nary a broken window
Within hours of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated central Japan in 2011, Ishinomaki Red Cross Hospital was accepting patients and acting as a refuge for throngs of survivors who’d lost...
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How the itsy bitsy spider evolved from a giant prehistoric sea creature
At seven feet long, the giant, filter-feeding anomalocaridid was one of the biggest arthropods to have ever lived. Illustration by Marianne Collins/ArtofFact It’s hard to believe that a prehistoric sea...
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Large Hadron Collider gears up to find dark matter, new particles in its...
Illustration of improved Large Hadron Collider in preparation for its second season. Illustration by Daniel Dominguez, Maximilien Brice and Cinzia De Melis/CERN After two years of upgrades and repairs,...
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What was life like after the first dotcom?
March 15 marks 30 years since the birth of the .com website suffix, or dotcom. Photo courtesy of Tim Patterson/Flickr Before getting out of bed, millions of people daily visit websites such Amazon.com,...
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Why Math geeks are so excited about March 14, 2015, at 9:26:53
Facebook user Kay Sweet will be celebrating Pi Day, and her birthday. Photo courtesy of Kay Sweet It’s a most auspicious holiday for math lovers. Saturday, March 14, 2015 is Pi Day, a celebration of...
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Can a new mapping model save this endangered flying squirrel?
Northern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus) in flight with coniferous seed in its mouth, North America. Credit: Getty Images Scientists hope a new mapping model published this week that pinpoints...
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How data may make better medicine
Since the 1950s, productivity is down in biomedical and pharmaceutical development, according to healthcare industry experts. The Brookings Institution recently explored possible causes for this...
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Massive solar storm sparks dazzling northern lights for St. Patrick’s Day
A severe geomagnetic storm slammed into Earth on Tuesday, generating spectacular northern lights, like these seen over Finland. Photo by Pekka Sakki/Reuters If you’re in the Northern Hemisphere, look...
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Can a helmet sensor help prevent brain trauma in athletes?
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioRELATED LINKSDoes youth soccer need to change to prevent head injury? Students report on how youth football is changing Will ex-players find the NFL’s head trauma...
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How a St. Patty’s Day solar storm turned on the Northern Lights
The Aurora Borealis could be seen over the Northern Hemisphere after a geomagnetic storm hit the Earth on Tuesday. Photo courtesy Flickr user Tero Mononen On Sunday, two giant bursts of ionized gas...
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How to watch Friday’s solar eclipse
A reflected image of the sun is seen on a white board as kids look up to view the beginning a partial solar eclipse in San Diego, California, Oct. 23, 2014. A total solar eclipse will take place on...
View ArticleTimelapse Video: Aurora australis brightens New Zealand sky
Watch a timelapse video of the aurora australis shot in Christchurch, New Zealand. Stargazers this week were treated to a dazzling light show. Bright shades of green, yellow and red pulsated across the...
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Even scarier than California’s shrinking reservoirs is its shrinking...
California’s groundwater depletion could have nationwide implications.Photo by Ken James/Bloomberg/Getty Last week a startling headline on California’s dire water supply fueled a wave of reports that...
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U.S. tightens rules for disclosing chemicals used in fracking
A pumpjack brings oil to the surface in the Monterey Shale, California, April 29, 2013. Most of that oil is not economically retrievable except by hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, a...
View ArticleSolar eclipse fans share stunning views on social media
Curious stargazers in parts of Europe, Asia and Africa watched as the moon crept into position today, creating a rare total solar eclipse. Although, the Islands of Faroe and Svalbard were the only...
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