Scientific Discoveries
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Waiting for Death Valley's Next Big Bang
Posted by Sarah Simpson Tue Jan 24, 2012 06:19 AM ET | 0
California’s Death Valley is capable of spectacularly explosive volcanic eruptions. Read more
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Do Dolphins Sleep Talk in Whale?
Posted by Tim Wall Mon Jan 23, 2012 10:48 AM ET | 0
At night, bottlenose dolphins at the Planète Sauvage aquarium in France sound like they are mimicking recorded humpback whale songs. Read more
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These Plants Eat Worms
Posted by Tim Wall Tue Jan 10, 2012 11:30 AM ET | 0
The Brazilian savanna is home to a subterranean little shop of horrors for tiny worms. Read more
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Hidden Antarctic Lake May Host Mystery Life
Posted by Kieran Mulvaney Mon Oct 17, 2011 06:57 AM ET | 0
The ice-buried lake has been isolated from the rest of the world for perhaps a half million years. What lives in its waters? Read more
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Israeli Wins Chemistry Nobel for 'Mosaic of Atoms'
Posted Wed Oct 5, 2011 04:40 AM ET | 0
The 2011 Nobel Prize in Chemistry honors Daniel Shechtman, 70, for his 1982 discovery of quasicrystals. Read more
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Flying HIPPO Samples Earth's Atmosphere
Posted by Kieran Mulvaney Fri Sep 9, 2011 07:08 AM ET | 0
The conclusion of a three-year mission promises to provide the 'first global portrait of greenhouse gases.' Read more
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Inside 'Rising: Rebuilding Ground Zero': Photos
Posted Wed Aug 24, 2011 06:06 PM ET | 0
A close look at the complicated process of rebuilding the site. Read more
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Mystery Orange Goo Invades Alaska Village
Posted by Christina Reed Tue Aug 9, 2011 03:12 PM ET | 0
The odd orange substance that washed up in a coastal Arctic village is perhaps a spawn of little eggs. Read more
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U.S. Senator Calls Robot Projects Wasteful
Posted Fri Jun 17, 2011 11:30 AM ET | 0
Tom Coburn says that three NSF projects lack useful applications and shouldn't have received government funding. Read more
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Protecting Marine Wildlife With Tags
Posted by Kieran Mulvaney Tue May 17, 2011 01:35 PM ET | 0
Satellite tagging of animals can have conservation benefits. Read more
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Antarctica Growing Green With Grass
Posted by Tim Wall Tue Apr 5, 2011 08:01 AM ET | 0
Grasses are taking advantage of the warming Antarctic climate. Are weeds next? Read more
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Mathematical Budding Model Revealed in a Lily
Posted by Tim Wall Tue Mar 22, 2011 06:09 AM ET | 0
The blooming of the lily provides a mathematical surprise, showing that poets had it right all along. Read more
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Pale Blue Dot
Posted by Kieran Mulvaney Thu Dec 30, 2010 09:54 AM ET | 0
Twenty years ago, Voyager 1 snapped a photograph that yielded an iconic image of Earth. Read more
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Earth's Extreme Life Knows No Bounds
Posted by Christina Reed Thu Dec 2, 2010 01:06 PM ET | 0
Manipulating microbes shows need to redefine life on Earth, again. Read more
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Large Seismic Fault Found in the Rockies
Posted by Tim Wall Fri Nov 19, 2010 06:07 PM ET | 0
Pointing out faults is a good thing when it comes to earthquake warnings. Read more
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