Science Apr 24 The ‘Commanding General of the Solar Army’ wants to make fuel from sunlight The "Commanding General of the Solar Army" wants you -- to know how the sun can make cheap fuel for your car.
Science Apr 23 Can we save our body’s ecosystem from extinction? The sheer amount of bacteria in and on your body weighs three to four pounds, the same weight as the human brain. But overuse of antibiotics is threatening the microbes our guts need, and possibly giving rise to modern plagues.
Science Apr 17 Kepler finds new Earth-like planet 500 light-years away NASA explanatory scientists announced Thursday that the Kepler Space Telescope has found an Earth-like planet in our galaxy. Elisa Quintana, exoplanet research scientist for the SETI Institute at NASA's Ames Research Center, says the planet is in the “Goldilocks zone,”…
Science Apr 17 Engineers recreate ‘fishy’ locomotion How do fish move? Engineers are trying to find out so they can make better underwater materials.
Science Apr 15 U.S. biomedical research is overcrowded and underfunded, critics say The U.S. biomedical research field is unsustainable, creating more scientists than there are jobs, according to an essay in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Science Apr 14 There will be a ‘blood moon’ eclipse tonight A rare “blood moon” eclipse will be visible in the North and South American skies tonight, when the Earth’s shadow covers the full moon in an eerie red glow.
Science Apr 11 ‘We want you to get addicted:’ App-maker overcomes his own cell-phone addiction How many hours a day do you spend on your phone or tablet? How often do you check Instagram, Twitter, Facebook or other social media sites? College students check their phones an average of 60 times a day, and send…
Science Apr 11 How do you build a robot that’s smaller than an insect? How do you build a robot smaller than the tip of your finger? Inspired by the strength, speed and agility of insects, Sarah Bergbreiter from the University of Maryland is designing tiny robots.
Science Apr 09 Why some animals eat their young Not all animals are cut out for motherhood. Some will abandon, neglect, even kill their own young. It's part of nature, biologists say. But when animals in zoos kill their own babies, zookeepers become "mom". It's not an easy job.