Science Nov 19 5 things you should know about the freaky Buffalo snowstorm Parts of Erie County, New York have been buried in over 5 feet of snow -- and they may get another 3 feet by Friday. Here's what you should know about the storm.
Science Nov 17 New photos show Philae’s bumpy comet landing The European Space Agency released the first images of Philae's bumpy landing today. Orbiting spacecraft Rosetta captured the lander drifting across the surface of Comet 67P for half an hour until its first bounce landing.
Science Nov 14 Researchers crack open ice to find tiniest Arctic creatures The base of the entire Arctic food chain is hiding in the ice. Scientists are cracking open the cold Alaskan sea to understand the tiny sea algae.
Nation Nov 04 U.S. oil drills slow as crude prices drop Oil prices in the U.S. dropped 3 percent on Tuesday, putting U.S. crude at $76.45 a barrel. That’s the lowest price since October 2011, according to Reuters.
Nation Nov 03 Tom Magliozzi, famous voice of NPR’s ‘Car Talk,’ dies at 77 Tom Magliozzi, better known as part of “Click and Clack the Tappet Brothers” duo on NPR’s popular “Car Talk”, died on Monday due to complications from Alzheimer’s disease. He was 77 years old.
Science Nov 03 If soil-dwelling fungi could dance, this is what they’d look like In a scene from Uma Nagendra’s winning “Dance Your Ph.D.” performance, dancers in brown leotards slither on the floor, reaching for trapeze artists in green leggings dangling above them. The brown dancers are dangerous soil-dwelling fungi, trying to infect the…
Science Oct 30 Your eyes could open your bank account or play “World of Warcraft” New biometrics technology could open your bank account, email, or help you play "World of Warcraft".
Nation Oct 28 Unmanned rocket bound for ISS explodes on takeoff An unmanned commercial rocket carrying supplies for the International Space Station exploded shortly after lift-off at 6:22 pm EDT Tuesday over the launch complex at Wallops Island, Virginia. NASA’s live feed shows the rocket bursting into flame.
Science Oct 23 New computer chip ‘recipe’ makes electronics greener, cheaper, faster The computer chip is getting a makeover from the Center for Sustainable Materials Chemistry at Oregon State University, making it leaner, faster and greener.
Science Oct 22 The future of mining might be rotting in your compost bin These scientists are making glass from what you throw in the garbage. They hope that our waste will be the cutting edge of mining.