Jul 31 8 things you didn't know about humidity By Catherine Woods It's a T-shirt kind of day in Washington, DC: 85 degrees with 63 percent humidity. We all know those numbers mean hot, but what exactly does that humidity percentage tell us? And why should we care? Below, some facts on… Continue reading
Jul 29 What's all the fuss about fizzy drinks? By Catherine Woods snap-click. ahh. gulp. -- Familiar sounds at a summer BBQ. Get to know your carbonated beverage. Continue reading
Jul 28 What makes this monkey red in the face? By Nsikan Akpan Scientists explore the anatomy of red faces in Peruvian uakari monkeys. Continue reading
Jul 28 How do ants synchronize to move really big stuff? By Nsikan Akpan Who leads the way when ants carry really big things? Scientists from the Weizmann Institute of Science offer an answer. Continue reading
Jul 27 This chicken vaccine makes its virus more dangerous By Nsikan Akpan Scientists find experimental evidence for the first time that a vaccine can make a virus worse. Continue reading
Jul 26 Study suggests Japan falsified whale hunting data during the 1960s By Carey Reed Japanese commercial whale fleets are accused of altering their records in the late 1960s, according to a study published recently in the journal Royal Society Open Science. Continue reading
Jul 25 Fiat Chrysler announces recall after hackers gain control of moving car By Daniel Costa-Roberts Fiat Chrysler Automobiles announced a voluntary recall of roughly 1.4 million vehicles Friday in response to an incident earlier in the week in which hackers demonstrated that they could take control of one of the company's cars using the Internet… Continue reading
Jul 24 New Horizons mission spots a hazy silhouette and flowing glaciers on Pluto By Nsikan Akpan Flowing glaciers and a spooky silhouette comprise the latest highlights from the New Horizons mission to Pluto. Continue reading
Jul 24 Running elk ragged just to get their antlers By Courtney Flatt, NWPR/EarthFix Washington and Oregon have imposed rules to make sure that “shed hunters” don’t harm elk and deer. But not everyone follows those rules. Instead, some shed hunters cruelly endanger the health of deer and elk so they can be the… Continue reading
Jul 24 Meet three scientists behind the Pluto mission By Megan Crigger Shortly after the July 14 flyby of Pluto and its moons, we spoke with three members of the New Horizons mission team: Alice Bowman, the mission operations manager, and Cathy Olkin and Kimberly Ennico-Smith, deputy project scientists. Editor's note: Women… Continue reading