Science

The Frog and the Pot Farmer Battle for Land in the Santa Monica Mountains

A plan to reintroduce the red-legged frog in Los Angeles County's Santa Monica Mountains has been complicated by an unforseen factor - illegal marijuana farms. Photo by USGS and Adam Backlin It was the red-legged frog -- a…

NASA discovers 10 supermassive black holes … by accident

Photo coutesy of NASA/JPL/CalTech. NASA's NuSTAR X-Ray telescope found 10 supermassive black holes last week, almost by accident. "We found the black holes serendipitously. We were looking at known targets and spotted the black holes in the background…

Once outlaws, in-demand hackers go to cyberwar

Creative commons photo via Flickr user powtac. Hackers are in high demand as cyberwarfare -- once the stuff of science fiction -- becomes an increasing threat to the data of individuals and companies, and to the United States, including…

Purple sweet potatoes may replace bugs for food coloring

Photo by avlxyz /Flickr The spectacular colors in foods on grocery store shelves comes from synthetic dyes, but scientists are now trying to figure out how to extract color from food itself. Some of the more spectacular red colors…

The largest volcano on earth discovered beneath the Pacific Ocean

Covering an area the size of New Mexico, the underwater brobdingnagian Tamu Massif is by far the largest single volcano on earth -- and rivals some of the giant volcanoes in our solar system. Roughly 1,000 miles off…

The sun’s magnetic field is about to flip-flop

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Hellbender salamanders are healthier in warming waters

Photo: Rebecca Jacobson/PBS NewsHour Large, slimy hellbender salamanders found in the Ozarks and Appalachian mountain streams are disappearing from their habitats. Land development, pollution, poaching all posed threats to the two feet long amphibians. Scientists believed that climate change…

Climate change forces migration from Pacific islands

By News Desk

flickr/Christopher Michel Stronger storms, rising sea levels and beach erosion are altering life for Pacific Island communities, driving native residents to leave home for the United States, according to a new story by Scientific American and ClimateWire. "There's an…

Cave so large it swallows clouds now open to tourists

Photo courtesy of Oxalis Vietnam's Son Doong cave was only recently explored and now a tour operator is accepting reservations. Tours start at $3,000 per person and only 220 permits are allocated per year. But, for…

Study: Men with smaller testes more likely to be involved father

By News Desk

Photo by Flickr user Susan Sermoneta Men with smaller testes are more likely to be involved in raising their toddlers, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Monday.