Jul 24 Science ‘Classroom Without Walls’ Replete with Snapping Turtles, Snakes EmbedVideo(7015, 482, 304); Eighth grade teacher Darrell Walker routinely teaches his science class in the wetlands behind their North Carolina middle school. Video by Rebecca Jacobson "Snake! Snake!" an eighth-grade student shouts from the boardwalk as she crosses… Continue reading
Jul 23 Elusive ‘Corpse’ Flower Readies for Collapse An estimated 120,000 people have viewed the giant "corpse flower" since it bloomed Sunday at the U.S. Botanic Garden. Photo by Justin Scuiletti. WASHINGTON -- After stubbornly staying closed days longer than expected, the U.S. Botanic Garden's great… Continue reading
Jul 19 Earth and Moon Join Saturn in Interplanetary Photoshoot This picture of Earth from space was taken in June 2001 from the International Space Station orbiting at an altitude of 211 nautical miles. Photo by NASA. Okay, so it's kind of gimmicky, but it's all in the spirit… Continue reading
Jul 19 White House Hosts Google Hangout on Superheroes By News Desk At noon Friday, the White House will host a Google+ Hangout on "The Stuff Superheroes are Made Of," featuring experts who are turning science fiction into reality. Experts who are working to develop impenetrable liquid armor, self-healing synthetic skin and,… Continue reading
Jul 17 New Organisms Shine a Light on ‘Microbial Dark Matter’ Despite little light and extreme temperatures, new microorganisms were found at "Crab Spa", a hydrothermal vent site on the ocean floor, along with eight other unusual places. Photo courtesy Stefan Sievert/ Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Massive new groups… Continue reading
Jul 17 A Moon Called Polyphemus? Naming Neptune’s Newest This computer-generated montage shows Neptune and Triton, Neptune's largest moon, from January 1990. Photo by SSPL/Getty Images. A new, far-flung moon orbiting Neptune was discovered earlier this month and announced this week, bringing that planet's cache of known moons… Continue reading
Jul 16 Sweating for Survival: Extreme Runners Race 135 Miles Through Death Valley Oswaldo Lopez of Madera, Calif., is cooled by his crew as he runs in the AdventureCORPS Badwater 135 ultra-marathon race on July 15, 2013 in Death Valley National Park, Calif. Photo by David McNew/Getty Images. Update: 2:30 p.m. EDT… Continue reading
Jul 12 A Look Into a River’s Past By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy California has funded scientists from the San Francisco Estuary Institute to reconstruct an image of the San Joaquin Delta’s pre-Spanish landscape. They layer navigational charts, government land surveys, drawings, photographs, and journals to paint detailed picture of the Delta ecosystem… Continue reading
Jul 12 Restoring the San Joaquin River and Recalling Its History This photo from 1900 shows European-Americans boarding rowboats on the banks of the San Joaquin River in California. Using archives records like maps and photographs, scientists are trying to revive the delta. Photo courtesy Bank of Stockton For centuries,… Continue reading
Jul 12 Hair Washing in Zero Gravity: A Magnificient Mohawk and the Water Goes Rogue International Space Station crew member, U.S. astronaut Karen Nyberg demonstrates how she washes her hair in space onboard the International Space Station. If you thought brushing your teeth in zero gravity looked hard, try washing your hair. Continue reading