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
Jul 10 8 Things You Didn't Know About Nikola Tesla By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy He was born in a lightning storm 158 years ago, and once shook the poop out of Mark Twain. Inventor, visionary, futurist and terrified of germs, he is...Nikola Tesla. And here are a few things you didn't know about him. Continue reading
Jul 09 By the Numbers: The Oil Spill and BP's Legal Troubles The Gulf Oil Spill of 2010 captured the world's attention with the scale of its destruction. It polluted the waters of the Gulf of Mexico with millions of barrels of oil; shut down businesses, fisheries and beaches; and fouled marshes… Continue reading
Jul 09 The day 'dog vomit' slime mold invaded my front yard By Jenny Marder Slime mold thrives in the presence of water, shade and dead, decaying leaves. Photo by Emily Johnson. About a week ago, we noticed an intruder in our front yard -- a vivid yellow, blob-like substance that appeared to be… Continue reading