Sep 11 Candidates Get Schooled on Science, Await Grades By Jenny Marder A large tree nymph sits on the finger of a visitor at a science center in Bremen, Germany. Photo by Ingo Wagner/AFP/GettyImages. A group called Science Debate has been trying for nearly five years now to thrust science into… Continue reading
Sep 10 Third Hottest U.S. Summer Ends With a Splash of Drought Relief By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy This infographic from NOAA's National Climatic Data Center highlights some of the records set for the country this summer. Image by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The hottest July on record combined with a warmer-than-average June and August… Continue reading
Sep 07 You Are Here: How Astronomical Surveys Are Pinpointing Our Place in the Cosmos This image of the whirlpool galaxy, also called Messier 51, was captured by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, which has already mapped more than 100 million galaxies in three dimensions. Image by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey and… Continue reading
Sep 07 Hurricane Winds Blast Solar Panels and Roof Tiles...On Purpose At Florida International University, 12 giant fans mimic the intensity of a Category 5 hurricane, pummeling rooftops, building materials and solar panels with winds reaching 157 miles per hour. A team of researchers led by civil engineer… Continue reading
Sep 05 Watch News Wrap: Paul Ryan Attacks President Obama's Economic Record in Iowa News Wrap: Paul Ryan Attacks President Obama's Economic Record in Iowa… Continue watching
Aug 27 Spilt, Spoiled, Lost and Tossed: Exploring Two Worlds of Food Waste Workers at La Laiterie du Berger in Senegal weigh and filter milk before transforming it into yogurt. The company collects milk from isolated herders who have no other way to get it to consumers. Photo by Jori Lewis for… Continue reading
Aug 27 Watch Neil Armstrong: Reluctant, Modest Hero Who Inspired Nation with One Step Neil Armstrong: Reluctant, Modest Hero Who Inspired Nation with One Step… Continue watching
Aug 27 Watch News Wrap: Apple Asks Judge to Ban Sale of Some Samsung Devices in U.S. In other news Monday, after a federal jury awarded Apple over $1 billion for patent infringement, Apple has asked the court to ban the U.S. sale of eight Samsung smartphone models. Also, Margaret Warner reports on how the Syrian conflict… Continue watching
Aug 25 Neil Armstrong, First Man on Moon, Dies at 82 Children in Annandale, Va., watch Neil Armstrong become the first man to walk on the moon in 1969. Photo by O. Louis Mazzatenta/National Geographic. Neil Armstrong, the first man to set foot on the moon, died Saturday, according to… Continue reading
Aug 24 Apple Wins $1 Billion Patent Infringement Suit Against Samsung For the past year, Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics have been locked in a showdown over dominance of a $200 billion-plus smartphone and tablet market. In April 2011, Apple filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Samsung, making accusations that… Continue reading