Jul 06 The Garden of Our Neglect: How Humans Shape the Evolution of Other Species Over time, fish have evolved the ability to reproduce at smaller sizes. Photo by Boogies with Fish via Flickr. For the vast majority of the history of our kind we were in some ways no more sophisticated… Continue reading
Jul 04 Watch What the ‘Rock Star’ Discovery of the Higgs Boson Means for Science What the 'Rock Star' Discovery of the Higgs Boson Means for Science… Continue watching
Jul 04 Watch Physicists Discover Clear Evidence of Elusive Higgs Boson Scientists announced on Wednesday they have evidence of the much sought-after Higgs boson, a subatomic particle thought to endow all other particles -- and by extension all matter in the universe -- with mass. Tom Clarke of Independent Television News… Continue watching
Jul 04 Before and After Satellite Images Show Storm Effects NASA Earth Observatory released satellite images that show the power outages in the Washington-Baltimore metropolitan area that occurred as a result of a rare, fast-moving "derecho" thunderstorm system on Friday, June 29th. These images were taken with the day/night… Continue reading
Jul 04 Physicists Announce Evidence of Higgs-Like Particle Updated: 11:40 a.m. ET | Here's a look at Wednesday's exciting announcement from CERN. Plus, we've included a sampling of visual primers from various media outlets to help explain the Higgs boson, what it is, why it's been so… Continue reading
Jul 02 Watch Alan Alda’s ‘Flame Challenge’ Illuminates Importance of Communicating Science Alan Alda's 'Flame Challenge' Illuminates Importance of Communicating Science… Continue watching
Jul 01 Alan Alda is Trying to Find the Next Carl Sagan Miles O'Brien reports on a contest created by actor Alan Alda, which challenges scientists to flex their communication muscles by answering the seemingly simple question, "What is a flame?" Thousands of 11-year-olds serve as judges. Continue reading
Jun 29 Views of the Colorado Wildfire By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy The Denver Post has been covering the fires since they first began. Here are some of their shots of the flames and the Coloradans who have been affected. Continue reading
Jun 29 Through Smoke and Flame: Views of the Colorado Wildfire Here are some facts about the wildfires in Colorado: They've gutted 347 homes, damaged 125,000 acres and forced the evacuation of 35,000 people. Fires in the Southwest forced the closure of part of Zion National Park. Some 20,000 homes remain… Continue reading
Jun 29 Watch A Spark of Inspiration Miles O'Brien reports on Alan Alda's "Flame Challenge."… Continue watching