Jun 14 Watch A New Genetic Map That Could Make Your Skin Crawl Very little has been known about the trillions of bacteria and other microorganisms in our bodies. But now, scientists with the Human Microbiome Project have completed the first microbial map of healthy humans. Jeffrey Brown speaks with Dr. Eric Green,… Continue watching
Jun 14 The Science of Storytelling: A Conversation with Jonathan Gottschall Now this is a story all about how... we tell stories. Whether it's the Fresh Prince's fights on a Philadelphia playground or the struggles of Odysseus at sea, stories have always captivated our attention, and narrative… Continue reading
Jun 13 Verizon Wants You to Share Everything but Data Plans Verizon Wireless, the nation's largest mobile carrier, announced they are changing up how they will bill for data services across devices. The new plan, called Share Everything, means new customers and current customers who choose to… Continue reading
Jun 13 New Telescope to Bring Black Holes, Exploding Stars Into Focus Update: 12:58 p.m. ET| The NuSTAR telescope soared into orbit atop a Pegasus XL rocket on Wednesday. You can see the launch here: What heats the sun's outer atmosphere? What makes stars explode? How do black holes influence… Continue reading
Jun 12 Watch Western Fires Continue to Spread as Hundreds More Evacuate The High Park wildfire in Colorado continues to spread, now covering more than 68 square miles. To the south in New Mexico, fire crews are battling huge blazes there as well. Correspondent Tom Bearden reports from Fort Collins, Colo. Continue watching
Jun 11 Watch Colorado, New Mexico Emergency Officials Seek More Help Fighting Wildfires Colorado, New Mexico Emergency Officials Seek More Help Fighting Wildfires… Continue watching
Jun 07 Where Have All the Stars Gone? EmbedVideo(3578, 482, 304); The thrill of gazing into a night sky packed with stars, constellations and a stretch of our Milky Way galaxy is primal and timeless -- and it's become increasingly rare. Skyglow from city… Continue reading
Jun 06 Venus Transit Images Captured in Space For those Earthlings lucky enough to be under cloudless skies during the Venus transit on Tuesday, the planet took the form of a tiny dot gliding across the Sun's Northern hemisphere. (Editor's note: it was a bust at… Continue reading
Jun 06 Venus Transit as Revealed in Space By Jenny Marder For those Earthlings lucky enough to be under cloudless skies during Tuesday's Venus transit, it took the form of a pea-sized dot gliding across the Sun's northern hemisphere. For more perspective, NASA has collected a stunning sampling of images both… Continue reading