Sep 26 Fracking Goes Global Vitaly Churkin, permanent representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations, attends an Aug. 30 U.N. Security Council meeting on Syria. Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images. Russia's ambassador to the United Nations, Vitaly Churkin, is a well traveled… Continue reading
Sep 25 Dropsonde: The Workhorse of Hurricane Hunting Dropsondes are lightweight cylinders loaded with sensors that are ejected from airplanes into powerful hurricanes. As they fall, they gather data about the air pressure, temperature, humidity, windspeed and wind direction. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports on… Continue reading
Sep 24 Watch First Comprehensive Genetic Analysis of Breast Cancer Could Change Treatment First Comprehensive Genetic Analysis of Breast Cancer Could Change Treatment… Continue watching
Sep 24 Panda Cub's Death Still a Mystery Mei Xiang made distressed sounds at 9:17 a.m. on Sunday, alerting zookeepers that something was wrong with her baby. Video by Smithsonian's National Zoo. The Smithsonian National Zoo hasn't yet confirmed what caused the death of the… Continue reading
Sep 24 Watch National Zoo Mourns Death of Panda Cub video press conference of zoo director and chief veterinarian talk about panda cub's death… Continue watching
Sep 23 National Zoo Mourns the Death of Week-Old Panda Cub Mei Xiang on Sept. 17 with her cub. The cub died unexpectedly on the morning of Sept. 23. Image by Smithsonian's National Zoo. On Sunday, at 9:17 a.m. ET, panda keepers at Smithonian's National Zoo heard distressed… Continue reading
Sep 21 Shuttle Endeavour Lands in Los Angeles After Long Aerial Tour Strapped to the back of a jumbo jet, Space Shuttle Endeavour swooped over the California state capital and circled San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge and the Santa Monica Pier in a highly choreographed final flight before touching down at… Continue reading
Sep 20 Watch Synthetic Street Drug Camouflaged as Bath Salts Has Dangerous, Bizarre Effects Synthetic Street Drug Camouflaged as Bath Salts Has Dangerous, Bizarre Effects… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch Earth Loses Its 'Air Conditioner': Arctic Ice Cap Shrinks to Record Low Level Earth Loses Its 'Air Conditioner': Arctic Ice Cap Shrinks to Record Low Level… Continue watching
Sep 20 Arctic Sea Ice Melts to Record-Breaking Low By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy // Arctic sea ice melted to 1.32 million square miles this September -- an unprecedented low and a sharp drop from the 2.59 million square mile average for this time of year. It also marks the greatest Arctic ice melt… Continue reading