Sep 23 Small Particles Raise Big Questions About Foundations of Physics "May the book bring some one a few happy hours of suggestive thought!!" Albert Einstein wrote that in 1916 at the end of the preface to his groundbreaking book, "Relativity: The Special and General Theory." Scientists around the globe have… Continue reading
Sep 20 Must-Read List: Understanding the Netflix Split It might not end quite as badly as the "New Coke" marketing campaign once did. But Netflix's announcement that it will split its video service into two separate operations -- with a renamed DVD-by-mail service that will now be called… Continue reading
Sep 20 Spacecraft Beams Back New Images of Asteroid Vesta This image obtained by the framing camera on NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows the south pole of the giant asteroid Vesta. Photo by NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA An asteroid with cliffs that climb 9-miles high, deep grooves and craters can be seen in… Continue reading
Sep 19 Watch Cowboys vs. Gray Wolves: Predator Once Again Prey For the first time in years, hunting season for the once-endangered gray wolf is underway in Idaho and Montana to reduce the predator's population. Cattle ranchers say the hunts are necessary to protect their herds, but environmentalists disagree. Science correspondent… Continue watching
Sep 19 Tracking the Return of the Gray Wolf On Monday's NewsHour, Miles O'Brien reports on the return of a once endangered species: the gray wolf. Is it a growing and threatening predator or a pivotal player to the ecosystem of the Western U.S.? O'Brien and his team traveled… Continue reading
Sep 19 The Return of the Gray Wolf By Mike Fritz, Miles O'Brien Science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports on the successful return of a once endangered species now caught in the crosshairs of cattle ranchers. Continue reading
Sep 16 Earthworm Invasion Damages Trees The wrong kind of earthworm can upset the chemistry and nutrient dynamics of soil, damaging plant and tree growth, scientists say. Researchers have linked an invasive species of earthworms to stunted tree growth in parts of the Western… Continue reading
Sep 15 Experimental Malaria Vaccines Attack the Parasite in New Ways Malaria is transmitted to humans through mosquitoes. Photo by the World Health Organization. The malaria parasite is one of the most widely studied disease-causing organisms, yet there is still no effective vaccine available to prevent the deadly illness. Two… Continue reading
Sep 14 Deepwater Horizon Oil Report Fingers BP’s Safety Lapses By David Coles The Deepwater Horizon oil rig burns in 2010; Photo by U.S. Coast Guard. A government report out Wednesday finds that British oil giant BP bears the lion's share of blame for the 2010 explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig… Continue reading
Sep 14 Forensic Meteorology: Harsh Weather Spurs a Growth Industry A tree lies fallen among rubble near a home outside Killington, Vt., on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011. Photo by Scott Eisen/Bloomberg via Getty Images. As Irene battered the East Coast two weeks ago, Frank Lombardo knew that only after… Continue reading