Feb 24 NASA Shuttle Launch: Discovery’s Final Mission Takeoff Updated 6:50 p.m. ET | After a series of scrubbed missions in late 2010, Space Shuttle Discovery blasted off from Cape Canaveral on Thursday, for the final time. The mission is STS-133. Time of launch: 4:53 p.m. ET Thursday. Continue reading
Feb 24 Mobile Banking Could Be Global Health Tool By Talea Miller Cell phone technology is flourishing in developing countries, and health experts are hoping to capitalize on a wave of mobile banking products. Continue reading
Feb 23 Scientists Forecast an Altered Ocean At the National Press Club Wednesday morning, scientists showed a video of an ocean teeming with wildlife: colorful coral, crabs, sea anemone and bright orange starfish. The video underscored some not-so-new, but still sobering, news. If trends continue… Continue reading
Feb 23 Venom From Around the World Dr. Zoltan Takacs hunts deadly snakes around the world in search of their venom. Once he's captured the reptile's poison, he brings it back to his Chicago lab where he studies the neurotoxins. Takacs is also photographer and takes advantage… Continue reading
Feb 23 New Documentary Explores The Virtues of Venom The phrase "that which does not kill you only makes you stronger" couldn't be more true for toxinologists, the scientists studying the properties of the world's deadliest venoms in hopes of unlocking their beneficial properties. They are studying the poisonous… Continue reading
Feb 22 Study: Cell Phone Radiation Stirs Brain Activity, but Health Effects Unknown A PET scan shows activation in the part of the brain nearest a cell phone antenna when the phone is turned on (left) and off (right) Talking on a cell phone increases the activity in the parts of your… Continue reading
Feb 22 Just Ask: Why Do Onions Make Us Cry? By Evan Conway We all know the stinging sensation and welling up of tears that comes from chopping onions. But why does this happen? In fact, the reason onions make us cry can be traced back to the soil. Onions are part of… Continue reading
Feb 22 Predator Fish in Freefall; Anchovies and Sardines Taking Over "Humans have always fished. Even the ancestors of humans fished. The thing is, we've gotten so much better at it." That's how Reg Watson, a senior scientist at the University of British Columbia, opened a panel at the… Continue reading
Feb 21 Faith in Science, Threatened Particle Colliders and PCB-Resistant Fish Packing Away the Poison An article in Science News says fish in New York's Hudson River have developed a resistance to toxic PCBs and other pollutants. The story focuses on the Atlantic tomcod, but also the fish that eat… Continue reading
Feb 18 Watch Obama Takes Messages of Innovation, Jobs to Silicon Valley Leaders Correspondent Spencer Michels reports from Silicon Valley on the response of business leaders and the high-tech community to President Obama's drive for innovation and the debate over how much the federal government should be involved in funding incentives for entrepreneurs… Continue watching