Feb 16 Helium 3 Shortage Affects National Security, Medicine Inside a storage room at Andrew's Air Force Base is a cluster of neutron radiation detectors, and alongside them, a tiny amount of plutonium, used for training drills. One detection device fits into a backpack. One is designed for… Continue reading
Feb 16 Restoring Ancient Artifacts: What Does it Take? As the dust settles on Egypt's recent protests, one less-discussed outcome of the uprising is the damage done to some of the country's ancient artifacts. After would-be looters broke into the famous Egyptian museum in Cairo in search of… Continue reading
Feb 15 Science Alone Won't Close the Case on Anthrax, Committee Says In September 2001, letters containing anthrax were mailed to two senators and several news media outlets. Five people died and at at least 17 fell ill. Fear of anthrax gripped a nation already rocked by the 9/11 attacks. Continue reading
Feb 14 What We're Reading: Foot Bones, Color Decay and the Science of Obesity X-rays Show Why Van Gogh's Yellows Have Darkened A particle accelerator helps to explain why the bright yellows in Van Gogh paintings fade to brown over time. This piece uses an animated video to explain the chemical reaction… Continue reading
Feb 14 Watch Debate Continues Over Social Media's Role in Egyptian, Arab World Protests How Did Social Media Factor Into Egypt's Uprising?… Continue watching
Feb 14 Mars500 'Lands' on the Red Planet On Monday, an international crew of six men landed on "Mars." They stepped onto a wide plane of red dust, sand and rock beneath a black and starry sky, where they will conduct experiments for the next week. The… Continue reading
Feb 14 Watch A: This Computer Could Defeat You at 'Jeopardy!' Q: What is Watson? Science correspondent Miles O'Brien goes head-to-circuit board with IBM's computer Watson on the game show "Jeopardy!" to explore the limits of language and artificial intelligence for machines. Continue watching
Feb 14 Miles vs. Watson: Watch the Full Man Against Machine Jeopardy! Showdown DetectFlashDecision_Blog('news01s4812q1055', 'YgYSv2KSyWg', '29'); During Monday prime-time, "Jeopardy!" champions will face off against IBM's new computer, Watson, developed to dominate human brain-game champs. To better understand Watson, science correspondent Miles O'Brien forged bravely into the firestorm, challenging… Continue reading
Feb 11 Mubarak Steps Down; Twitter, Internet Erupt With Responses [View the story "Mubarak Steps Down and Twitter, Internet, Erupt" on Storify]… Continue reading