Jan 12 Galaxy Clusters, Blue Stars and Cosmic Explosions By Jenny Marder Skywatchers gathered in Austin, Texas, this week at the 219th American Astronomical Society meeting. Here's a look at some of the most exciting interstellar space findings, and the images that accompany them. Continue reading
Jan 09 Haiti Dispatch: 2 Years After Earthquake, Many Signs of Rebuilding By Larisa Epatko PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti | On Jan. 12, 2010, a magnitude-7 earthquake rocked Haiti, killing some 223,000 people and leaving 1.5 million homeless. On a visit last week to the capital, signs of rebuilding are everywhere. Continue reading
Jan 09 Haiti Earthquake: Two Years Later By Larisa Epatko Two years after the Jan. 12, 2010 earthquake devastated much of Haiti, signs of recovery abound in Port-au-Prince -- from people busily removing debris to bustling marketplaces and blaring music. Continue reading
Jan 05 Ants, Supersized By Jenny Marder Researchers have found they can activate the development of supersized "supersoldier" ants. The study is published in the journal Science on Thursday. Here are some photos of pheidole ants, captured by biologist and photographer Alexander Wild, who studies the evolutionary… Continue reading
Jan 03 Laughing at Macroeconomics: The Cartoon Introduction By Elizabeth Shell Unemployment, inflation, poverty, exchange rates, monetary policy - everything that makes economics the 'dismal science' is made laughing stock with the macroeconomics edition of Yoram Bauman and Grady Klein's "Cartoon Introduction to Economics."… Continue reading
Dec 29 The Photos That Defined 2011 By Mike Fritz 2011 will be remembered as a year that ended authoritative regimes in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Yemen. The most wanted fugitive in the world was killed in Pakistan and severe weather battered the global population. We also said goodbye to… Continue reading
Dec 23 Bargain Basements and Top Shelves: What’s Driving Retail Growth? By Elizabeth Shell In a bifurcated retail economy, high- and low-end retailers are doing well, while the middle is being squeezed. What types of items are pushing sales at the ends of the hourglass? We've compiled an assortment of products from luxury brands… Continue reading
Dec 22 If It’s Not a War on Cancer, What Is It? By Jason Kane It was President Nixon's "Christmas gift to the nation." On Dec. 23, 1971, he faced the television cameras in the East Room of the White House and declared "total national commitment" to finding a cure for cancer and the funds… Continue reading
Dec 21 The Science of Snow Crystals By Jenny Marder It's true: no two snowflakes are alike. But they come in more shapes than you might think. Check out some samples in this slideshow. Continue reading
Dec 21 An Imam with an HIV Prevention Mission By Talea Miller Imam Mohamed Ziani talks about HIV prevention at his mosque and teaches other imams how to do the same in their communities. Continue reading