Jul 22 Watch Gang ‘Killing Fields’ Become Site of Safe Parties for Families in Los Angeles Gang 'Killing Fields' Become Site of Safe Parties for Families in Los Angeles… Continue watching
Jul 19 Earth and Moon Join Saturn in Interplanetary Photoshoot This picture of Earth from space was taken in June 2001 from the International Space Station orbiting at an altitude of 211 nautical miles. Photo by NASA. Okay, so it's kind of gimmicky, but it's all in the spirit… Continue reading
Jul 17 New Organisms Shine a Light on ‘Microbial Dark Matter’ Despite little light and extreme temperatures, new microorganisms were found at "Crab Spa", a hydrothermal vent site on the ocean floor, along with eight other unusual places. Photo courtesy Stefan Sievert/ Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Massive new groups… Continue reading
Jul 17 A Moon Called Polyphemus? Naming Neptune’s Newest This computer-generated montage shows Neptune and Triton, Neptune's largest moon, from January 1990. Photo by SSPL/Getty Images. A new, far-flung moon orbiting Neptune was discovered earlier this month and announced this week, bringing that planet's cache of known moons… Continue reading
Jul 12 Hair Washing in Zero Gravity: A Magnificient Mohawk and the Water Goes Rogue International Space Station crew member, U.S. astronaut Karen Nyberg demonstrates how she washes her hair in space onboard the International Space Station. If you thought brushing your teeth in zero gravity looked hard, try washing your hair. Continue reading
Jul 10 8 Things You Didn’t Know About Nikola Tesla By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy He was born in a lightning storm 158 years ago, and once shook the poop out of Mark Twain. Inventor, visionary, futurist and terrified of germs, he is...Nikola Tesla. And here are a few things you didn't know about him. Continue reading
Jul 09 The day ‘dog vomit’ slime mold invaded my front yard By Jenny Marder Slime mold thrives in the presence of water, shade and dead, decaying leaves. Photo by Emily Johnson. About a week ago, we noticed an intruder in our front yard -- a vivid yellow, blob-like substance that appeared to be… Continue reading
Jul 05 Nobel Laureates Doodle Their Discoveries You can view Nobel Award-winning scientists sketching their research in the video above. What do you get when you ask 56 Nobel Laureate scientists to cartoon their greatest discoveries? Photographer Volker Steger fearlessly tackled the challenge during… Continue reading
Jul 03 Russian Rocket Explosion Releases Toxic Fuel Cloud A Proton-M rocket, carrying a Nimiq 6 communication satellite is raised to the launch pad at the Russian-leased Kazakhstan's Baikonur cosmodrome, on May 14, 2012. Photo by STR/AFP/GettyImages. After a Russian Proton-M rocket lost control, tipped over and… Continue reading
Jul 02 Russian Rocket Crashes and Explodes, Spilling Fuel EmbedVideo(6689, 482, 304); A Russian Proton-M rocket crashes seconds after launch on Tuesday. Video by Rossiya 24. A Russian rocket carrying three navigation satellites careened off its flight path, burst into flames and crashed just seconds after liftoff… Continue reading