Global warming means the ozone hole is getting smaller
It sounds counterintuitive – one pollution-propelled problem reducing the effects of another – but it’s true. The ozone hole over Antarctica is the smallest it’s been in more than 20 […]
It sounds counterintuitive – one pollution-propelled problem reducing the effects of another – but it’s true. The ozone hole over Antarctica is the smallest it’s been in more than 20 […]
When we think of machines probing the surfaces of other planets, maybe we picture the Mars rover, with six rugged wheels rambling over the rocky alien terrain. We might not […]
The stuff you clean off the inside of your goldfish bowl may soon power an entire office building. Austrian-based Splitterwerk Architects has come up with a building concept called BIQ, […]
If Cookie Monster were into, say, carrot sticks instead of cookies, maybe he wouldn’t be having those anxiety-laden freak-outs. Daniel Blanchflower of Dartmouth University conducted a study on 80,000 British […]
Google’s new initiative is to explore those places on Earth that you can’t get to using a car for their Street View feature on Google Maps. Plenty of the places […]
If you’ve heard of MRSA, you’ve also probably heard what a dangerous disease it is. It kills about 18,000 people every year and is prone to develop resistances to drugs. […]
How did we get to be so smart? Not to sound arrogant, but intellect is one of our most valuable features for survival and, compared to other species, we have […]
Endeavor didn’t leave the atmosphere on its final journey from LAX to the California Science Center, but that didn’t make the trip any less interesting to watch. Cinematographer Matthew Givot […]
If you enjoy stargazing, plan to sleep in on Sunday morning. The Orionid meteor shower will reach its peak between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m on October 21, with anywhere […]
Yes, we’re talking about mice again. Turns out these little fellows have a whole host of complex and extraordinary abilities, and one of those is sniffing TNT. Scientists are working […]