It’s someone’s big day at the Shedd…
An 8-week-old beluga calf can been seen at the Shedd Aquarium for the first time today. The baby doesn’t have a name yet, but she’s getting the best of care […]
Massive, hot vortex forms from Saturn storm
Sometimes we get to see how much Earth has in common with other planets in our solar system. For example, storms form on Saturn just like storms form on Earth. […]
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 […]
New space probe may be a boat
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 […]
Algae-powered building in the works
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, […]
People who eat vegetables are happier
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 Maps is taking an interest in nature
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 […]
Superbug found in wildlife
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. […]
Now you’re cookin’
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’s last journey
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 […]
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