Deep space photos offer a panoramic view of the universe
The image of deep space released earlier this week looks unremarkable to the untrained eye. But according to James Dunlop, the image offers an unprecedented view of the universe."Light takes a finite...
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Movie director James Cameron makes history with dive to deepest part of ocean
Director James Cameron is back on dry land after travelling to the deepest point known on Earth, some seven miles below the surface of the ocean.He's the first person to make the dive alone, and he...
View ArticleConnecticut Senator discusses opposition to employers requesting social...
Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) want the Department of Justice and U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to investigate whether requesting prospective...
View ArticleGenetic testing opens doors -- but doesn't always lead to solutions
In a corner of his home in Carlisle, England, Grahame Lancaster keeps a box of framed photographs.He pulls one out. It shows fifty police officers arranged into rows.“That’s me in the back row,” he...
View ArticleStudy discovers humans have been using fire for perhaps 1 million years
Our ancestors used fire to ward off predators, provide warmth and cook food. But exactly when they started doing this is a matter of debate.A new study by an international team of scientists provides...
View ArticleMIT professor explores planets for signs of life
Professor Sara Seager is combing the universe for signs of exoplanets — planets that orbit a star other than our sun.She believes it's only a matter of time before they find an exoplanet that can, and...
View ArticleResearcher looks for new ways to repel sharks
Eric Stroud stands on a pier on the island of North Bimini in the Bahamas and looks down into the turquoise water.“The current is ripping through here right now,” he said. “The tide is going out. So...
View ArticleNew NOAA data shows more than 15,000 weather records set in March
More than 15,000 weather records were set across the United States in March, according to newly-released figures from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.All 50 states set daily...
View ArticleIndian man, separated from his family at age 5, uses Google Earth to find his...
India’s trains are notoriously chaotic and confusing.They certainly were for Saroo Brierly. Some 25 years ago, he and his brother boarded a train in India searching for lost coins or other valuables.He...
View ArticleEthanol: Off the radar, but bigger than ever
In 2007, ethanol was touted as an answer to America's growing energy needs. Today the gasoline alternative is rarely mentioned.But not because it's not being used in great amount. The hype is gone, but...
View ArticleEurope preparing for most detailed examination of the sun to date
The sun is the Earth's closest star. It dictates time, temperature, and all manors of apparent and hidden aspects of life for us. But what do we really know about earth’s closest star? We know it’s...
View ArticleDomestic drones could enhance surveillance but infringe on privacy
Unmanned aerial vehicles may soon become a common fixture in American skies.As part of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, signed into law by President Barack Obama in February, the Federal...
View ArticleSpaceX rocket launch marks the beginning of the private era in space
The United States, Russia, Japan, the European Union and SpaceX could very soon all be members of a very exclusive club.If all goes smoothly over the next few days, each entity will have successfully,...
View ArticleScandinavian countries are attractive sites for 'server farms'
Got a bunch of computer server you're looking to run? Look at Norway.The Scandanavian countries of Norway, Sweden and others are becoming increasingly popular for location of server farms. It's not...
View ArticleOnce-in-a-century Transit of Venus will show off planet moving across Sun
It’s now or never for astronomers of all stripes to watch the planet Venus crawl for about six hours across the face of the sun.That’s something that won’t happen again for another 105 years.It’s...
View ArticleBook recalls life of man who, more than anyone, gives us the images we know...
Probably each of us can call to mind a clear image of many dinosaurs.That’s surprising, since no human ever set eyes on one. No cameras caught their image on film.The images that we have derive largely...
View ArticleScientist discover evidence of Neanderthals being responsible for early cave...
Ancient cave paintings have a way of connecting us to our past as a species.The art offers a glimpse of how our early ancestors thought and lived, and it’s hard not to wonder who made the paintings.A...
View ArticlePhysicists anxiously await 'God particle' announcement from CERN
Physicists and science-fiction geeks around the the world are waiting in anticipation for an announcement early Wednesday morning U.S. time from scientists in Switzerland on what they hope will be a...
View ArticleAs machines replace workers, middle class struggles to keep up
The cyclical relationship between jobs and technology has long helped shape the world's modern economy. New technologies replace workers, who then find new jobs in another sector created by a different...
View ArticleCanada's budget cuts imperil important environmental research area
Hundreds of scientists in white lab coats took to the streets this week in the Canadian capital of Ottawa.The scientists and their supporters marched outside Parliament, chanting, “No science. No...
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