Clues to India’s geologic past in ancient insects in amber

Insects encased in 50 million-year-old amber deposits suggest that India's geologic history may have to be revised, according to an October 2010 report.

Ancient Nubians might have brewed beer for antibiotics

Tetracycline wasn't discovered officially until 1948, but ancient Nubians might have brewed up its powerful bacteria-killing properties in their beer.

International Year of Forests in 2011

Forests provide people with clean air and water. The 2011 International Year of Forests initiative is designed to celebrate forests and to encourage sustainable use of forest resources.

Do trees ever stop growing?

Why aren't all trees as tall as the giant redwoods? In fact, their height is more or less fixed at the same height as other trees of that species.

Fennec foxes are all ears

The fennec fox can survive the perils of the Sahara Desert, as well as your living room. And fennec foxes can live as long as 14 years in captivity.

Clinpharmpod: Sex and lifestyle drugs

A two-part podcast (Clinpharmpod) from Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics on the challenges, complexities, and change for pressing issues in sexual health.

Antarctica mosaic in amazing detail

Scientists have created a mosaic of digital images collected from space showing the frozen continent of Antarctica in amazing detail.

Bill Nye explains possible breached core at Fukushima Reactor #3

The Fukushima Reactor #3 in Japan may have suffered a breach. Bill Nye the Science Guy describes the situation and explains the potential dangers to CNN.

March 2011 tsunami toll on wildlife at the Midway atoll

The March 11, 2011 tsunami took just 5 hours to travel the 2400 miles to Midway Atoll. There, it dealt a devastating blow to the island wildlife. 

Snow melt declining in western U.S.

Mote says that from the Rockies all the way to the Cascades, springtime snowpack and snow melt has declined by about 10 percent over the past 50 years.