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Good news! More sharks!
White shark populations are growing. Here’s why that’s good news.
July 23, 2015
New NASA video on flood prediction
Predicting flooding is notoriously difficult, but predictions are improving. Timely video in light of James Hansen's prediction this week of catastrophic flooding in New York and other coastal cities before the end of this century.
July 22, 2015
How mosquitoes find you to bite you
Mosquitoes use a triple threat of visual, olfactory, and thermal cues to home in on their human targets, a new Caltech study suggests.
July 22, 2015
Large Hadron Collider discovers new particle
They're calling them pentaquarks. What you need to know of the latest discovery about the tiny particles that make up our world.
July 21, 2015
Unprecedented $100 million to SETI
Breakthrough Listen initiative, announced Monday, will scan the nearest million stars, plus stars in 100 other galaxies, for signs of an advanced civilization.
July 20, 2015
This date in science: America and Russia meet in space
On July 17, 1975, a famous first handshake between nations in space.
July 17, 2015
We’re not heading into mini ice age
Any drop in solar activity will be dwarfed by the impact of increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, says Jim Wild of Lancaster University.
July 15, 2015
The women of New Horizons’ Pluto flyby
Women make up 25 percent of the New Horizons flyby team. Science team leader Fran Bagenal said, “This isn’t remarkable - it’s just how it is.”
July 14, 2015
Urban wildlife is here to stay
Cities adapt to growing ranks of coyotes, cougars and other urban wildlife
July 8, 2015
What is the speed of thought?
It feels instantaneous, but how long does it really take to think a thought?
June 29, 2015
