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2013 Ig Nobel Prizes celebrate absurdity and science
Pure silly science? Don't be fooled. Many awards were for serious research published in reputable journals. "Laugh, then think," say the organizers.
September 23, 2013
Typhoon Usagi batters Philippines and Taiwan
Categorized on Thursday as a "super typhoon" at its peak, Usagi is the strongest cyclone so far in 2013. It's expected to weaken before striking Hong Kong on Sunday.
September 21, 2013
View from space: Greeley, Colorado before and after the flood
On September 20, Colorado's Office of Emergency Management reported the floods had impacted 17 counties, leaving 7 dead with 104 missing and more than 16,000 damaged homes.
September 20, 2013
Wired microbes turn sewage into electricity
A new way to generate electricity from sewage uses naturally occurring “wired microbes” as mini power plants to produce electricity as they digest plant and animal waste.
September 20, 2013
Best photos of Venus and Saturn after sunset
Venus and Saturn are in the same field of view of your binoculars from September 15 to 21. Look west after sunset. Plus ... check out these photos.
September 20, 2013
Video: Queen meets string theory
String theory and Bohemian Rhapsody ... two great tastes that taste great together?
September 20, 2013
Where does imagination happen in our brains?
The answer, researchers suggest, lies in a widespread neural network - the brain's "mental workspace" - that consciously manipulates images, symbols, ideas and theories .
September 18, 2013
Quitting Facebook: What’s behind the trend to leave social networks?
A social networking counter movement is emerging, and Facebook quitters, who remove their accounts, differ from Facebook users in several key ways.
September 17, 2013
Lineage of Andes’ Uros people traced back 3,700 years
A new study, part of National Geographic's Genographic Project, shows modern-day Uros people in Peru and Bolivia descended from the earliest settlers at Lake Titicaca.
September 16, 2013
Dogs’ behavior could help to design social robots
Study suggests dogs react more readily to robots that show interactive social behavior.
September 16, 2013
