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Why was El Reno, Oklahoma tornado downgraded to EF-3?
The tornado that struck El Reno, Oklahoma on May 31, 2013 has been reclassified from an EF-5 to a EF-3 tornado. Why?
September 5, 2013
Understanding the radioactive legacy of Chernobyl and Fukushima
Scientists fear not enough is being done to study long-term effects of radioactive contamination from the nuclear disasters at Chernobyl and Fukushima Daiichi.
September 3, 2013
Scientists create mini human brains in lab
Researchers have developed complex human brain tissue in a 3-D culture system that allows pluripotent stem cells to develop into cerebral organoids - or "mini brains" - that consist of several discrete brain regions.
August 30, 2013
Video: 4 minutes of 6-second science
Compilation from GE's #6SecondScienceFair. Go from "wow!" to "huh?" and back again.
August 29, 2013
Snapping turtles finding refuge in urban areas
Snapping turtles are surviving in urban areas as their natural habitats are being polluted or developed for construction projects.
August 29, 2013
First human brain-to-brain interface
Brain signal sent via the Internet from one researcher controls the hand motions of a fellow researcher.
August 28, 2013
More photos and update on California’s Rim Fire
As of August 28, the fire is 20% contained. Thousands of firefighters are still battling the blaze, which has burned 184,481 acres near Yosemite National Park.
August 28, 2013
Authenticating the world’s most expensive coffee
Coffee cherries eaten by palm civets create the world's most expensive coffee. But blatant forgeries use beans that have never seen a civet's insides.
August 26, 2013
Monarch butterfly habitat in Mexican forests at 20-year low
Climate change and illegal logging in Mexican forests, where the monarchs spend the winter, may be contributing the decline of monarch butterflies.
August 25, 2013
More people, more air pollution
But the population-pollution relationship is not the same everywhere.
August 22, 2013
