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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
Computer can read letters directly from the brain
A new method of analyzing MRI brain images enables researchers to determine which letter a test subject was looking at.
August 21, 2013
Twitter data takes snapshots of mood of New York City
On the whole, tweets are most positive near public parks like Central Park. They're most negative near transportation hubs such as the Brooklyn Bridge and the airports.
August 21, 2013
Nevada rock carvings may be oldest in North America
Rock carvings in western Nevada could be the oldest known North American petroglyphs, perhaps as much as 14,800 years old.
August 20, 2013
6.5-magnitude quake, many aftershocks, strike New Zealand
Disruptions in transportation and cracks in buildings. No serious injuries reported so far. Many strong aftershocks.
August 16, 2013
