Sign Up for Our Amazing Newsletter!
A daily update by email. Science news, great photos, sky alerts.
Thank you! Your submission has been received!
Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.
Cancer cells change while moving throughout the body
A major focus of contemporary cancer research is on how to stop or fight metastasis - the spread of a cancer from one organ or part to another non-adjacent organ or part.
August 12, 2013
New NASA image shows Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
These are all the asteroids that would cause significant regional damage to our human civilization in the event of impact.
August 12, 2013
What does your desk say about you?
"We found ... that you can get really valuable outcomes from being in a messy setting." - Kathleen Vohs
August 12, 2013
Gases left by Perseid meteors a boon to these astronomers
Enjoy this year’s Perseid meteor shower which peaks on the night of August 11-12; astronomers say they will, too!
August 9, 2013
Claire Parkinson on geoengineering
Should scientists try to modify climate deliberately, in an attempt to cool the planet?
August 8, 2013
False GPS signals could threaten transportation security
How hard is it to spoof a ship's navigation system into believing false GPS signals, deliberately leading it off its charted course? Not that hard, apparently.
August 7, 2013
This date in science: Carl Ritter, one of first modern geographers, born
On August 7, 1779, Carl Ritter, considered one of the first modern geographers, was born.
August 7, 2013
Is meat grown in labs the next logical step for food production?
Lab-grown meat might seem like a shake-up in the world of agriculture, but it's really part of the trajectory that agricultural technology is already following.
August 6, 2013
This date in science: The 1945 bombing of Hiroshima
Japan marked the 68th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing earlier today with a somber ceremony
August 6, 2013
Making a mini Mona Lisa
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have “painted” the Mona Lisa on a substrate surface approximately 30 microns in width – or one-third the width of a human hair.
August 5, 2013
