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Are you ready for the Lyrid meteor shower?
Tips from an EarthSky community member on how to find a good location for the Lyrid meteor shower - and useful things to take with you if you decide to go out.
April 18, 2013
Life-and-death decisions made easier with online tool
A new program helps patients decide whether to accept a kidney from a infectious disease risk donor or keep waiting.
April 17, 2013
This date in science: First woman to fly around the world
On April 17, 1964, Jerrie Mock touched down in Columbus, Ohio, capping a journey that lasted 29 days, 11 hours and 59 minutes.
April 17, 2013
Video: The science of cute
Did you know that looking at cute pictures activates the same part of the brain as using cocaine or meth?
April 15, 2013
This date in science: Leonhard Euler’s 306th birthday
The Google doodle for April 16, 2013 honors physicist and mathematician Leonhard Euler, whose 306th birthday is today.
April 15, 2013
Scientists produce world’s lightest material ever
It's 100 times lighter than a polystyrene foam coffee cup, and has the capacity to soak up environmental pollutants such as toluene and crude oil.
April 15, 2013
Video: How NASA intends to capture an asteroid
Why capture an asteroid? It's something NASA wants to learn to do, in case astronomers someday find an asteroid on a collision course with Earth.
April 10, 2013
Redesigned material could lead to lighter, faster electronics
The same material that formed the first primitive transistors more than 60 years ago can be modified in a new way to advance future electronics, according to a new study.
April 10, 2013
Fun facts and science of ice cream
In honor of Ben & Jerry's ice cream, whose 35th anniversary was April 9 and who celebrated with a Free Cone Day.
April 10, 2013
Spring cleaning in your brain: Stem cell research shows how important it is
Years of mouse research lead to discovery of how autophagy keeps neural stem cells ready to replace damaged brain and nerve cells.
April 10, 2013
