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Typhoon Utor striking China
Typhoon Utor is the strongest tropical cyclone to form so far across the globe for 2013. The storm is pushing into southeast China today.
August 13, 2013
New study reveals final days of a child, 800 years ago
The researchers examined burial soil, at spots where the child's major organs would have been situated, to understand the child's final days.
August 13, 2013
Scientists look into Earth’s past to predict future effects of climate change
Looking back, there were big changes at the end of major climate change periods, such as the end of the last Ice Age when large herbivores went extinct.
August 13, 2013
Study finds novel worm community affecting methane release in ocean
"One of the first and best examples of a direct link between a food web and the dynamics that control greenhouse gas emissions from the ocean,” - Andrew R. Thurber
August 13, 2013
NASA satellites capture Super-typhoon Utor before and after landfall
A large number of warnings in remain effect today, Aug. 12, as Typhoon Utor moves through the South China Sea and away from the Philippines.
August 12, 2013
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
Heat wave in China has brought record high temperatures
A persistent heat wave over southern China has been due to a stationary subtropical high in the region. Temperatures may begin to drop slowly this week.
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
Dead zone in Gulf of Mexico twice as large as in 2012
Large dead zone in 2013 is partly due to wet spring conditions in the Mississippi watershed, which increased nutrient runoff, triggering algae blooms.
August 12, 2013
