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Researchers map brain’s emotional intelligence
The first detailed map of the brain regions that contribute to our ability to process emotional information and navigate the social world.
January 22, 2013
Betelgeuse braces for a collision
Betelgeuse, the nearest red supergiant star to Earth, and its arc-shaped shields could collide with an intriguing dusty ‘wall’ in 5000 years.
January 22, 2013
Awesome photos of January 21 Jupiter-moon conjunction, and more
The best moon and Jupiter photos from late last year, plus the wonderful sight of these two brilliant worlds on January 21, 2013. Wow!
January 22, 2013
Thousands of microbe species cross Pacific to North America in upper atmosphere
Scientists have identified more than 2,800 bacterial species that were deposited onto Mt. Bachelor, Oregon during two trans-Pacific dust plume events in 2011.
January 22, 2013
Did an 8th century gamma ray burst irradiate the Earth?
A nearby short duration gamma-ray burst may be the cause of an intense blast of high-energy radiation that hit the Earth in the 8th century.
January 21, 2013
Plastic fragments found in fish
Scientists have found tiny fragments of plastic in the digestive systems of fish pulled from the English Channel.
January 21, 2013
New water desalination technology shows promise
Scientists from MIT have designed a next-generation water desalination membrane that could greatly improve our ability to extract drinkable water from the sea.
January 21, 2013
Martian crater may once have held groundwater-fed lake
A NASA spacecraft is providing new evidence of a wet underground environment on Mars that adds to an increasingly complex picture of the Red Planet's early evolution.
January 21, 2013
Jeffrey Paine: Retreating shoreline along Texas Gulf coast
The Texas Gulf coast is among the most dynamic environments on Earth. Jeffrey Paine talks about the retreating coastline, and the risks and value of human activity there.
January 21, 2013
World’s only recorded dinosaur stampede … maybe not
New research published in January 2013 in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology suggests the dinosaurs were swimming, not stampeding.
January 20, 2013
