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The growing problem of space debris
The September 24, 2011 uncontrolled reentry of NASA's UARS satellite places a spotlight the problem of debris in orbit around Earth.
September 24, 2011
Will fluorescence technique help ovarian cancer patients?
By making ovarian cancer cells fluorescent, surgeons can spot a tumor 30 times smaller than the smallest they could detect using standard techniques.
September 24, 2011
International Space Station has three new crew
All of launch dates are tentative, but are a welcome step after concerns that launches would cease due to an unmanned Soyuz crash over Siberia on August 24.
September 24, 2011
Ophelia weakens while Hurricane Hilary blossoms
Tropical Storm Ophelia is weakening in the Atlantic, and Hurricane Hilary is a powerful Category 4 hurricane in the eastern Pacific ocean.
September 23, 2011
New planets may have been found by citizen scientist web users
Looking at data from the Kepler mission, web users participating in the Planet Hunters science project may have found two new planets.
September 23, 2011
Energy use could increase 53 percent by 2035
A September 2011 report by the U.S. Energy Information Administration says China and India will account for half of a projected increase in energy use.
September 23, 2011
Cassini captures five of Saturn’s moons
Five of Saturn's moons appear in one image taken by the Cassini spacecraft in 2011.
September 22, 2011
Wasabi offers heat and health
Spicing up food and fighting cancer. Wasabi is on a roll. Studies have suggested that the plant may have certain antioxidant and antimicrobial properties.
September 22, 2011
Measles on the rise in the US, worldwide
Measles - one of the world's most contagious diseases - is forging a path through the unvaccinated in the U.S., reaching its highest infection rate since 1996.
September 22, 2011
Traces of Fukushima fallout reached SF Bay Area in March 2011
After Japan's 2011 earthquake, people speculated that radiation from the Fukushima reactor would travel to California. It did, but only in trace amounts.
September 21, 2011
