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Fish farms less harmful than thought, says study
Coastal fish farms seem to do less harm to nearby plants and animals than previously believed, a new study reveals.
September 14, 2011
Do scientists feel pressure to produce positive results?
A new study suggests that, yes, there is pressure on scientists to report positive results - that is, results that support their original hypotheses.
September 13, 2011
50 new exoplanets announced, including 16 super-Earths
At the Extreme Solar Systems conference this week in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, 350 experts talking about 50 new exoplanets.
September 13, 2011
SpongeBob may not be good for 4-year-old thinking
Watching only nine minutes of SpongeBob SquarePants reduced preschoolers’ self-organizing ability and short-term recall, says a study.
September 13, 2011
Connecticut River spews sediment after Irene
Satellite image from September 2, 2011, shows Connecticut River spewing muddy sediment into Long Island Sound after Hurricane Irene.
September 12, 2011
Nearby brown dwarf has extreme weather, astronomers say
A gigantic storm raging on the surface of this brown dwarf might be like Jupiter's red spot - but even grander in scale.
September 12, 2011
Tropical Storm Lee causes flooding, tornadoes, and wildfires
Tropical Storm Lee produced wildfires in Texas, tornadoes in the Southeast, and significant flooding from Louisiana northeast into New York.
September 12, 2011
Study shows dangerous bacteria in uniforms of doctors, nurses
In a modern Israeli hospital, researchers found 60 percent of the hospital uniforms of doctors and nurses tested positive for potentially dangerous bacteria.
September 12, 2011
Atlantic Ocean in amazing image with four storms
As hurricane season 2011 reaches its peak, it's a wild weekend for storms in the tropical Atlantic ocean basin. Peer down from above!
September 10, 2011
GRAIL spacecraft launch success and moon-bound
The instruments on the twin GRAIL spacecraft lunar orbiters are so precise they can detect a change in the distance between them the size of a red blood cell.
September 10, 2011
