Sign Up for Our Amazing Newsletter!
A daily update by email. Science news, great photos, sky alerts.
Thank you! Your submission has been received!
Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.
Asteroid Vesta seen in 1st Dawn image
NASA engineers estimate that Dawn orbit capture around Vesta took place around 5 UTC Saturday, July 16. This image is from 9,500 miles (15,000 kilometers) away.
July 19, 2011
Invisibility cloaks could someday be a reality
Researchers have achieved the first experimental demonstration that something can be made invisible through temporal cloaking. Read more about potential invisibility cloaks.
July 18, 2011
Mapping empathy in the brain in new research
Using fMRI, researchers show the intuitive and rational parts of the brain work in tandem to create empathy. Read more about empathy in the brain.
July 18, 2011
Gulf of Mexico report: Year 2, Day 35
Ocean Alliance research vessel Odyssey - offshore in the Gulf of Mexico in summer 2011 - reports on its work studying effects of the Gulf oil spill.
July 17, 2011
It’s dry across the US South and Southwest in summer 2011
Here in Texas and for 13 other states in the U.S. South and Southwest, severe drought conditions continue. Read more about dry weather.
July 17, 2011
River disappears in aftermath of 3 earthquakes on July 12, 2011
A river disappears: Villagers believe that the missing water is being held up by a debris dam that was created by landslides triggered in the earthquakes.
July 16, 2011
Australian night sky in time lapse video
This night sky video is a result of 1.5 years of work off the Southern Ocean coast in Australia. See the Australian night sky in this video.
July 16, 2011
Loss of large predators has disrupted multiple ecosystems
Scientists say decimation of top predators may be humankind's most pervasive influence on the natural world due to cascading effects on ecosystems.
July 15, 2011
Wild parrots name their offspring
Cornell University researchers have found that parent parrots in the wild pass on learned vocal signatures - a bit like human names - to their offspring.
July 15, 2011
Large-scale elephant census planned for Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka will conduct its first large-scale elephant census in nearly a century, amid fears its elephant population has been reduced by half in the past 100 years.
July 15, 2011
