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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
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft nears asteroid Vesta
NASA's Dawn spacecraft will arrive at the main-belt asteroid Vesta tomorrow (July 15). Space scientists say the spacecraft is performing normally at this time.
July 14, 2011
A peek at dinosaurs before mass extinction
A team of scientists has discovered the youngest dinosaur preserved in the fossil record before the catastrophic meteor impact 65 million years ago.
July 14, 2011
Gulf of Mexico report: Year 2, Day 32
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 14, 2011
A tiny antenna that captures light
Researchers used a combination of synthesized DNA and semiconductors to create a tiny antenna that harnesses light. Read more about it here.
July 14, 2011
Galaxy collisions not the only source of monster black hole activity
What causes a monster black hole at a galaxy's heart to turn on and begin radiating powerfully? European astronomers suggest a reason besides galaxy collisions.
July 13, 2011
Naked mole-rat genome exposed
The naked mole-rat may not look like the picture of health, but scientists hope it can teach us how to prevent cancer. Read more here.
July 13, 2011
Collapse of Atlantic Ocean circulation possible
As the climate warms, freshwater entering the Atlantic Ocean could rapidly modify ocean circulation.
July 13, 2011
Targeted drug delivery for future medicine
Robert Langer told EarthSky, "You'd like a cancer drug to go to the cancer cell - and to no other cell in the body."
July 13, 2011
Celebrate Neptune in awesome images
Today marks the completion of Neptune's first known orbit in human history. Voyager 2 gave us images of Neptune the early observers would have envied.
July 12, 2011
