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Magno cells in your eyes might cause trouble with math
Troubles with handwriting, math, and motor skills? The explanation for your difficulties may be in the workings of the magno cells in your eyes.
December 5, 2010
Hair turns gray, but why?
People can go gray at practically any age. Some people spot their first gray hairs as early as high school or college. What causes hair to turn gray?
December 5, 2010
Time to remember Afghan women
Malcolm Potts said Afghan women are often married at a young age to much older men. He said he believes the young men then channel their energy into war.
December 4, 2010
A Christmas story… and a warning!
Christmas story about Clay Sherrod. Clay has been a strong force for the promotion of astronomy as the "People's Science" and the education of the public about the Universe.
December 3, 2010
New Google Earth Engine unveiled at Cancun climate summit
There's a new Google Earth Engine. To start the project, Google has made available the entire archive of LandSat satellite observations.
December 3, 2010
Polar bears predicted to lose to grizzly bears in climate showdown
It's getting hotter in the Arctic. Polar bears that move south will cross paths with grizzly bears. A new study suggests which species will come out on top.
December 2, 2010
New life form that thrives on arsenic
NASA announced today a new life form that thrives on arsenic, toxic to most life as we know it, with implications for finding alien life.
December 2, 2010
Stars – and planets – possibly more plentiful
Astronomers have made a discovery suggesting that the universe might have three times as many stars - and many more planets - than previously suspected.
December 1, 2010
The ocean’s own environmental sensor
Tiny copepod crustaceans have a major role to play when the effects of oil-spills are being calculated and acts as the ocean's environmental sensor.
December 1, 2010
Super-Earth may have water as steam or high clouds
Astronomers have found that a super-Earth exoplanet has an atmosphere that is either mostly water in the form of steam, or that is dominated by high clouds or hazes.
December 1, 2010
