All Science
- Do we really need a 'Cosmos' reboot?
The beloved PBS series is getting a FOX makeover, this time hosted by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, accompanied by the vocal talents of 'Family Guy' creator Seth MacFarlane.
Cahokia: North America's first melting pot?Researchers find that Cahokia, a pre-Columbian native American city of 20,000 near what would become St. Louis, may have been the first cross-cultural melting pot in North America.
Europe's most monstrous dinosaur had bird-sized teeth and Lithgovian legsPaleontologists in Portugal have identified a previously unknown dinosaur species. Torvosaurus gurnei roamed and ravaged in Europe long before Tyrannosaurus rex stomped through America.
- Pacific Ocean smackdown: El Niño vs. Polar Vortex?
The National Oceanic Atmospheric and Administration issued an official El Niño watch Thursday. In the US, El Niño is expected to lead to fewer Atlantic hurricanes and more rain for California and southern states, and even a milder winter next year.
Is Stonehenge just a giant glockenspiel?Many of the bluestones at the prehistoric stone circle in Wiltshire, England make 'distinctive (if muted) sounds' when hit with small hammerstones, say researchers.
Biologists peer into the secret lives of sea turtlesUsing solar-powered tags affixed to sea turtles' shells, scientists are now able to glimpse the marine reptile's 'lost years' after they hatch.
Hubble telescope spots disintegrating asteroidAsteroid P/2013 R3 fell apart in space, thanks to the subtle yet devastating effects of sunlight on rotating bodies.
NASA hopes to launch ambitious mission to icy Jupiter moonThe White House's 2015 budget request includes $15 million for the development of a mission to Europa, a Jovian moon thought to harbor liquid water.
- Asteroid near Earth? That makes three in two days, say astronomers
Asteroid near Earth: For the second day in a row, an asteroid hurtles past our planet – within the moon's orbit – on Thursday.
How fast does a black hole spin? Astronomers clock speed for first time.Thanks to a rare celestial alignment, for the first time scientists have made a direct measurement of the rotation of a black hole.
NASA mission to Europa takes small step toward realityNASA's 2015 budget includes a small down payment on a potential mission to Europa, a moon of Jupiter and one of the solar system's potentially most habitable spots.
How a manicurist helped solve a sea-turtle mysteryUsing non-toxic manicure acrylic along with old wetsuits and hair-extension glue, scientists have successfully attached solar-powered satellite tags to turtles' shells, to learn more about about the sea creatures' early life history.
Private manned Mars flyby mission needs NASA's help, say expertsA private manned mission to Mars's neighborhood in 2021 could galvanize human space exploration, but the US space agency will need to pitch in, experts told Congress last week.
Not-in-the-slightest-bit-threatening asteroid to hurtle past EarthAsteroid 2014 DX110, a hundred-foot wide asteroid that is absolutely not going to slam into our planet and set our atmosphere ablaze, is scheduled to buzz past at about 4pm EST on Wednesday.
Could US-Russia tensions leave astronauts stranded in orbit?Despite strained relations in recent days between the United States and Russia over the political crisis in Ukraine, space operations between the two nations will remain normal, says NASA.
Beneath a paleontological treasure trove, another paleontological treasure troveA fossil bed in China containing exquisitely preserved fossils dating to 130 million years ago has been discovered to sit on top of an equally preserved collection of fossils from 30 million years earlier.
- Hubble spots 'black widow' pulsar devouring companion star
The Hubble Space Telescope has caught a rapidly spinning neutron star in the act of gobbling up its partner, say NASA scientists.
Why the world's deepest diver is also pretty stinkyScientists are plumbing the depths of deep-sea diving, and have found a translucent hadal snailfish at 4.3 miles deep. How deep can fish go, and why are deep-sea divers so smelly?
Neil deGrasse Tyson to host new 'Cosmos,' 34 years after Carl Sagan's originalWith 'Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey' astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson will take a new TV generation on a tour through the wonders of the known and unknown universe, 34 years after Carl Sagan's award-winning series, 'Cosmos: A Personal Voyage' became the most widely watched show on public television.
Huge, amoeba-infecting virus unleashed from Siberian permafrostScientists have revived a 30,000-year-old giant virus found in Siberia, which they say affects amoebas and poses no threat to humans or animals.
