All Science
- World's tallest penguin used to live in New Zealand, fossils show
The tallest penguin species ever known used to call the South Pacific island nation home.
- Why Asian carp are such a threat
Five states failed to secure an injunction that would close shipping locks in an attempt to prevent Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes. What's so bad about Asian carp?
- Humongous asteroid could strike Earth in 2040
The 460-foot wide asteroid 2011 AG5 could be on a collision course with our planet. But the odds are very small, say scientists.
- Supreme Court rejects Asian carp appeal
The US Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by five states who seek stronger measures for keeping Asian carp out of the Great Lakes.
- Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, and moon to put on rare spectacle in sky
This past weekend, three planets joined the moon in a rare alignment. On Monday, these celestial bodies will be joined by Mercury.
- Supreme Court doesn't want to hear about asian carp
The US Supreme Court rejected an appeal from five US states seeking to stop the spread of invasive asian carp into the Great Lakes.
- Have scientists unraveled the mystery of the northern lights?
Science is closer to explaining how electrons in the earth's upper atmosphere can generate spectacular auroras.
- Dream job? Live in a capsule in Hawaii eating astronaut food.
Has it always been your dream to live like an astronaut without actually going into space? Now is your chance. Scientists at Cornell and the University of Hawaii are looking for participants for a study on nutrition in space.
- Could global warming turn us all into hobbits?
A study of prehistoric horses has found that rising temperatures tend to make mammals shrink. Does that apply to humans too?
- Faster-than-light neutrinos? Why nobody is surprised it might be an error.
Last year, European particle physicists observed neutrinos apparently traveling faster than the speed of light. But now it seems that it was a bad measurement, which is no surprise to the physics community.
- Could free-floating 'nomad' planets carry seeds of life in the universe?
A 'nomad' planet of the right mass, with the right atmosphere, and some source of heat – perhaps radioactive decay or tectonic activity – could allow for life either on the surface or underground.
- Venus, Jupiter, and Mercury to align in the late sky
The two brightest planets, Jupiter and Venus are projected to crowd the sky this weekend with their paler cousin, Mercury, along with a bonus crescent moon.
- Climate change may have caused Mayan civilization's collapse
For unknown reasons, the ancient Mayan civilization then disintegrated more than a millennium ago. The number of people declined catastrophically to a fraction of the empire's former size, and the ruins of its great cities are now largely overgrown by jungle.
- Marsquake? How rumblings could bolster hope for life on Mars.
If seismic activity on Mars is recent, and it can be traced to a volcano, it could mean that there is a source of heat to melt ice and provide potential habitats for simple forms of life.
- 27-pound lobster caught in Maine
A massive lobster was nabbed off the coast of Maine earlier this month. It's now being held at the state's aquarium, though it will be released soon.
- Men not on verge of extinction, report scientists
A new study suggests that the Y chromosome, previously thought to be evolving into oblivion, will persist.