Composite of a Series of Images Taken From Space Aboard the Station
Psychedelic Space Redux
This is a composite of a series of images photographed from a mounted camera on the Earth-orbiting International Space Station, from approximately 240 miles above Earth.
Space station hardware in the foreground includes [...]
Black Hole Caught Red-Handed in a Stellar Homicide
Astronomers have gathered the most direct evidence yet of a supermassive black hole shredding a star that wandered too close. NASA’s Galaxy Evolution Explorer, a space-based observatory, and the Pan-STARRS1 telescope on the summit of [...]
Young scientists, inventors and mathematicians score big
Cancer sensor, a better way to search tweets, and quantum teleportation are among research highlights at a global high-school-science competition
Gordon E. Moore Award winner Jack Andraka is flanked by Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award [...]
Caecilians: The other amphibian
By Roberta Kwok / May 16, 2012
Caecilians may look like snakes or worms, but they are neither. They’re amphibians, which means the curious creatures’ closest relatives are frogs and salamanders. Credit: john@measey.com
John Measey flew [...]
Soccer Standout Turned NASA Astronaut Speaks to NCAA Champs
NASA astronaut and former student athlete Sandra Magnus will be the featured speaker during the closing ceremonies at the 2012 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II Championships Festival on May 19 in Louisville, Ky.
The festival [...]
Math for hungry birds
Scientists have found that when albatrosses forage for food, their flight path looks like a mathematical pattern called a fractal. Credit: Coedekoven/SWFSC/NOAA
People may say that math is for the birds. A new study shows this may be true, [...]
Nanosilver, away!
Adam Noble, a 12th-grader from Lakefield, Canada, has developed a process to remove nanosilver, a potentially harmful pollutant, from waste water. Credit: Patrick Thornton, SSP
A new way to treat municipal wastewater uses microorganisms to [...]
Chillin’ in the desert
Simple, inexpensive and eco-friendly fridge keeps fruits and veggies fresh for days
Fawzi Al-Mitwalli (left) and Nour Maraqa have developed a low-cost, solar-powered desert cooler that can prevent spoilage of fruits and vegetables for more [...]
Eastern quakes can trigger big shakes
These twisted trees in northwestern Tennessee were partially toppled during the New Madrid, Mo., quakes of 1811 and 1812. The trees resumed growing upright, as shown in this image taken about a century later. Credit: USGS
In the first week [...]
Animal buddies
A recent study found that female baboons that groom each other are more likely to come to each other’s aid, even when they’re unrelated. Credit: Joan Silk, UCLA
Baboons may not chat on the phone, go to the movies or see each other in class. [...]
