Science

Curiosity Rover Spots 'Ice Cream Sandwich' Mineral Rocks on Mars

Ana Verayo   | Apr 03, 2015 03:58 AM EDT

Curiosity analyzed numerous rock samples from three different locations found in the lower regions of Mount Sharp. read more

NASA's Hubble Snaps the Enigmatic 'Quasar Ghosts'

Marco Foronda   | Apr 03, 2015 01:58 AM EDT

The glowing structures have looping, helical, and braided shapes. Scientists said they don’t fit a single pattern. read more

Scientists Discover Fossils of Ottoman's 'War Camel'

Marco Foronda   | Apr 03, 2015 12:43 AM EDT

They discovered it's a cross-bred, Bactrian-dromedary hybrid. read more

SETI Wants to Invite Aliens to Visit the Earth

Arthur Dominic Villasanta   | Apr 02, 2015 12:01 PM EDT

Over two dozen scientists signed a position statement calling for a moratorium on Active SETI. read more

LHC Will Start in a Few Days as Glitch is Fixed

Ana Verayo   | Apr 02, 2015 11:51 AM EDT

CERN scientists have conducted new tests on the circuits located in the area where the problem appeared. read more

Total Lunar Eclipse on Saturday: the Shortest Ever in 100 Years

Ana Verayo   | Apr 02, 2015 09:49 AM EDT

This total lunar eclipse on Saturday is the third of four eclipses predicted to occur in six months' time. read more

Night Owls are More Prone to Diabetes, Other Health Problems

Kizha T. Trovillas   | Apr 02, 2015 09:39 AM EDT

The cause of this increased risk is the night owls' tendency to have poorer sleep quality. read more

Colliding Black Holes Reveal Secrets of Gravitational Waves

Ana Verayo   | Apr 02, 2015 09:29 AM EDT

When two orbiting but rotating black holes collide, they merge into a powerful, massive single body. read more

Astronomers Find Baby Galaxy Clusters that Reveals Dark Matter at Work

Ana Verayo   | Apr 02, 2015 07:14 AM EDT

Experts believe it took millions of years for stars and galaxies to acquire the energy to assemble into giant clusters. read more

Internet Searches Make People Think They Know More Than They Actually Do

Kizha T. Trovillas   | Apr 02, 2015 07:01 AM EDT

When people are really on their own, they can be widely inaccurate about how much they know. read more

New York Ants Love Junk Food, Too, Study Reveals

Marco Foronda   | Apr 02, 2015 06:34 AM EDT

Like humans, ants have a diet heavy in corn and sugarcane. read more

Ants at the International Space Station Adapt Well to Zero Gravity

Marco Foronda   | Apr 02, 2015 02:51 AM EDT

Scientists also wanted to see if the colony could function properly without the usual stabilization they have on Earth. read more

Scientists Say Land Food isn't Good for Polar Bears

Marco Foronda   | Apr 02, 2015 02:47 AM EDT

Polar bears are not "physiologically suited" to ingest plants, especially in large enough quantities. read more

Finally, Scientists Agree on Little Foot's Birthday

Marco Foronda   | Apr 02, 2015 02:38 AM EDT

The new findings suggest Little Foot was an older relative of "Lucy," the famous Australopithecus skeleton dated at 3.2 million years old and found in Ethiopia. read more

Scientists Plan to Beam the Internet to Aliens to Tell Them Where We Are

Marco Foronda   | Apr 01, 2015 09:27 PM EDT

The new and controversial idea came from the SETI institute. read more

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