Science

Irregular Heartbeat Helped Beethoven Create Music

Marco Foronda   | Jan 10, 2015 02:57 AM EST

Beethoven's hearing loss might have sharpened his other senses. read more

Museum Discovers Half Male, Half Female Butterfly

Marco Foronda   | Jan 11, 2015 04:55 AM EST

This extreme condition is called bilateral gynandromorphy. read more

Massive Quasar Storm in Milky Way Explodes at 2 Million Miles an Hour

Ana Verayo   | Jan 09, 2015 05:33 PM EST

Astronomers have discovered a massive storm in the form of bubbles in the central Milky Way that possess gas clouds that travel at 2 million miles per hour. read more

Polar Bears are Slowly Migrating to Canada

Marco Foronda   | Jan 09, 2015 10:16 AM EST

The shift is occurring in a gradual and subtle way read more

Dogs Came to America 10,000 Years Ago

Marco Foronda   | Jan 09, 2015 10:07 AM EST

People long ago showed special respect for dogs. read more

Smithsonian Celebrates 50 Years of Spacewalks with New Exhibit

Ana Verayo   | Jan 09, 2015 09:20 AM EST

This new exhibition is called "Outside the Spacecraft: 50 Years of Extra-Vehicular Activity". read more

Special Compound Imprisons Huge Quantities of CO2

Ana Verayo   | Jan 09, 2015 09:12 AM EST

This carbon capture breakthrough is a certain type of compound powder. read more

California Democrat Introduces Bill to Intensify Ivory Ban

Marco Foronda   | Jan 09, 2015 08:14 AM EST

The ivory trade has been slaughtering elephants for a long time and it's time to save these animals. read more

NASA Posters Invite You to Explore Earth-like Exoplanets

Ana Verayo   | Jan 09, 2015 07:12 AM EST

NASA released a series of space travel posters that pays tribute to Kepler's newly found Earth-like exoplanets. read more

NASA Releases 3D Models of Explosive Dual-Star Eta Carinae

Marco Foronda   | Jan 09, 2015 07:04 AM EST

Dual-star system Eta Carinae might explode into a great supernova. read more

Giant Panda Habitat to be Cut in Half by 2070

Michael A. Katz   | Jan 08, 2015 01:17 PM EST

Climate change is expected to slash in half the giant panda's global suitable habitat over the next 55 years - and that's based on the most conservative of scenarios. read more

Scientists Discover Antibiotic that Kills Deadly Superbugs

Marco Foronda   | Jan 09, 2015 06:06 AM EST

The new antibiotic offers a way to prevent the danger from superbugs. read more

SpaceX Sending Humans to Mars Soon

Marco Foronda   | Jan 08, 2015 09:48 AM EST

Be ready, humans! Mars awaits. read more

NASA Detects Most Powerful X-ray Blast Ever from Milky Way's Black Hole

Ana Verayo   | Jan 08, 2015 09:45 AM EST

NASA's Chandra X-ray Telescope picked up this extreme release of energy. read more

Scientists Still Can't Find the Exact Location of the Philae Lander

Marco Foronda   | Jan 08, 2015 09:43 AM EST

Philae remains missing despite huge efforts to locate it. read more

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