Category : science

Why Scooter Libby Didn't Get a Presidential Pardon Until Just Now

George W. Bush refused to pardon Libby, a former aide to Dick Cheney

Scientists figure out how to monitor the brain activity of bats in midflight

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University have developed technology that lets them study what happens in the brains of bats in flight. It might just improve future autonomous vehicles.

Dartmouth College's Resident Bear Returns With 4 Cubs After Governor Spared Her Life

Officials wanted to euthanize the bear last May

Will Ferrell Treated by Paramedics After Freeway Car Crash

Ferrell sustained minor injuries

Enceladus: How We Might Detect Alien Life on Saturn's Moon

Enceladus,Saturn’s sixth largest moon, is increasingly being recognized by scientists as the most promising place in the Solar System to search for life. Furthermore, the presence of hydrothermal activity and organic materials may provide the warmth...

The One and Only Walmart Yodeling Boy Is Going to Bring Some Star Power to Coachella

Mason Ramsey's viral fame is taking him all the way to the music festival

Chernobyl in Pictures: Signs of Life After Nuclear Devastation

More than 30 years after the world’s worst nuclear accident, the area around Chernobyl has evolved from a disaster zone into a nature reserve, teeming with bison, moose and wolves. The remarkable turnaround in the area, which was declared a permanen...

This Titanic Musical Went Downhill Right After the Iceberg Hit

“The irony isn’t lost on us,” said one of the show's producer

Battle to save Africa's elephants is gaining some ground

The elephant staggered and keeled over in the tall grass in southern Tanzania, where some of the world's worst poaching has happened. It wasn't a killer who targeted her but a conservation official, immobilizing ...

9 Ways You're Ruining Your Pasta, From an Expert Chef

3. You grab a colander

Founder of Kenya's iconic 'elephant orphanage' dies aged 83

Dame Daphne Sheldrick, a conservationist famous for her work rearing baby elephants in Kenya and fighting for the protection of the species, has died aged 83, her family said Friday. "Daphne passed away the evening of the 12th April after a long bat...

President Trump Is Expected to Pardon Dick Cheney Aide Scooter Libby

Libby, Cheney's former chief of staff, was convicted of lying to investigators and obstruction of justice

Bitcoin is a bubble and a perfect example of ‘faddish human behavior,’ says Robert Shiller

Bitcoin is coming off one of its best one-day performances of the year, but one noted economist sees the cryptocurrency as more of a psychological experiment than a serious investment.

Was There a Civilization On Earth Before Humans?

It only took five minutes for Gavin Schmidt to out-speculate me. Schmidt is the director of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (a.k.a. GISS) a world-class climate-science facility. One day last year, I came to GISS with a far-out proposal. In...

Congressman: 97% of Americans Want One Kind of Gun Control. Here’s Why Congress Hasn’t Acted

Rep. John Delaney explains the failure to act after the Parkland shooting

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