Details in Death of Yuri Gagarin, 1st Man in Space, Revealed 45 Years Later SPACE.com - 10 hours ago
The circumstances surrounding the death of the first man in space Yuri Gagarin, who was killed in a 1968 jet crash, have long been clouded in theories and rumors. Now, … More »Details in Death of Yuri Gagarin, 1st Man in Space, Revealed 45 Years Later
The circumstances surrounding the death of the first man in space Yuri Gagarin, who was killed in a 1968 jet crash, have long been clouded in theories and rumors. Now, the first man to walk in space says he can reveal what really happened to his friend and fellow Russian cosmonaut.
Ocean 'Snapshot' Taken With Sound Waves LiveScience.com - 10 hours ago
The uppermost reaches of the ocean could be rapidly scanned in groundbreaking high detail using acoustic techniques, researchers say. The method resembles that employed … More »Ocean 'Snapshot' Taken With Sound Waves
The uppermost reaches of the ocean could be rapidly scanned in groundbreaking high detail using acoustic techniques, researchers say. The method resembles that employed to probe the deep Earth.
Official: Solar plane to help energy use on ground AP - 8 hours ago
CHANTILLY, Va. (AP) — The plane parked outside the airport looks more like a giant exotic insect or maybe an outsized balsa wood toy airplane. More »Official: Solar plane to help energy use on ground
CHANTILLY, Va. (AP) — The plane parked outside the airport looks more like a giant exotic insect or maybe an outsized balsa wood toy airplane.
Solar-powered plane lands near Washington AP - 14 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — A solar-powered plane nearing the close of a cross-continental journey landed at Dulles International Airport outside the nation's capital early Sunday, … More »Solar-powered plane lands near Washington
WASHINGTON (AP) — A solar-powered plane nearing the close of a cross-continental journey landed at Dulles International Airport outside the nation's capital early Sunday, only one short leg to New York remaining on a voyage that opened in May.
NASA Unveils New Astronaut Class for Deep-Space Exploration SPACE.com - 15 hours ago
This article was updated at 12:03 p.m. EDT. More »NASA Unveils New Astronaut Class for Deep-Space Exploration
This article was updated at 12:03 p.m. EDT.
Airport to Everest the most dangerous in the world AP - 13 hours ago
As soon as the decades-old Twin Otter landed at Lukla airport, passengers burst out in applause. They do that for nearly every safe landing at the often terrifying airport … More »Airport to Everest the most dangerous in the world
As soon as the decades-old Twin Otter landed at Lukla airport, passengers burst out in applause. They do that for nearly every safe landing at the often terrifying airport at the gateway to Mount Everest. ...
Colo. firefighters could get more help from rain AP - 16 hours ago
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Firefighters could again get some help from rain Monday as they work to put out hot spots from the most destructive wildfire ever in C … More »Colo. firefighters could get more help from rain
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Firefighters could again get some help from rain Monday as they work to put out hot spots from the most destructive wildfire ever in Colorado.
Weather control? 4 Gov't Conspiracies That Make PRISM Look Pedestrian LiveScience.com - 16 hours ago
As far as government schemes come, the NSA's super-surveillance PRISM program sounds like something straight out of dystopian science fiction. More »Weather control? 4 Gov't Conspiracies That Make PRISM Look Pedestrian
As far as government schemes come, the NSA's super-surveillance PRISM program sounds like something straight out of dystopian science fiction.
Is it Too Late to Tackle Global Warming? National Journal - 20 hours ago
Global greenhouse-gas emissions rose to record levels in 2012, the International Energy Agency said in a report released last week. Especially disconcerting is the news … More »Is it Too Late to Tackle Global Warming?
Global greenhouse-gas emissions rose to record levels in 2012, the International Energy Agency said in a report released last week. Especially disconcerting is the news from May that carbon-dioxide levels reached 400 parts per million "for the first time in several hundred millennia," the report states.
Washington State U starts sperm bank for honeybees AP - 16 hours ago
There's a lot of buzz at Washington State University over work to develop the first sperm bank for honeybees. Entomologist Steve Sheppard and his crew are using liquid … More »Washington State U starts sperm bank for honeybees
There's a lot of buzz at Washington State University over work to develop the first sperm bank for honeybees. Entomologist Steve Sheppard and his crew are using liquid nitrogen to preserve semen extracted ...
Past Mega-Quakes Left Mark on Canadian Coast LiveScience.com - 16 hours ago
Thanks to decades of geologic detective work, scientists know that on Jan. 26, 1700, at 9 p.m., a massive earthquake and tsunami hit the Pacific Northwest. More »Past Mega-Quakes Left Mark on Canadian Coast
Thanks to decades of geologic detective work, scientists know that on Jan. 26, 1700, at 9 p.m., a massive earthquake and tsunami hit the Pacific Northwest.
$In this Friday, June 7, 2013 photo farmer Kent Peppler stands for his photo in front of two gas wells on his land near Greeley, Colo. Both wells were fracked according to Peppler. Peppler says he is fallowing some of his corn fields this year because he can't afford to irrigate the land, in part because deep-pocketed energy companies have driven up the price of water. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)$
Fracking fuels water fights in nation's dry spots AP - Mon, Jun 17, 2013 1:26 AM EDT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The latest domestic energy boom is sweeping through some of the nation's driest pockets, drawing millions of gallons of water to unlock oil and gas … More »Fracking fuels water fights in nation's dry spots
$In this Friday, June 7, 2013 photo farmer Kent Peppler stands for his photo in front of two gas wells on his land near Greeley, Colo. Both wells were fracked according to Peppler. Peppler says he is fallowing some of his corn fields this year because he can't afford to irrigate the land, in part because deep-pocketed energy companies have driven up the price of water. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)$
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The latest domestic energy boom is sweeping through some of the nation's driest pockets, drawing millions of gallons of water to unlock oil and gas reserves from beneath the Earth's surface.
End of BP cleaning crews leaves questions on Gulf AP - Sun, Jun 16, 2013 1:18 PM EDT
GULF SHORES, Ala. (AP) — Finding tar balls linked to the BP oil spill isn't difficult on some Gulf Coast beaches, but the company and the government say it isn't common … More »End of BP cleaning crews leaves questions on Gulf
GULF SHORES, Ala. (AP) — Finding tar balls linked to the BP oil spill isn't difficult on some Gulf Coast beaches, but the company and the government say it isn't common enough to keep sending out the crews that patrolled the sand for three years in Alabama, Florida and Mississippi.
Scientists moving 15-ton magnet from NY to Chicago AP - Sun, Jun 16, 2013 1:15 PM EDT
UPTON, N.Y. (AP) — New York to Chicago, in five weeks? More »Scientists moving 15-ton magnet from NY to Chicago
UPTON, N.Y. (AP) — New York to Chicago, in five weeks?
Crews battling Colo. wildfire hold flames in check AP - Sat, Jun 15, 2013 2:30 AM EDT
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Authorities lifted evacuations in a wide swath of terrain outside Colorado Springs on Friday as they said a surprise rain shower helped … More »Crews battling Colo. wildfire hold flames in check
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Authorities lifted evacuations in a wide swath of terrain outside Colorado Springs on Friday as they said a surprise rain shower helped them expand containment of a wildfire that has destroyed more than 400 homes.
Google launches Internet-beaming balloons AP - Sat, Jun 15, 2013 12:51 AM EDT
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — Wrinkled and skinny at first, the translucent, jellyfish-shaped balloons that Google released this week from a frozen field in the heart … More »Google launches Internet-beaming balloons
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — Wrinkled and skinny at first, the translucent, jellyfish-shaped balloons that Google released this week from a frozen field in the heart of New Zealand's South Island hardened into shiny pumpkins as they rose into the blue winter skies above Lake Tekapo, passing the first big test of a lofty …
Darwin's Frogs Are in Steep Decline LiveScience.com - Fri, Jun 14, 2013 5:02 PM EDT
Some of nature's most fascinating fathers may be at risk of extinction. More »Darwin's Frogs Are in Steep Decline
Some of nature's most fascinating fathers may be at risk of extinction.
Endangered California Frogs Let Loose in Wild LiveScience.com - Fri, Jun 14, 2013 11:59 AM EDT
In a boost to California's endangered amphibians, researchers released about 100 mountain yellow-legged froglets into the wild this week. More »Endangered California Frogs Let Loose in Wild
In a boost to California's endangered amphibians, researchers released about 100 mountain yellow-legged froglets into the wild this week.
Plastic Could Protect Astronauts from Deep-Space Radiation SPACE.com - Fri, Jun 14, 2013 6:47 AM EDT
Plastic shielding could help protect astronauts from harmful radiation on long journeys through deep space, new observations from a NASA moon probe suggest. More »Plastic Could Protect Astronauts from Deep-Space Radiation
Plastic shielding could help protect astronauts from harmful radiation on long journeys through deep space, new observations from a NASA moon probe suggest.
World's Largest Solar Sail to Launch in November 2014 SPACE.com - Thu, Jun 13, 2013 5:44 PM EDT
A huge solar sail designed to demonstrate the viability and value of propellant-free propulsion is slated to blast into space in November 2014, mission officials … More »World's Largest Solar Sail to Launch in November 2014
A huge solar sail designed to demonstrate the viability and value of propellant-free propulsion is slated to blast into space in November 2014, mission officials say.