Articles filed under Science
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El Nino finally here; but this 1 is weak, weird and lateMar 04, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - A long anticipated El Nino has finally arrived. But for drought-struck California, it's too little, too late, meteorologists say. The National Weather ...
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Mysterious dwarf planet Ceres gets ready for the spotlightMar 04, 2015 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The mysterious dwarf planet Ceres is ready for its close-up. Located in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, Ceres is the largest unexplored sp...
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Fossil jaw sheds light on turning point in human evolutionMar 03, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - A fragment of jawbone found in Ethiopia is the oldest known fossil from an evolutionary tree branch that eventually led to modern humans, scientist repor...
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NASA investigating short circuit on Mars rover CuriosityMar 02, 2015 10:00 pm - PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - The Curiosity rover has temporarily stopped work on Mars while NASA engineers investigate a short circuit. The space agency said Tuesday that the...
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NASA spacecraft making first visit to dwarf planet CeresMar 01, 2015 10:00 pm - PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - A NASA spacecraft is about to reach the end of a nearly eight-year journey and make the first rendezvous with a dwarf planet. The Dawn craft will...
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Syria's civil war linked partly to drought, global warmingMar 01, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - The conflict that has torn Syria apart can be traced, in part, to a record drought worsened by global warming, a new study says. In what scientists say...
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Spacewalking astronauts finish extensive, tricky cable jobMar 01, 2015 12:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Spacewalking astronauts successfully completed a three-day cable job outside the International Space Station on Sunday, routing several-hundred fe...
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Herbicides play role in shrinking monarch populationFeb 28, 2015 12:00 am - KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A butterfly being considered for federal protection is emblematic of the plight that pollinating insects face in part because farmers, enticed by etha...
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Maybe we're a little hasty in shout-out to aliensFeb 28, 2015 12:00 am - It was near Green Bank, West Virginia, in 1960 that a young radio astronomer named Frank Drake conducted the first extensive search for alien civilizations in deep space...
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Antarctica's retreating ice may re-shape EarthFeb 27, 2015 12:00 am - CAPE LEGOUPIL, Antarctica - From the ground in this extreme northern part of Antarctica, spectacularly white and blinding ice seems to extend forever. What can't be seen...