Articles filed under Science
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Texas drops algebra II mandateJan 26, 2014 6:19 am - AUSTIN, Texas — Policy pop quiz: Does Texas - algebra II = success? The state that started a trend by making high school students tackle algebra II is now abandoning the...
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New river dolphin species found in BrazilJan 25, 2014 3:16 pm - SAO PAULO — Scientists have made the first discovery in 100 years of a new river dolphin species in the waters of the Araguaia river in Brazil’s vast Amazon rainforest. ...
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British Museum: Prototype for Noah’s Ark was roundJan 24, 2014 1:57 pm - LONDON — It was a vast boat that saved two of each animal and a handful of humans from a catastrophic flood. But forget all those images of a long vessel with a pointy ...
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Study: New Madrid fault zone alive and activeJan 23, 2014 1:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — The New Madrid fault zone in the nation's midsection is active and could spawn future large earthquakes, scientists reported Thursday. It's “not dead yet,”...
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Arlington Hts. Science Olympiad a place for kids to belongJan 18, 2014 1:22 pm - South Middle School students Patrick Shalton and Derek Prusener have on clear goal in mind for this year — making the Science Olympiad nationals. The eighth-graders are ...
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Kill a black rhino to save a black rhino?Jan 12, 2014 1:43 am - DALLAS — Hunt the black rhino to save the black rhino. That’s the Dallas Safari Club’s approach to a fundraiser for efforts to protect the endangered species. A permit t...
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N.Y. governor takes careful step on medical marijuanaJan 11, 2014 1:54 pm - NEW YORK — Gov. Andrew Cuomo made a political splash by introducing a medical marijuana plan in the State of the State speech, but his cautious approach has been met wit...
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Virgin Galactic spaceship makes successful flightJan 10, 2014 4:26 pm - MOJAVE, Calif. — Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo has made its third rocket-powered supersonic flight in the Mojave Desert, soaring to a record 71,000 feet. The company sa...
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Mars rover photographs featured at SmithsonianJan 07, 2014 1:31 pm - WASHINGTON — Ten years after NASA landed two rovers on Mars for a 90-day mission, one is still exploring, and the project has generated hundreds of thousands of images f...
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Long shots: Galaxies from 13.2 billion years agoJan 07, 2014 1:27 pm - WASHINGTON — The Hubble Space Telescope has captured snapshots of never-before seen galaxies far, far away. Try 13.2 billion years ago. That’s so long ago and far away ...