Articles filed under Science
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Local wildlife refuge grows from grass-roots passionJan 22, 2013 4:30 am - The giddy celebration for local folks came earlier this month on a warm, sun-kissed day at the nation's first wildlife refuge on Florida's Pelican Island. Adding a plank...
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3-D sonar provides new view of Civil War shipwreckJan 19, 2013 1:08 pm - GALVESTON, Texas — The remains of the only U.S. Navy ship sunk in the Gulf of Mexico during Civil War combat now can be seen in 3-D sonar images from the Gulf’s murky de...
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NASA, Europeans uniting to send spaceship to moonJan 16, 2013 5:12 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA is teaming up with the European Space Agency to get astronauts beyond Earth’s orbit. Europe will provide the propulsion and power compartment...
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Has the Milky Way lost weight?Jan 12, 2013 5:15 pm - LONG BEACH, Calif. — Suppose you stepped on the scales one morning to find that you weighed only half as much as the day before. You’d check the scales, right? In fact, ...
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Long Grove Fulbright student takes on science of addictionJan 10, 2013 4:15 am - Rachel Cliburn remembers combing through a scientific journal during her sophomore year at Baylor University, the authors page piquing her interest even more than the ac...
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Astronaut urges Barrington students to aim for starsJan 09, 2013 9:00 am - The space shuttle may be gone, but American children need not give up their dreams of becoming astronauts. That was the message Shannon Walker of NASA shared Wednesday m...
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Study: Billions of Earth-size planets in Milky WayJan 07, 2013 12:59 pm - LONG BEACH, Calif. — Astronomers hunting for Earth-like planets now have many places to look. A new estimate released Monday suggested the Milky Way galaxy is home to at...
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Road trip on tap for NASA’s Mars roverDec 29, 2012 3:57 pm - PASADENA, Calif. — Since captivating the world with its acrobatic landing, the Mars rover Curiosity has fallen into a rhythm: Drive, snap pictures, zap at boulders, scoo...
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Annual bird counts give scientists climate cluesDec 22, 2012 12:33 pm - MAD ISLAND, Texas — Armed with flashlights, recordings of bird calls, a small notebook and a stash of candy bars, scientist Rich Kostecke embarked on an annual 24-hour C...
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Low-water rivers unveiling pieces of historyDec 22, 2012 12:31 pm - ST. LOUIS — From sunken steamboats to a millennium-old map engraved in rock, the drought-drained rivers of the nation’s midsection are offering a rare and fleeting glimp...