Space & Physics
Obama's Goals for Space Exploration Include a Manned Mission to Mars Orbit in the 2030s
In a speech from Florida's Space Coast, the president argued the case for his proposed NASA budget and outlined his vision for human spaceflight
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Technology
Warm Water Flowed Through Supercomputers to Cool Down Their Heat
IBM experiments with a liquid cooling system that moves heat away from sensitive computer components without chillers, cutting energy costs in half
Mind & Brain
Motivated Multitasking: How the Brain Keeps Tabs on Two Tasks at Once
New research shows that rather than being totally devoted to one goal at a time, the human brain can distribute two goals to different hemispheres to keep them both in mind--if it perceives a worthy reward for doing so...
The Sciences
Quantum Effects Exploited to Generate Random Numbers
Measuring the internal states of entangled ions yields binary digits that demonstrably stem from the indeterminacy of quantum mechanics, but the process is laborious
Environment
Is Reprocessing the Answer to Eliminating Fissile Materials from Bombs and Nuclear Waste?
Burning plutonium and other fissile materials in nuclear reactors may be a good way to get rid of the dangerous materials
Space & Physics
Technological Advances Bring Exoplanets into Clearer View
Techniques now coming of age allow astronomers to more easily photograph distant planets rather than inferring their presence indirectly
The Sciences
What Causes the North Atlantic Plankton Bloom?
Understanding what causes annual plankton blooms in the North Atlantic could be key to understanding how these microscopic plants will respond to climate change
Health
Does Stress Feed Cancer?
A new study shows stress hormones make it easier for malignant tumors to grow and spread
Environment
Slash and Sprawl: U.S. Eastern Forests Resume Decline
Since the 1970s woodlands that had been rebounding started to shrink again
Space & Physics
Moonset: NASA Top Brass Outline Agency's Plans under Obama's Controversial Budget
The president's budget request for fiscal year 2011, not yet approved by Congress, would bring sweeping changes to the space agency
Environment
Avoiding Sun Burn: Rooftop Solar Panel Safety Tests
New facilities use everything from guns to temperature extremes to test the safety of photovoltaics and other clean energy technologies
Environment
How to Preserve the Breadth of Life on the Planet
New tools attempt to capture the sixth extinction currently underway, while also highlighting ways to stop it
Space & Physics
Moon Moolah: Auction Bidders Can Buy Memoirs of NASA's Apollo Program [Slide Show]
Here are 10 items from the dozens of space race artifacts, including a piece of an actual manned lunar spacecraft, that will be auctioned off April 13
Biology
Counterintuitive Cure: A Nanovaccine That Stops Autoimmune Disease by Boosting the Immune System
A new treatment prevents type 1 diabetes in mice by turning the immune system on itself
Evolution
Spectacular South African Skeletons Reveal New Species from Murky Period of Human Evolution
The discoverers argue that the nearly two-million-year-old fossils could be ancestral to us--but other scientists are not so sure
Technology
Coastal California City Turns to Desalination to Quench Its Thirst
Sand City's new reverse-osmosis desalination facility aims to keep costs down and drinking water production up with the help of energy-recovery technology
Health
Fruits and Veggies Help Just a Little in Decreasing Cancer Risk
A large, eight-year study in Europe shows that eating the recommended servings of fruits and vegetables made people only slightly less likely to be diagnosed with cancer
Health
Prescription Drug Deaths Increase Dramatically
A growing number of overdoses of legal opioids, sedatives and tranquilizers led to a 65 percent increase in hospitalizations over seven years
Technology
Braille Displays Promise to Deliver the Web to the Blind
North Carolina State University researchers take the first steps toward making an affordable and more dynamic Braille display
The Sciences
A Tale of 2 Species: What Do Canine Chromosomes Reveal about Humans?
They say dogs look like their owners. Now scientists are uncovering the genes that give dogs--and humans--their traits
