|  How Satellites Watched Russian Meteor Explosion from Space  | The meteor that exploded over the skies of Russia in February had key details of its fiery doom captured by satellites monitoring Earth, researchers now reveal, hinting that satellites could help uncover whether dangerous meteor swarms recur over time, scientists say.
| Read More » Global Warming Forecast for Amazon Rain Forest: Dry and Dying  | The Amazon rain forest's dry season lasts three weeks longer than it did 30 years ago, and the likely culprit is global warming, a new study finds.
| Read More » New Hair Loss Treatment: Follicle Method Shows Promise A new method to regrow hair using a person's own cells holds promise, according to a preliminary study in mice. Read More » Math Ability Starts in Infancy, Study Suggests  | A baby's sense of numbers at the age of 6 months predicts how good that child will be at math at the age of 3, new research finds.
| Read More » Space-Bound Olympic Torch Heads to Launch Site as Cosmonaut Carries Flame  | Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman to launch into space on a rocket's flame, took ahold of the Olympic flame Saturday (Oct. 19), completing a leg of the 2014 Winter Games' torch relay.
| Read More » Second Oarfish in a Week Washes Ashore  | For the second time in a week, a rarely seen type of deep-sea creature was found along the coast of California.
| Read More » Landslide Danger Looms in Next Seattle Earthquake  | A home on Seattle's steep and scenic slopes comes with a hidden risk. The next earthquake on the Seattle Fault, which cuts under the heart of the city, could trigger many more deadly landslides than previously predicted, a new study finds.
| Read More » European science satellite to tumble back to Earth By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A European satellite that spent four years mapping Earth's gravity ran out of fuel on Monday and will plunge back into the atmosphere in about two weeks, officials said. The Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer, or GOCE, had been operating about 139 miles above Earth - lower than any other science satellite - to map variations in the planet's gravity. ... Read More » Second rare oarfish carcass found on California coast By Jonathan Kaminsky (Reuters) - A rare oarfish has washed up on the California coast for the second time in less than a week, authorities said, leaving experts stumped. The second carcass of the eel-like species was discovered on Friday on a beach in Oceanside, a city police dispatcher said. The 14-foot (4.3-meter) fish, which has a pug-like face and a skeleton of bone, was found five days after a marine instructor snorkeling off Santa Catalina Island, about 50 miles to the west, spotted a dead 18-foot (5.5-meter) oarfish in shallow water. ... Read More » European science satellite to tumble back to Earth By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A European satellite that spent four years mapping Earth's gravity ran out of fuel on Monday and will plunge back into the atmosphere in about two weeks, officials said. The Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer, or GOCE, had been operating about 139 miles (224 km) above Earth - lower than any other science satellite - to map variations in the planet's gravity. ... Read More » Gun-Toting Robots May Fight Alongside Soldiers in Future Battles  | American soldiers may soon be joined on the battlefield by machine gun-toting robots on wheels, according to U.S. Army officials.
| Read More » Ax Falls for Antarctic Research Projects After Shutdown  | The casualty list from the government shutdown earlier this month continues to grow for U.S. Antarctic science.
| Read More » Giant Pandas More Resilient to Change than Other Endangered Animals  | The giant panda's immune system is fairly diverse, genetically speaking, suggesting the endangered species may be more resilient to environmental change than previously thought, scientists say.
| Read More » Chew on This: 8 Foods for Healthy Teeth Regular brushing and flossing help keep teeth healthy by getting rid of sugars and food particles that team up with bacteria to form plaque. Plaque produces acid that damages tooth enamel, causes cavities and sets the stage for periodontal, or gum, disease. Read More » Stick to a Diet: 4 Tips for Strengthening Willpower All this time, you probably thought that overeating was the reason your belly is fat. And that may very well be true, but one study indicates that your stomach may in fact be the cause, and not the result of your problem. Read More » High-School Student Finds Bumpy-Headed Baby Dino  | A dinosaur skeleton discovered by an eagle-eyed high-school student turns out to be the smallest, youngest and most complete duck-billed dinosaur of its kind ever found.
| Read More » How Virgin Galactic Private SpaceShipTwo Will Launch Science Flights  | Soon, Virgin Galactic could be ferrying more than tourists to space on its suborbital flights.
| Read More » Purple Cube Crystal Tops Auction Sales  | A purple, cube-shaped crystal topped sales at a minerals-focused public auction, held Sunday (Oct. 20) in Dallas. The auction house, Heritage Auctions, had expected the specimen, which primarily featured a mineral known as fluorite, to be the top seller. But, at $125,000, the selling price fell short of the $200,000-plus expected by the auction house.
| Read More » 1st Private Cygnus Supply Spacecraft Leaves Space Station  | The first privately built Cygnus cargo ship to visit the International Space Station detached from the orbiting lab Tuesday (Oct. 22) and is poised to destroy itself in Earth's atmosphere in a fiery finale to its successful test flight.
| Read More » Australia's Wildfires: Are Eucalyptus Trees to Blame? The wildfires that are now threatening Sydney and other parts of New South Wales, Australia, are burning out of control, despite intensive firefighting efforts. Read More » US Carbon Dioxide Emissions Drop 3.8 Percent  | A mild winter, new car efficiency standards and the continued switch from power plants run by coal to those fueled by natural gas, a cleaner-burning fuel, were behind a 3.8-percent drop in U.S. carbon dioxide emissions in 2012, announced by the U.S. Energy Information Administration Monday (Oct. 21).
| Read More » There's Gold in Them Thar Trees  | Trees may turn golden for reasons that have nothing to do with the onset of autumn: Eucalyptus trees can hold grains of gold, potentially helping reveal buried treasure, scientists now find.
| Read More » Orbital Sciences' cargo ship departs International Space Station  | By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Virginia-based Orbital Sciences Corp completed a successful test mission at the International Space Station on Tuesday, clearing the firm to begin regular cargo runs for NASA under a $1.9 billion contract. Using the space station's robotic arm, astronauts aboard the station plucked the Orbital Sciences' Cygnus capsule from its docking port and released the unmanned capsule into space as the two sailed high over the Atlantic Ocean. ...
| Read More » Hurricane Raymond Seen from Space (Satellite Photos)  | Hurricane Raymond has been menacing the Pacific coast of Mexico with heavy rains, strong winds, storm surge and rough surf. Before Raymond blew up into a major hurricane yesterday (Oct. 21), satellites snapped pictures of the nearly stationary storm.
| Read More » Talking Directly to Toddlers Boosts Their Verbal Skills  | Though toddlers are not yet fully developed as conversationalists, talking directly to them could help strengthen their vocabulary and language skills, according to a new study. Overheard conversations and TV, meanwhile, don't do as much for verbal development, the research suggests.
| Read More » Antarctic Ozone Hole Hits 2013 Peak Size  | The Antarctic ozone hole reached its biggest extent for the year on Sept. 26, 2013, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced yesterday.
| Read More » Amateur Astronomer Spots Stunning Rosette Nebula in Full Bloom (Photo)  | Distant clouds of gas and dust form the likeness of a rose in this beautiful image of aptly named Rosette Nebula captured by a skilled amateur astronomer.
| Read More » Meteorite Study Suggests Mars Atmosphere Trapped in Rocks, Not Lost in Space  | The atmosphere of Mars may not have escaped into space billions of years ago, scientists say. Instead, the bulk of Mars' carbon dioxide gas could be locked inside Martian rocks.
| Read More » Tower of Power: Australia Fires Spawn Pyrocumulus Clouds  | Australia's massive wildfires have sparked billowing pyrocumulus clouds — menacing columns of water vapor and smoke that tower over raging firestorms.
| Read More » For Sale: Balloon Rides to Near-Space for $75,000 a Seat  | You don't have to climb aboard a rocket ship to be a space tourist anymore.
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