Research casts alarming light on Antarctic melting
The rate of ice loss has tripled in the last decade.
Two studies document a rapid retreat of West Antarctic ice, spurring concerns of rising global sea levels.
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NASA enters new era of spaceflight with Orion’s successful splashdown
The unmanned mission is seen as the first step toward eventually bringing humans to Mars.
James Watson rakes in nearly $4.8 million in auction of his Nobel prize
However broke “the father of DNA” actually was before this week, he’s now almost $5 million less broke than that.
Creatures of the Galapagos
These animals species influenced Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution.
Orion spacecraft captures a picture of Earth during its historic test flight
NASA’s Orion spacecraft -- theoretically capable of carrying humans to Mars -- is now almost finished with its historic test flight. After three failed launch attempts on Thursday, the craft took off from Cape Canaveral at 7:05 a.m. on Friday.
The oldest research center in Galapagos could go extinct
Is Charles Darwin Research Station in danger of extinction because of a failure to evolve and adapt?
Orion spacecraft launches
NASA’s next-generation unmanned capsule gets its first test flight.
U.S. is weighing more aid to fight Ebola in Sierra Leone
Medical teams may be shifted from Liberia, official says. Military option also under consideration.
Research casts alarming light on Antarctic melting
Two studies document a rapid retreat of West Antarctic ice, spurring concerns of rising global sea levels.
Electric eels don’t just freeze their prey -- they can also force them to twitch out of hiding
It turns out that electric eels can use their electric pulses to control their prey’s nervous system -- activating specific brain cells in fish with different kinds of pulses.
It’s looking like a rough flu season this year
The classic signs of a severe flu season are accumulating. Get vaccinated now.
Scientists figure out why crows are left- or right-beaked when they use tools
In the same way that humans can be either left- or right-handed, crows -- who are known for being especially good at wielding sticks as tools -- favor either the left or right side of their beaks.
New York court rules that Tommy the chimp is not a ‘person’
Hoping to forcibly remove Tommy from his human owners, animal rights advocates tried to have the chimpanzee declared a legal person.
Mental illness, treatment defy easy assumptions
A new state-by-state ranking on illness and care contains some surprises about who is suffering and who is getting care.
Launch of new Orion spaceship has NASA flying high
With the imminent debut of its Orion spacecraft, NASA is on a high not felt since the space shuttle days.
New drug labels will detail risks to pregnant and breastfeeding women
The FDA announced new labeling rules to better inform doctors and patients about potential risks of medications during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
Stricken with Ebola, family runs away from treatment — and into the jungle
When Foday Kalma's daughter got Ebola, he fled a medical system that many in Sierra Leone mistrust.
These 500,000-year-old shell markings may be the world’s first doodle
It’s possible that a clam shell scratched by Homo erectus — an early hominid — might be our oldest example of artistic work. Or just a thoughtless doodle.
A blitz of tiny asteroids might have obliterated Earth’s early atmosphere
Our planet’s early gasses may have been knocked out of whack by a bombardment of tens of thousands of small space rocks, according to a new study.
U.S. designates 35 hospitals to treat Ebola patients
President Obama says the fight against Ebola in West Africa “is not even close to being over.”
Some good news: HIV may become less infectious over time, study says
In the places where HIV has hit the hardest, the virus may also be mutating to become less infectious.
Stephen Hawking just got an artificial intelligence upgrade, but still thinks AI could bring an end to mankind
The brilliant physicist relies on artificial intelligence, but worries about its future.
How the U.S. developed malaria drugs during WWII
A book describes how patients in mental hospitals were to be infected in search of treatments for soldiers.
A year of innovation
Popular Science lists the year’s top new products and technologies, including a lock, a truck and a jet.
Suffering from long-term pain
Often the afflicted look healthy, which means they get no sympathy. Read this to share the misery.
The lesson of ‘Jaws’
When the shark turned problematic for Spielberg, he focused on the solution, a psychologist says.
Here’s what you need to know about open enrollment
Even if your health marketplace coverage renews automatically, it’s best to ask some questions.
#Shirtgate inspires a Kickstarter for shirts covered in (science) ladies
Want to support women in science? Put them all over your torso.
DNA evidence proves that King Richard III’s remains really did end up in a parking lot
Scientists are 99.999 percent sure, in their most conservative estimate, that remains found in 2012 really do belong to King Richard III.
It’s time to pick a name for everyone’s favorite baby otter (and you can help)
Pup 681 is now ready for a real name, and the aquarium has partnered with ABC’s “Good Morning America” to make sure we all have a say. You can vote as many times as you want from now until 3 p.m. Eastern time on Dec. 11.
City ants are garbage eating, rat-fighting machines
Urban ants might be more helpful thank you’d think. According to a new study, tiny arthropods in NYC do massive amounts of garbage clean-up -- and by chowing down on your trash, they may help keep rats and other (bigger) pests at bay.
Diplomats confront stark divide as climate talks begin
Officials met in the Peruvian capital to argue over the shape and cost of a future climate agreement.
WHO: West Africa unlikely to meet Ebola targets by Jan. 1
Twenty thousand workers are needed to track contacts, but only about 5,000 are in place, the WHO said.
Toy scooters are driving more and more kids to the emergency room, study says
Around the time foot-powered scooters became hugely popular in the United States, there was a spike in visits to the emergency room for toy-related injuries.
This cancer patient wrote his own obituary. ‘Civilians will recognize him best as Spider-Man,’ it reads.
Aaron Purmort died in late November.
Diabetes is associated with faster loss of mental abilities
A study reveals the cognitive losses, though it isn’t clear whether the disease caused them.
The hurricane season is over: A quiet year for the Atlantic
East Coast escaped a big one, but winds blew stronger in the Pacific.
Those three squares a day may not be the best way to eat
Research shows that intermittent fasting may help fight obesity along with a variety of ills.
I had hep C and didn’t know it. You may have it, too.
Years of treatment had just left her sick. Thinking she would die soon, she finally got a “miracle” drug.
For some people, noise is just a nightmare
Holiday meals are particularly stressful, since trigger sounds such as mass chewing can cause anxiety.
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