In Milestone, Scientists Detect Gravitational Waves As Black Holes Collide
Far from our galaxy, in the vast darkness of space, two massive black holes merged into a single, larger hole.And now researchers say they have detected rumblings from that cataclysmic collision as...
View ArticleEinstein, A Hunch And Decades Of Work: How Scientists Found Gravitational Waves
On Thursday, researchers announced the discovery of gravitational waves --wrinkles in the very fabric of space-time.But behind the headlines and news conferences were decades of hard work, hundreds of...
View ArticleNIH Announces Leadership Shake-Up At Renowned Research Hospital
The National Institutes of Health is overhauling the leadership of its world-renowned Clinical Center, after an independent task force found the center was putting research ahead of patient safety.As...
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In Polluted India, Negative Ion Necklaces Vow To Help You Breathe Easier
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View ArticleLawmakers Reach A Deal To Expand Regulation Of Toxic Chemicals
House and Senate negotiators have agreed on a plan to update a 40-year-old law regulating the safety of chemicals.The bipartisan legislation would update the Toxic Substances Control Act, which became...
View ArticleGravitational Waves From Colliding Black Holes Shake Scientists' Detectors Again
Scientists announced Wednesday that they have once again detected ripples in space and time from two black holes colliding far away in the universe.The discovery comes just months after the first-ever...
View ArticleU.S. Mounts Daring Rescue Mission At The South Pole
Updated 5:45 p.m. ET: Plane lands at the poleThe U.S. government has launched a rescue mission to the South Pole after a worker at its Amundsen-Scott research station fell ill.
View ArticleRisky South Pole Rescue Succeeds As 2 Patients Are Airlifted Out
Updated at 6:30 a.m. ETA small plane on a daring winter evacuation mission from the South Pole landed safely Wednesday night at Punta Arenas, Chile.The National Science Foundation, which runs the...
View ArticleMassive Space Telescope Is Finally Coming Together
This week, NASA is set to reach a milestone on one of its most ambitious projects. If all goes to plan, workers will finish assembling the huge mirror of the James Webb Space Telescope — an $8 billion...
View ArticleForget Chess. A.I. Masters Wickedly Complex, Chinese Game Of 'Go'
A computer has bested humanity at one of the most complex strategy games ever devised.Researchers at Google have developed a program that can excel at the game of "go," which originated in China and...
View ArticleIn Milestone, Scientists Detect Gravitational Waves As Black Holes Collide
Far from our galaxy, in the vast darkness of space, two massive black holes merged into a single, larger hole.And now researchers say they have detected rumblings from that cataclysmic collision as...
View ArticleEinstein, A Hunch And Decades Of Work: How Scientists Found Gravitational Waves
On Thursday, researchers announced the discovery of gravitational waves --wrinkles in the very fabric of space-time.But behind the headlines and news conferences were decades of hard work, hundreds of...
View ArticleU.S. Navy Brings Back Navigation By The Stars For Officers
"Raise your hand if you have ever determined your location on the planet using the stars," Lt. Daniel Stayton tells his class at the U.S. Naval Academy.A young officer halfheartedly puts up her hand....
View ArticleSea Levels Rose Faster Last Century Than In Previous 2,700 Years, Study Finds
A new study suggests that sea levels are rising at an unprecedented rate and that the problem will continue well into this century."Sea level rise in the 20th century was truly extraordinary by...
View ArticleScott Kelly Reflects On His Year Off The Planet
"I have taken a lot of pictures because I've been up here for a long time," NASA astronaut Scott Kelly said during a recent press conference from the International Space Station. "I've definitely taken...
View ArticleAstronauts Back Home After A Year In Space
American astronaut Scott Kelly is back on Earth, ending his extended stay on the International Space Station. Kelly and cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko, who both spent most of the past year in space,...
View ArticleHow Google's Neural Network Hopes To Beat A 'Go' World Champion
In South Korea on Wednesday, a human champion of the ancient game of "Go" will square off against a computer programmed by Google DeepMind, an AI company owned by the search giant. If the machine can...
View ArticleWhy Analysts Aren't Laughing At These Silly North Korean Photos
Bruce Klingner knows better than anyone how dangerous North Korea really is. He spent years analyzing the Hermit Kingdom for the CIA, and he now works as a Northeast Asia analyst at the Heritage...
View ArticleStephen Hawking's Plan For Interstellar Travel Has Some Earthly Obstacles
On Tuesday, theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking and Russian billionaire Yuri Milner announced a plan to send interstellar probes to the Alpha Centauri star system. The audacious project would use a...
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