By Paul Sisco Washington 14 May 2008 The U.S. space agency's Mars probe is within weeks of landing near the Red Planet's north pole. NASA scientists in Washington recently talked about what they call the mission's seven minutes of terror. That is how...
This morning the jackass penguins are out early. This species is unique to Africa, but they are insulated like other penguins. Trapped in winter wear all year long, they get hot easily. And make their way to the water before the sun is high over head...
By Victoria Cavaliere New York 23 April 2008 International concern is mounting that global warming could put millions of people at risk through drought, floods and other extreme weather. A group of economists, scientists, and international leaders me...
On the southern edge of Ngorongoro Swamp, the lake cats have a new opportunity to make a big kill. Buffalo have poor vision. They are only 30 meters away, but in the dim morning light, they can't see the pride. While they don't see very well, buffalo...
By Carolyn Weaver New York City 19 July 2007 A new documentary by director Benson Lee, Planet B-Boy , is about a dance form called b-boying, or break dancing. Invented on the streets of New York in the early 1970s by black and Latino youths, its beco...
By Paul Sisco Washington, DC 15 September 2006 watch New Planet report Scientists in Washington D.C. have announced the discovery of a new planet. It is the largest planet ever seen from Earth. New planet, HAT-P-1 It is just weeks since Pluto was re...
By Patricia Nunan in Kantale, Sri Lanka 24 August 2006 As many as 170,000 people in northern and eastern Sri Lanka have been displaced in recent weeks by fighting between the Tamil Tiger rebels and government forces. VOA's Patricia Nunan recently me...
SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Scientists Find Most Earth-Like Planet Yet Discovered By Dana Demange, Cynthia Kirk, ... Broadcast: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA...
By David McAlary U.S. astronomers have made a finding they say increases the chance that distant stars may harbor planetary systems like our own. They have discovered two planets the size of Neptune e...
Spirit Getting Ready to Roam the Red Planet David McAlary The U.S. robot rover Spirit is finally standing up on Mars and nearly ready to drive off the lander onto the red planet's surface. Surface exp...
