Higgs Boson Finding Excites Fermilab Scientists Some 200 scientists and other staffers gathered at Fermilab -- at two o'clock in the morning - to watch the announcement from Geneva. Many of them have strong connections to the CERN experiment - using...
Dwindling US Space Budget Worries Scientist It's a trend that troubles astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, an outspoken advocate for space research and exploration. The director of the American Museum of Natural Historys Rose Center for Earth and Spa...
WASHINGTON, April 16 (Xinhua) -- Researchers at the University of Colorado (CU) have found that lack of a specific gene interrupts neural tube closure, a condition that can cause death or paralysis. The study was the cover story this week in the jour...
Scientists Explore Hallucinogen Treatments for PTSD, Sex Abuse Victims Fresh look No one is more aware of the stigma attached to psychedelics than Rick Doblin, director of the Multi-Disciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), a drug deve...
Scientists Develop Test for Fake Whiskey St. Andrews is famous for many things. Its the home of golf - the Old Course, and the Royal and Ancient Golf Club by the sea - some of the most recognizable images in world sports. It's also famous for being h...
Tokyo Prepares As Scientists Predict Big Quake Earthquake alarms ring at Tokyo's Metropolitan Government headquarters, sending workers running for cover. Across the city, workers in another tower block react to a fire alert. It is part of a city-wide...
Scientists Regrow Tissue Killed During Heart Attack U.S. scientists have done what was once considered science fiction - regrown heart muscle to replace tissue that was killed off in a heart attack. It's the latest advance in the field of regenerativ...
Scientists Recreate Ancient Mating Call from Dinosaur Age It was probably a noisy world, with thousands of other animal sounds, rushing streams and the rustle of giant ferns and coniferous trees. Fernando Montealegre studies how insects sing and hear...
Obama Hosts Top Teenage Scientists Fourteen-year-old business owner Joe Hudy and one of his inventions, a compressed air cannon that shoots marshmallows, attracted President Obamas attention at the White House Science Fair. The president invited Joe...
Scientists Developing Salt-Tolerant Rice Scientists are developing a salt-resistant variety of rice. The move was prompted, in part, by last year's Japan tsunami, which flooded some 20,000 hectares of rice paddies. The rice varieties Japanese farmers...