In 2008 in the northern hemisphere of the sun (left) Hinode observed large patches of negative polarity, shown in orange. In 2011, the same area showed much smaller patches and a more even distribution...
(CNN) — A large snowstorm came barreling through the Northeast on Monday, threatening to drop 16 inches in some areas and frustrate commuters. By Monday morning, Newfield, New York, was reporting 10 inches of snow,...
WASHINGTON – The Pentagon has finally released a report about what went wrong when its Hypersonic Technology Vehicle (HTV-2) failed just minutes into a test flight last year and barreled into the Pacific Ocean....
(multimedia) BELLEVUE, Wash. — A Bellevue fertility clinic is causing some controversy with an advertisement that states, ‘Families can choose if they want to have a boy or a girl.’ The ad was published...
Scientists say the notoriously dry continent of Africa is sitting on a vast reservoir of groundwater. They argue that the total volume of water in aquifers underground is 100 times the amount found on...
Agricultural authorities in northwest China have culled about 95,000 chickens after an outbreak of the H5N1 bird flu virus, state press reported Wednesday. The outbreak in Touying township of the Ningxia region was discovered on Friday last week after over...
The mystery surrounding the source of the highest-energy particles known in the Universe has grown deeper. The particles, known as cosmic rays, can show up with energies a million times higher than the biggest...
(CNN) — A heavily glaciated region of the Himalayas is bucking the trend of global ice loss and showing small signs of increasing in mass, according to a new study. Data examining six regions in...
(multimedia) The Internet freedoms we enjoy are being attacked. In America, Internet legislation is being pushed to stop online piracy but could infringe on Americans’ privacy in the process. This week has been declared...
Deep in the bowels of a pristine New Mexico cave, microbiologists have discovered nearly a hundred types of bacteria that can fight off modern antibiotic drugs. The bacteria coat the walls of the Lechuguilla cave system...
