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FEB 24, 2015Earth & The Environment
Researchers have found a 55,000-year-old partial skull in the northern Israel community of Manot, from about the time wh ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderFEB 24, 2015Earth & The Environment
As part of what is called the MIT-Israel-BGU Seed Fund, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Beersheba, Israel, a ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderFEB 23, 2015Earth & The Environment
It's strange that nobody even knew the cave existed until 1991 when it was discovered for the first time by a local nati ...Written By: Greg CruikshankFEB 23, 2015Microbiology
The appearance of infectious diseases in new places and new hosts, such as West Nile virus and Ebola, is a predictable r ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeFEB 19, 2015Technology
It began with the Apollo 11 Lunar module, signaling the historic first manned landing on the moon. In subsequent Apollo ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 10, 2015Plants & Animals
When the sound of a bag of potato chips is being torn open by someone, the noise cuts through a darkened movie theater. ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderFEB 02, 2015Plants & Animals
A rare and stunning creature may soon go the way of the dodo bird if scientists are correct in their predictions. The bl ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 26, 2015Space & Astronomy
Despite having lost some of it's critical guidance systems, NASA's Kepler Space Telescope recently located a star with t ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 07, 2015Health & Medicine
With all of the concern about fast food and obesity contributing to health problems, a recent study puts a whole new spi ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJAN 06, 2015Earth & The Environment
Our planet's population is growing rapidly, perhaps too rapidly for our natural resources. Experts estimate that by the ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 26, 2014Technology
Space is one of the most demanding and unforgiving environments. Human exploration of space requires astronauts to maint ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderDEC 25, 2014Plants & Animals
Around the world, reindeer numbers are dwindling and scientists fear the species could be in danger. While tales of flyi ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 23, 2014Videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNwWOul4i9Y Watch Earth roll by through the perspective of ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 22, 2014Space & Astronomy
The Venus Express, a spacecraft launched by the ESA in 2006 to study the planet Venus and it's atmosphere, will end its ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 16, 2014Health & Medicine
Firefighters and rescue workers who conducted the rescue and cleanup operations at Ground Zero from September 2001 to Ma ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderDEC 15, 2014Plants & Animals
For years animal researchers have struggled with the problem of observing species in the wild. The very act of trying to ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 08, 2014Technology
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have a new tool in their kit and the possibilities seem limitless for ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 03, 2014Videos
There are natural poisons that lurk in bacteria, plants, and fungi pretty much everywhere, and they're there for goo ...Written By: Robert WoodardDEC 01, 2014Earth & The Environment
Did you know the largest snowflakes on record were 15 inches (38 cm) in diameter and 8 inches thick? Or that an average ...NOV 20, 2014Videos
In this amazing video, an ultra-high-resolution NASA computer model offers a stunning new look at how carbon dioxide in ...Written By: Robert WoodardNOV 19, 2014Space & Astronomy
The possible existence of Earth-like binary planets was described and discussed recently at the American Astronomical So ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 15, 2014Earth & The Environment
Pine trees are an incredible evolutionary feat, adapting to an ever-changing environment and thriving millions of years ...NOV 13, 2014Earth & The Environment
Last year, Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signed a Memorandum of Understanding o ...Written By: Ilene Schneider
FEB 24, 2015
Earth & The Environment
Researchers have found a 55,000-year-old partial skull in the northern Israel community of Manot, from about the time wh
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
FEB 24, 2015
Earth & The Environment
As part of what is called the MIT-Israel-BGU Seed Fund, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Beersheba, Israel, a
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
FEB 23, 2015
Earth & The Environment
It's strange that nobody even knew the cave existed until 1991 when it was discovered for the first time by a local nati
...
Written By:
Greg Cruikshank
FEB 23, 2015
Microbiology
The appearance of infectious diseases in new places and new hosts, such as West Nile virus and Ebola, is a predictable r
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
FEB 19, 2015
Technology
It began with the Apollo 11 Lunar module, signaling the historic first manned landing on the moon. In subsequent Apollo
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 10, 2015
Plants & Animals
When the sound of a bag of potato chips is being torn open by someone, the noise cuts through a darkened movie theater.
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
FEB 02, 2015
Plants & Animals
A rare and stunning creature may soon go the way of the dodo bird if scientists are correct in their predictions. The bl
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 26, 2015
Space & Astronomy
Despite having lost some of it's critical guidance systems, NASA's Kepler Space Telescope recently located a star with t
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 07, 2015
Health & Medicine
With all of the concern about fast food and obesity contributing to health problems, a recent study puts a whole new spi
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JAN 06, 2015
Earth & The Environment
Our planet's population is growing rapidly, perhaps too rapidly for our natural resources. Experts estimate that by the
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 26, 2014
Technology
Space is one of the most demanding and unforgiving environments. Human exploration of space requires astronauts to maint
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
DEC 25, 2014
Plants & Animals
Around the world, reindeer numbers are dwindling and scientists fear the species could be in danger. While tales of flyi
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 23, 2014
Videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNwWOul4i9Y Watch Earth roll by through the perspective of ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 22, 2014
Space & Astronomy
The Venus Express, a spacecraft launched by the ESA in 2006 to study the planet Venus and it's atmosphere, will end its
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 16, 2014
Health & Medicine
Firefighters and rescue workers who conducted the rescue and cleanup operations at Ground Zero from September 2001 to Ma
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
DEC 15, 2014
Plants & Animals
For years animal researchers have struggled with the problem of observing species in the wild. The very act of trying to
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 08, 2014
Technology
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have a new tool in their kit and the possibilities seem limitless for
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 03, 2014
Videos
There are natural poisons that lurk in bacteria, plants, and fungi pretty much everywhere, and they're there for goo
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
DEC 01, 2014
Earth & The Environment
Did you know the largest snowflakes on record were 15 inches (38 cm) in diameter and 8 inches thick? Or that an average
...
NOV 20, 2014
Videos
In this amazing video, an ultra-high-resolution NASA computer model offers a stunning new look at how carbon dioxide in
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
NOV 19, 2014
Space & Astronomy
The possible existence of Earth-like binary planets was described and discussed recently at the American Astronomical So
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 15, 2014
Earth & The Environment
Pine trees are an incredible evolutionary feat, adapting to an ever-changing environment and thriving millions of years
...
NOV 13, 2014
Earth & The Environment
Last year, Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signed a Memorandum of Understanding o
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider