America's unemployment rate—most recently reported as 6.1 percent—has long been used to gauge the country's economic well-being. But a new working paper released by Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public ...
Economics & Business
Sep 10, 2014
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The sun emitted a significant solar flare, peaking at 1:48 p.m. EDT on Sept. 10, 2014. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured images of the event.
Space Exploration
Sep 10, 2014
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The 790 Fire in Oregon began as a lightning strike on July 31, 2014. Over 3,000 acres have been affected by this fire which is 54% contained. In the next 12 to 48 hours there is a potential risk to Sky Lakes Wilderness and ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 10, 2014
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When a segment of a major fault line goes quiet, it can mean one of two things: The "seismic gap" may simply be inactive—the result of two tectonic plates placidly gliding past each other—or the segment may be a source ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 10, 2014
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One of Jason Pitts' favorite stories is about mosquitoes and their strange attraction to Limburger cheese.
Plants & Animals
Sep 10, 2014
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Bungie studio's new science fiction action video game "Destiny" landed in the record books on Wednesday, boasting the biggest ever launch of a new franchise.
Software
Sep 10, 2014
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Google on Wednesday began letting people use its Hangouts message application for mobile devices to make free or low-cost voice calls over the Internet.
Internet
Sep 10, 2014
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Starting today at NASA's Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility in Fort Sumner, New Mexico, space scientists from the University of New Hampshire will attempt to launch a football-field-sized balloon carrying a one-ton instrument ...
Astronomy
Sep 10, 2014
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Earth's protective ozone layer is beginning to recover, largely because of the phase-out since the 1980s of certain chemicals used in refrigerants and aerosol cans, a U.N. scientific panel reported Wednesday in a rare piece ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 10, 2014
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A team of researchers has discovered a way to cool electrons to −228 °C without external means and at room temperature, an advancement that could enable electronic devices to function with very little energy.
Nanophysics
Sep 10, 2014
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