NASA using asteroid's close flyby to test warning network
NASA is using an asteroid's close flyby to test Earth's warning network for incoming space rocks.
NASA is using an asteroid's close flyby to test Earth's warning network for incoming space rocks.
Space Exploration
Oct 11, 2017
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Things are looking up at the Los Angeles Zoo, where visitors are getting their first glimpses of a baby giraffe.
Plants & Animals
Jul 26, 2017
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Indonesia's Mount Marapi erupted again on Sunday, spewing smoke and ash high into the air, but no casualties were reported.
Environment
Jan 14, 2024
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You might not think much about pea aphids, but it turns out they've got skills enough to get aerospace engineers excited. A report in the February 4th issue of Current Biology shows that the insects can free fall from the ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 4, 2013
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The sticky feet of a climbing, gecko-like robot developed by Simon Fraser University researchers could be useful in space, international tests show.
Engineering
Jan 6, 2014
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Scientists in Germany have stripped the Southern Schneeferner in the Alps of its status as glacier after extreme heat this summer hastened its demise.
Environment
Sep 27, 2022
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It's stretch time for a family at the Los Angeles Zoo.
Ecology
Nov 22, 2016
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An erupting volcano in Alaska's Aleutian Islands sent a towering cloud of ash into the air Friday, prompting the National Weather Service to issue an inflight warning to pilots.
Environment
Jul 16, 2023
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(PhysOrg.com) -- If a Tiger's feet were built the same way as a mongoose's feet, they'd have to be about the size of a hippo's feet to support the big cat's weight. But they're not.
Plants & Animals
Feb 24, 2010
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Workers digging an underground garage for a new hotel in Everett, Washington, recently struck something big about 30 feet below the surface.
Earth Sciences
Nov 20, 2014
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