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Senator: NASA to lasso asteroid, bring it closer

Senator: NASA hopes to put astronauts on asteroid by 2021 by hauling space rock close to Earth

Monday - 04/08/2013, 01:24pm EDT

Bird flu 101: How bad is the new H7N9 strain?

How bad is the new bird flu strain that has killed people in China and is worrying scientists?

Sunday - 04/07/2013, 01:24pm EDT

Mars missions scaled back in April because of sun

Sun interference causes Mars spacecraft to scale back activities during April

Sunday - 04/07/2013, 12:30pm EDT

Scientists find possible hint of dark matter

Scientific gumshoes find possible clues on dark matter but haven't cracked the case yet

Saturday - 04/06/2013, 05:18pm EDT

Antarctic team digs deep to predict climate future

Antarctic team digs deep to predict climate future as frozen continent becomes research hub

Saturday - 04/06/2013, 08:22am EDT

Science Museum rats bust brackets

Rats like basketball, too.

Saturday - 04/06/2013, 06:54am EDT

7.1 magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia

Strong earthquake strikes off eastern Indonesia, no immediate damage reported

Saturday - 04/06/2013, 03:20am EDT

Northeast drilling boom threatens forest wildlife

Forest pipelines threaten wildlife amid gas boom, create quandary for energy-hungry Northeast

Friday - 04/05/2013, 07:36pm EDT

Obama proposes $100M for brain mapping project

Obama announces $100M for brain mapping project that could help Alzheimer's, other diseases

Friday - 04/05/2013, 07:36pm EDT

North Korea still far from backing up nuke threats

NKorea nuclear facility reboot seen as sign that atomic threats not yet matched by capability

Thursday - 04/04/2013, 11:48pm EDT

Ancient site unearthed in Iraqi home of Abraham

UK archaeologists in Iraq find ancient complex near Ur, home of biblical Abraham

Thursday - 04/04/2013, 01:50pm EDT

Report predicts ever-bigger Lake Erie algae blooms

Scientists say huge algae blooms may become common on Lake Erie unless farm practices change

Thursday - 04/04/2013, 12:16pm EDT

Report: Asian carp may have reached Great Lakes

Report: Some Asian carp likely in Great Lakes, but there's time to stop them from spreading

Thursday - 04/04/2013, 09:14am EDT

China bird flu mutates, might infect mammals

Scientists say signs show new bird flu in China has likely mutated to infect other animals

Thursday - 04/04/2013, 05:56am EDT

Rare Florida panther released back into the wild

Endangered Florida panther, rescued as a kitten, released back into the Everglades

Thursday - 04/04/2013, 04:55am EDT

Drug maker Novartis loses India patent battle

India's top court rejects Novartis AG's right to patent new version of cancer drug.

Thursday - 04/04/2013, 12:44am EDT

Monsanto profit rises 22 percent in second quarter

Monsanto raises full-year earnings outlook after 2Q profit exceeds Wall Street expectations

Wednesday - 04/03/2013, 06:33pm EDT

Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials

Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the US and abroad

Wednesday - 04/03/2013, 02:58pm EDT

Bugs: This year's good and bad news (VIDEO)

Cooler weather will bring the Washington area good news on the bug front, but invasive species are causing millions of dollars of damage.

Wednesday - 04/03/2013, 09:45am EDT
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Feds: Man stole US cancer data to study in China

Wisconsin scientist accused of stealing cancer drug and research data to study them in China

Wednesday - 04/03/2013, 09:10am EDT
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