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Unusual $50 million gift for writing at Michigan

To support unwritten books, donor gives $50 million to Michigan creative writing program

Thursday - 03/07/2013, 12:11am EST

Supply ship meets space station after shaky start

Supply ship arrives at space station, perfect rendezvous after a shaky start

Wednesday - 03/06/2013, 06:02pm EST

Great white shark caught, tagged in Fla. (Video)

Scientists couldn't be more excited to meet Lydia, the great white shark they named after tagging her Sunday off the coast of Jacksonville, Fla.

Wednesday - 03/06/2013, 01:13pm EST

Buzz off: Pa. honeybee colony getting new home

Buzz off: Tree-trimming utility relocates nuisance beehive in northeastern Pennsylvania

Tuesday - 03/05/2013, 02:40pm EST

NC Museum of Natural Sciences is state's top draw

NC Museum of Natural Sciences tops list of popular sites for visitors; Biltmore falls to 2nd

Monday - 03/04/2013, 07:58pm EST

Science museum tops Biltmore in NC visitor numbers

Science museum bests Biltmore in attendance among North Carolina museums or historic sites

Monday - 03/04/2013, 05:38pm EST

NASA Mars rover in safe mode; science halted

Engineers troubleshooting computer problem on Curiosity Mars rover; science activities on hold

Sunday - 03/03/2013, 07:28pm EST

Tuna collapse fears fail to curb Japan's appetite

Worries about decline of bluefin tuna, prized king of sushi, fail to curb Japan's appetite

Sunday - 03/03/2013, 06:30pm EST

Plight of the American bumblebee: Disappearing?

The buzz isn't good on the classic American bumblebee; It's taken flight and leaving Midwest

Sunday - 03/03/2013, 06:30pm EST

New, temporary radiation belt spotted around Earth

Ring around Earth: Twin spacecraft spot temporary radiation belt around planet

Sunday - 03/03/2013, 06:30pm EST

Dust from Africa affects snowfall in California

Out of Africa: Dust from Sahara desert can affect precipitation in California, West Coast

Sunday - 03/03/2013, 06:30pm EST

Sinkhole science and how to prevent them

A Florida man swallowed into the ground by a sinkhole is a tragic reminder that a sinkhole can form in any place at any time.

Saturday - 03/02/2013, 02:51pm EST

SpaceX company fixes Dragon capsule problem

SpaceX company fixes Dragon capsule problem after liftoff, but space station arrival delayed

Saturday - 03/02/2013, 05:40am EST

Tycoon wants to send married couple on Mars flyby

Can this marriage survive? Tycoon proposes to send couple on 16-month flight to Mars and back

Saturday - 03/02/2013, 05:40am EST

Black holes in galaxies rotate fast, study finds

Telescopes measure rapid rotation of supermassive black hole in nearby galaxy

Saturday - 03/02/2013, 05:40am EST

Researchers marvel at world's deepest sea vents

In Caribbean, researchers exploring world's deepest known undersea vents in sunless trench

Friday - 03/01/2013, 11:50pm EST

Oreskes, professor at NYC's Hunter College, dies

Irwin Oreskes, professor emeritus at NYC's Hunter College who taught lab science, dies at 86

Friday - 03/01/2013, 11:00pm EST

Q&A: The science behind personal genetics testing

Q&A: Genetics testing helps identify potential health problems, but results can be misleading

Friday - 03/01/2013, 05:50pm EST

Huge study: 5 mental disorders share genetic links

From autism to depression: Largest genetic study shows mental disorders share genetic kinks

Friday - 03/01/2013, 03:20pm EST

At more colleges, classes on genetics get personal

More colleges offer classes for students to have their genes tested _ if they want to know

Friday - 03/01/2013, 09:54am EST
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