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College students spend break working on Chesapeake

Instead of fun in the sun, area college students are spending their spring break down by the bay.

Saturday - 03/16/2013, 06:23pm EDT

3 astronauts return to Earth from space station

3-man Russian-American crew returns safely to Earth from International Space Station

Saturday - 03/16/2013, 03:32pm EDT

Colleges say federal cuts could cause brain drain

Colleges say federal cuts threaten future of science research in US, could cause brain drain

Saturday - 03/16/2013, 02:31pm EDT

US seeks to protect parrotfish, reefs in USVI

US government seeks to limit catches of parrotfish and help protect reefs off St. Croix

Friday - 03/15/2013, 06:50pm EDT

Global warming may have fueled Somali drought

Research suggests climate change played role in Somalia's 2011 famine, along with La Nina

Friday - 03/15/2013, 06:10pm EDT

Suit accuses EPA of ignoring harmful pesticides

Lawsuit accuses EPA of ignoring impact of pesticides that are harmful to endangered species

Friday - 03/15/2013, 05:21pm EDT

Report makes chilling forecast on Northwest quake

Report to Ore. lawmakers says thousands could die when _ not if _ monster quake hits Northwest

Friday - 03/15/2013, 05:10pm EDT

Bad weather postpones return of 3 astronauts

Bad weather in Kazakhstan delays return of 3 space station astronauts for at least 1 day

Friday - 03/15/2013, 05:10pm EDT

ESA, Roscosmos sign deal on Mars exploration

European, Russian space agencies sign deal to cooperate on Mars exploration

Friday - 03/15/2013, 05:10pm EDT

New Zealand suffering biggest drought in 30 years

New Zealand suffering most widespread drought in at least 30 years as dairy industry takes hit

Friday - 03/15/2013, 04:10pm EDT

Physicists say they have found a Higgs boson

Physicists say they are now confident they have discovered the long-sought Higgs boson

Friday - 03/15/2013, 04:10pm EDT

A closer look at the Higgs boson

A closer look at the Higgs boson particle that helps explain what gives matter size and shape

Friday - 03/15/2013, 04:10pm EDT

5-organ transplant patient gives birth: baby girl

Doctors: 5-organ transplant patient who delivered baby believed 1st such case in the world

Friday - 03/15/2013, 04:10pm EDT

Monarch butterflies drop ominously in Mexico

Number of Monarch butterflies drop by 'ominous' 59 percent in Mexico reserve, experts report

Friday - 03/15/2013, 04:10pm EDT

Illinois scientists find rare coin in Kenya

Illinois scientists on expedition find rare, 600-year-old Chinese coin in Kenya

Friday - 03/15/2013, 12:02pm EDT

'Veronica Mars' film's online fundraiser hits goal

Online fundraiser for 'Veronica Mars' movie surpasses $2 million goal in less than a day

Thursday - 03/14/2013, 09:10pm EDT

Mars rover shows planet could have supported life

Curiosity rover tests rock, shows ancient Mars had right ingredients to support microbes

Thursday - 03/14/2013, 09:02pm EDT

Va. moving to speed offshore wind development

US clears way for Virginia to research Atlantic wind, waters ahead of wind farm development

Thursday - 03/14/2013, 05:00pm EDT

Comet posing beside crescent moon in cool photo op

Comet and crescent moon provide cool photo op, ice ball on 1st-ever tour of inner solar system

Thursday - 03/14/2013, 12:54pm EDT

What you 'like' on Facebook can be revealing

Public likes, private lives: Study shows Facebook activity can reveal a wealth of private info

Thursday - 03/14/2013, 09:38am EDT
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