NASA's Stardust spacecraft was placed into hibernation mode yesterday. Stardust successfully returned to Earth samples of a comet via its sample return capsule on Jan. 15. The spacecraft has logged almost seven years of flight. ...
Jan 31, 2006
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A simple but groundbreaking experiment performed more than 70 years ago finally has been explained by scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The solution sheds new light on fluid turbulence -- the last ...
Jan 31, 2006
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The next generation of artificial bone may rely on a few secrets from the sea. Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have harnessed the way seawater freezes to ...
Jan 31, 2006
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A Virginia Tech scientist says frankincense oil might be useful in treating malignant melanoma -- an aggressive cancer that attacks humans and equines.
Jan 31, 2006
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For the first time in Alaska's history brown bear hides may be legally sold if taken from a 2,700-square-mile northeastern section of the state.
Jan 31, 2006
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Mali farmers say they don't want trials of genetically modified crops to begin in their nation -- the fourth poorest country in the world.
Jan 31, 2006
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An alliance of major computer security companies has been formed to standardize and streamline their campaign against spyware.
Jan 31, 2006
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Maine salmon might be facing extinction despite a $20 million, five-year rescue effort and inclusion on the federal government's list of endangered species.
Jan 31, 2006
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Alaska Airlines has canceled all flights to and from Anchorage because of activity at the Augustine volcano, about 180 miles southwest of Anchorage.
Jan 31, 2006
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South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford says he believes intelligent design should be taught in his state's public school classrooms.
Jan 31, 2006
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