With love from the sun Bob Collins January 25, 2012, 11:50 AM Jan 25, 2012 If your face melts off today, don’t say we didn’t try to warn you! Read more →
Study: Few women make men spend more Bob Collins January 12, 2012, 12:45 PM Jan 12, 2012 1 It turns out we’re like animals out there! Read more →
The things you don’t need to know about Soyuz Bob Collins December 23, 2011, 12:01 PM Dec 23, 2011 Why is a dash to the toilet the first item on the agenda of astronauts arriving at the space station? Read more →
A cure for the common cold Bob Collins December 20, 2011, 10:46 AM Dec 20, 2011 9 A researcher in Massachusetts develops a drug that’s proven effective against 15 viruses, including the common cold. Read more →
A camera that makes the speed of light seem slow Michael Olson December 13, 2011, 12:36 PM Dec 13, 2011 1 What happens when you can capture one trillion frames per second? You make the speed of light look really, really slow. Read more →
Unmasking a Klingon ship Bob Collins December 8, 2011, 10:51 AM Dec 8, 2011 8 Did a coronal mass ejection ‘uncloak’ a Klingon bird of prey ship? Read more →
Cancer’s ‘what if?’ game Bob Collins November 9, 2011, 1:33 PM Nov 9, 2011 4 A new vaccine has shown some promise when given to women who had breast or ovarian cancer. Read more →
How much does the Internet weigh? Bob Collins November 2, 2011, 3:47 PM Nov 2, 2011 1 Does information added to your computer increase its weight? Read more →
The surprise from outer space Bob Collins November 1, 2011, 2:04 PM Nov 1, 2011 5 If an asteroid were on its way to hit the earth, would you want to know about it? Read more →
The science of inspiration Bob Collins October 12, 2011, 10:05 AM Oct 12, 2011 3 Tired of hearing stories about uneducated, uninterested kids today with no goals and no interest in, say, science? Read more →
Scientists videotape brain’s thoughts Bob Collins September 23, 2011, 9:41 PM Sep 23, 2011 2 Scientists at Berkeley may not only be able to read your mind, they may be able to see what’s in it, too. Read more →
Falling satellite could still provide a show over Midwest Bob Collins September 23, 2011, 2:08 PM Sep 23, 2011 Peru, you’re in the clear. Upper Midwest? Maybe. Africa, we have a problem. Read more →
Musing on a fourth dimension Bob Collins September 23, 2011, 10:30 AM Sep 23, 2011 2 Maybe Einstein’s theory of special relativity isn’t wrong. Maybe it’s absolutely correct in three dimensions, but this discovery tells us what’s happening in another dimension. Read more →
Step aside, Einstein? Bob Collins September 22, 2011, 3:19 PM Sep 22, 2011 6 The science community is abuzz today with news from a group of European researchers that neutrinos — sub-atomic particles — travel faster than light. Read more →
Satellite to be a no-show Bob Collins September 22, 2011, 1:30 PM Sep 22, 2011 1 There now appears to be no chance the tumbling satellite falls in Minnesota. Read more →