May 2, 2016 Ever wake up and think you see a ghost? Here's what's happening It was an ordinary night, but Salma, a 20-year-old student at The American University in Cairo, had a particularly frightening experience.
April 28, 2016 Real Heavy Metal: Fans want Motörhead singer on Periodic Table Motörhead fans still mourning the death of the band's singer, songwriter and bassist, Ian 'Lemmy' Kilmister, in December are seeking commemoration for the rock icon in an unusual location — the periodic table
April 7, 2016 Isaac Newton and the 'philosopher's stone': Manuscript reveals alchemy recipe A 17th-century manuscript written by Sir Isaac Newton that was held in a private collection for decades is being placed online, offering a fascinating glimpse into the work of the celebrated physicist.
April 5, 2016 7 Ohio students go to hospital after chemical spill in class A chemical spill inside an Ohio high school classroom has sent seven students and two staff members to a hospital.
March 24, 2016 Sandia Labs SpinDX tech to warn of ricin attacks Sandia National Laboratories has been quietly working to extend detection tech to the everyday arena in our nation’s defense against bioterrorism.
March 24, 2016 Dirty bomb material secured at site in Philadelphia, thousands of sites remain in U.S. The National Nuclear Security Administration and Temple University recently announced that they had secured a device containing cesium 137 that could be used to build a radiological dirty bomb.
March 24, 2016 Protection from chemical warfare -- and coffee stains A new substance can stop any surface from getting wet, meaning it could revolutionize chemical and biological warfare protection for the military -- and lead to clothing impervious to coffee stains.
March 24, 2016 With threats of chemical war in Syria, a new antidote to poisonous cyanide attacks Reports suggest that the first chemical weapon has been unleashed in Syria. Chemical weapons like anthrax, sarin, mustard and ricin often make headlines, but some security experts believe the threat from cyanide is real too -- and a new antidote holds promise.
January 6, 2016 Here's the science behind North Korea's H-bomb claim Did North Korea really join the H-bomb club?
