October 20, 2015 Ooooooooh Tannenbaum: Huge DNA code of the Christmas tree beginning to yield its secrets Scientists say they're making progress on a huge project: mapping the DNA of the Christmas tree.
October 20, 2015 Math, science scores for some US students improving, but lag behind many in Asia, Europe An international study shows American students perform better than the global average, but still lag behind many of their peers in Asia and Europe.
October 20, 2015 'The Next MacGyver' winners hope to bring women in STEM to prime-time The winners of 'The Next MacGyver' aim to bring women in STEM to TV.
October 20, 2015 Smithsonian launches crowdfunding campaign to save Neil Armstrong's spacesuit from moonwalk The National Air and Space Museum is launching a crowdfunding campaign to conserve the spacesuit Neil Armstrong wore on the moon.
October 20, 2015 Einstein's personal letters auctioned for more than $420,000 A selection of rare and intimate letters from Albert Einstein on everything from God to his son's geometry studies and a little toy steam engine were auctioned Thursday for more than $420,000, far exceeding pre-sale estimates.
October 20, 2015 AncestryDNA reconstructs partial genome of 19th century man David Speegle lived with his two successive spouses – Winifred Crawford and Nancy Garren – in 19th century Alabama. Between his two wives, Speegle had about 30 children and over 100 grandchildren. While many tiny details about Speegle’s day-to-day life have been lost over time, new light has been shed on the specifics of his genetic history thanks to research conducted by AncestryDNA.
October 20, 2015 Supergenius high school student wins Intel Science Talent Search 17-year-old Californian Eric Chen walked away with a cool $100,000 after winning the Intel Science Talent Search for his research on influenza treatment drugs.
October 20, 2015 Scientist seeks 'adventurous woman' to have Neanderthal baby A professor of genetics at Harvard’s Medical School believes he’s capable of bringing the long-extinct Neanderthal back to life -- all he’s lacking is the right mother.
October 20, 2015 Europe plans $1.3-billion funding bonanza for science projects Teams of scientists from across the continent are vying for a funding bonanza that could see two of them receive up to $1.33 billion over 10 years to keep Europe at the cutting edge of technology.
October 20, 2015 100 trillion creatures are living on you right now -- and that’s okay The 100-trillion-strong human microbiome is so critical to our health that our future dating profiles may read something like “non-smokers and those with high Lactobacillus acidophilus levels preferred.”
