October 21, 2015 Dark matter, hidden substance that makes up the universe, possibly found by $2b space physics experiment NASA will unveil the first discoveries from a powerful $2 billion particle physics experiment on the International Space Station in what could be a major vindication for the science tool, which almost never made it into space.
October 21, 2015 Heads up, space fans! Angry Birds roosting at NASA spaceport Angry Birds have a new space coop.
October 21, 2015 3D-printed ear created in lab With 3D printing, it seems the things you can make are limited only by your imagination.
October 21, 2015 Star Trek 'tractor beam' created by scientists A team of scientists has created a real-life miniature "tractor beam" - as featured in the Star Trek series - in a development which may lead to more efficient medical testing.
October 21, 2015 Atom smasher plans for future discoveries The world's largest and most powerful atom smasher goes into a 2-year hibernation in March, as engineers carry out a revamp to help it reach maximum energy levels that could lead to more stunning discoveries following the detection of the so-called "God particle."
October 21, 2015 Vampire squid are sea's garbage disposals Despite their name, vampire squid are not deep-sea bloodsuckers. In fact, new research finds these mysterious creatures are garbage disposals of the ocean.
October 21, 2015 A report about reports about reports? Yep, at this year’s Ig Nobel awards A U.S. government agency has earned a literature prize for issuing a report about reports about reports -- and concluding that a new report ought to be prepared to sum it all up.
October 21, 2015 'The Next MacGyver' competition aims to encourage more women to pursue STEM Back when she was growing up, Veronica Eliasson used to be rooted in front of her family’s television watching “MacGyver” with her younger brother. The long-running action-adventure series followed the exploits of an American secret agent who came up with inventive solutions to difficult problems by engineering tools out of everyday things. Think objects like duct tape, for instance. The show had worldwide appeal, and for the young Eliasson, whose father always told her she should become an engineer, it opened her eyes to the fact that science could be fun — and exciting.
October 21, 2015 Research shows left-handed people make less money A new study out of Harvard says left-handed people are more likely to work in manual labor and make less money than their right-handed peers.
October 21, 2015 'Forgotten' brain region rediscovered a century later A major pathway of the human brain involved in visual perception, attention and movement and overlooked by many researchers for more than a century is finally getting its moment in the sun
