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 Newly discovered wasp named after Boston Bruins goalie Rask There's a new buzz surrounding Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask.
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 Scientists cool buildings by beaming heat into space Ready to give expensive air conditioning bills the cold shoulder? Researchers at Stanford have found a way to keep buildings cool using a new super-thin material that can beam indoor heat into space.
October 20, 2015 Magic mushrooms create a hyperconnected brain Magic mushrooms may give users trippy experiences by creating a hyperconnected brain.
October 20, 2015 Real-life tractor beam pulls in particles The invisible force that pulls in the Millennium Falcon spacecraft to the Death Star in "Star Wars" movies is still far from becoming a reality, but physicists have developed a miniature version of sorts: a tractor beam that can reel in tiny particles
October 20, 2015 Earth's magnetic field could flip in our lifetime A pilot looking down at her plane controls and realizing magnetic north is hovering somewhere over Antarctica may sound like a scene from a science-fiction movie, but new research suggests the idea isn't so far-fetched in the relatively near future
October 20, 2015 Startup touts new approach to detecting radiation With defense experts looking for better ways to prevent nuclear threats from entering the U.S., a startup in Boston may have the answer.
October 20, 2015 New exotic particle could help explain what holds matter together A new exotic particle has been hiding out amidst the gobs of data collected by the world's largest atom smasher, physicists have discovered
