October 20, 2015 DNA directly photographed for first time Fifty-nine years after James Watson and Francis Crick deduced the double-helix structure of DNA, a scientist has captured the first direct photograph of the twisted ladder that props up life.
October 20, 2015 Atom smasher creates new kind of matter Collisions between particles inside the Large Hadron Collider atom smasher have created what looks like a new form of matter.
October 20, 2015 Brain waves transformed into music Ever wondered what your brain sounds like when it thinks?
October 20, 2015 Invisibility cloak now a reality, scientists say No longer the stuff of comic books, researchers have achieved invisibility for the first time. A new study reveals how a group of scientists have successfully turned a cylinder invisible.
October 20, 2015 Bigfoot vandalizes a Winnebago (and other questionable claims) A Pennsylvania man who accused Bigfoot of vandalizing his 1973 Winnebago earlier this month is just one of a long history of people who have blamed the hairy humanoid for attacking personal property and dwellings.
October 20, 2015 Is 'Looper'-like time travel possible? Scientists say maybe Time travel is a staple of science fiction, with the latest rendition showing up in the film "Looper." And it turns out jumps through time are possible, according to the laws of physics, though traveling into the future looks to be much more feasible.
October 20, 2015 What's the smallest thing in the universe? People once thought grains of sand were the building blocks of what we see around us. Then the atom was discovered -- and then split to reveal protons, neutrons and electrons. How far will it go?
October 20, 2015 'Doomsday Vault' has its first withdrawal The "Doomsday Vault" just got its first bit of doomsday press: coverage of its first-ever withdrawal of seeds.
October 20, 2015 Students from Harvard, MIT cycle cross-country hosting science workshops to inspire youths Seven students from Boston-area colleges are cycling across America, stopping in many rural towns to get kids interested in science through hands-on workshops.
October 20, 2015 Samsung's Solve for Tomorrow contest inspires students to pursue STEM Samantha Hoover, 14, said it didn’t sink in that she would be presenting work she did for a school project at the 2015 Samsung Solve for Tomorrow event in New York City until she stepped on the plane. It was the first visit to the city for the ninth grader from James Campbell High School in Ewa Beach, Hawaii.