January 13, 2015 Nature's Oddities: The strangest creatures on earth From double-eared cats to orange and blue lobsters to -- really! -- pink hippos, the wide range of variation in nature is astounding. Here's the oddest Mother Nature has.
January 13, 2015 Coincidence? The 9 craziest cases of simultaneous invention Throughout history, major scientific breakthroughs and notable inventions have occurred simultaneously and independently among different thinkers and inventors, who, more often than not, had no direct contact with each other. The phenomenon is known as "multiple discovery." The only problem? Who gets credit? In the case of "the first flight," the argument continues.
January 13, 2015 Inside the world's most powerful laser The National Ignition Facility (NIF) -- a laser test facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, Calif. -- is the world's most powerful laser. Though it faces fiscal challenges, NIF is still capable of unleashing a blast with 500 trillion watts of power. Put that another way: Five hundred terawatts is 1,000 times more power than the United States uses at any instant in time.
January 13, 2015 Science predicts the far, far future: What does tomorrow hold? No one cannot predict the future. Unless you're an astrophysicist that is. Given our knowledge of mathematics, particle physics, geology and planetary science, leading minds can paint broad strokes. Will we (humans) survive? And what will happen to the universe?
January 8, 2015 Scientists seek big genes of bigfoot Rumors of the hairy humanoid known as the yeti, bigfoot and sasquatch have persisted for decades. Now scientists are hoping to make a case for the creature -- with genetic testing.
November 20, 2014 Imperceptible organisms brought to life with microscope magic The annual Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition recognizes the best microscope pictures around the world bringing to life entire worlds invisible to the naked eye.
