ITworld Science

The challenge of growing food on Mars

Christopher Nerney — Thu, 09 May 2013 10:00:00 +0000

For humans to establish permanent colonies on Mars, they'll have to grow their own food. It won't be easy.

Here are mankind's oldest 23 words

Christopher Nerney — Tue, 07 May 2013 22:00:02 +0000

Know what the oldest words on record are? (Hint: They're not BlackBerry or shizzizzle.)

NASA satellite fleet captures awesome images of May 1 solar explosion

keithshaw — Tue, 07 May 2013 20:00:26 +0000

Check out video from last week's solar plasma eruption.

10 amazing facts and theories about dogs

Christopher Nerney — Mon, 06 May 2013 17:26:50 +0000

The bond between humans and dogs is strong and unique, despite their insistence on eating poop.

Video: When satellites almost collide

keithshaw — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:57:29 +0000

Watch how orbital traffic controllers make sure satellites don't crash into other satellites or other space debris.

A sordid story of scientific misconduct

Christopher Nerney — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 01:34:24 +0000

Dutch behavioral science professor Diederik Stapel was a highly respected researcher -- until it was discovered that he had fabricated data for dozens of experiments.

Words of wisdom from Albert Einstein

Christopher Nerney — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:54:38 +0000

Two stars 7,000 light years from Earth appear to prove Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity. But evidence of the physicist's genius can be found a lot closer to home.

Citizen science: Go ahead, try this at home

kgerich — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:11:00 +0000

Universities and scientists are looking for online collaborators to help in their work. Here are 10 of the most interesting projects; see if there's one you want to join.

Guy explains rocket science via water jetpack

keithshaw — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:01:41 +0000

Force equals mass times ... watch out for that Jetski!

The Encyclopedia of Life: Better than Wikipedia!

Christopher Nerney — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:18:14 +0000

The Encyclopedia of Life may be the most ambitious effort ever to collect data about the living things on our planet.

Researchers use Tetris to treat lazy eye, give patients an excuse to play a game

IDGNS staff — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:34:41 +0000

As it turns out, the falling blocks of Tetris can double as a treatment for adult amblyopia, otherwise known as "lazy eye." Researchers at the McGill University of Montreal are testing the 80s puzzler as an alternative to using more conventional treatments for the disorder.

How to tell if living on Mars is 'not for you'

Christopher Nerney — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:38:34 +0000

Mars One officially announced on Monday a call for applicants interested in establishing a permanent colony of Earthlings on the Red Planet.

NASA shows 3 years of Sun images in 3 minutes

keithshaw — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:07:03 +0000

NASA creates a mashup of all its solar images into one big video.

The splendor of Earth, courtesy of NASA

Christopher Nerney — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:47:27 +0000

If anyone's going to have some good Earth Day stuff to check out, it's NASA.

More data on bedbugs than you'll ever need (or want)

keithshaw — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 11:01:01 +0000

Video explains why we're losing the battle against bedbugs (ewww).