Japan Quake May Have Shortened Earth Days, Moved Axis
This view of Earth comes from NASA's Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer aboard the Terra satellite.
Deep thinker
In a talk at the Harvard Museum of Natural History, Loeb Associate Professor of the Natural Sciences Peter...
NASA Study Goes to Earth's Core for Climate Insights
A NASA/university study of data on Earth's rotation, movements in Earth's molten core and global surface air...
'Elephant Trunks' in Space
NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, captured this image of a star-forming cloud of dust and gas...
Spitzer Captures Infrared Rays From a Sunflower
This image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows infrared light from the Sunflower galaxy, otherwise known as...
I Sniff, Therefore I Am. Are Dogs Self-Conscious?
Mexican scientists develop eco-friendly cement
Scientists in Mexico are developing a new type of cement that will reduce carbon-dioxide emission by up to 80 percent while the amount of energy consumed in the production process will be lowered by as much as 50 percent.
It's Not Just the Buildings That Are Getting Smarter
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg scans a QR code on a building permit at a press conference announcing...
