Month: May 2012

Forests in the Amazon Basin are expected to be less vulnerable to wildfires this year,…

The cyclone that brought about the devastating winds that battered the UK in the great…

New findings from NASA’s Dawn spacecraft lay the groundwork for the first geological overview of…

NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has provided researchers with the first orbital analysis of the giant asteroid…

A carbon nanotube sponge that can soak up oil in water with unparalleled efficiency has…

From tiny villages in developing nations to suburban kitchens in the U.S., dangerous strains of…

Excavating for the first time in the sprawling complex of Xultún in Guatemala’s Petén region,…

The No Child Left Behind Act has bolstered language test scores but done little to…

A vast city built by the ancient Maya and discovered nearly a century ago is…

More than a 150 years ago, before Neptune was ever sighted in the night sky,…