Science

A preservative used to cure bacon is being tested as poison for feral hogs. Scientists with U.S. Department of Agriculture say sod ...

A published report says Apple is likely to launch a computerized wristwatch this fall that includes more than 10 sensors to take health m ...

Summer Solstice. Sun at Solar Max – although it’s one of the most minimal maxes seen in decades. Cycles last 9- 14 years. Pro ...

Unmanned aerial vehicles, better known as drones, could be used in oil and gas operations for anything that is “dangerous or dirty ...

The Equasion of Time is coming (solar noon = clock noon) – Derrick explains. Cast your net; a design is already i ...

The early June night sky offers plenty of treats for viewers. Derrick offers a simple time-tested way to test the passage of time. Camelo ...

For the first time in a decade, an experimental drug has extended the life of patients with advanced lung cancer who relapsed after stand ...

Following the failure of a position stabalizer, the Kepler Planet Hunter satellite has been successfully re-oriented – by using sol ...

Look for a new meteor shower this weekend – First pass ever Saturday May 24. Camelopardalids may be the biggest shower of the year. ...

Sun’s sibling identified – HD 162826 is 100 light years away, 15% more massive than our sun, found in Hercu ...

Scientists can now reliably calculate that the universe is expanding symmetrically, thanks to data from very big radio ...

Annular (“ring”) Eclipse of the Sun tomorrow – Partial at best for most of Australia, Antarctica come ...

Lyrid Meteors beckon, though the shower rate pales in comparison to Geminid or Perseid. Philadelphia Science Fair kicks ...

Lunar Eclipse late tonight/early tomorrow – First of two lunar eclipses this year. The October 8th eclipse is les ...

NASA curtails operations with Russia – most recent announcement exempts ‘big-ticket items’ like ISS c ...