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• Peru investigates deaths of hundreds of dolphins

  April 19, 2012 9:09 PM

  LIMA, Peru (AP) - Scientists and Peruvian officials are investigating a mass die-off of hundreds of dolphins along the South American country's coast. Officials have been studying possible factors in the dolphins' deaths including a virus or seismic oil exploration that is being carried out off northern Peru. Deputy Environment... more »

• Researchers take new approach to block influenza

  October 26, 2010 9:31 AM

  Imagine a day when we no longer have to battle the flu each year. It could be coming, thanks to a team of scientists and students at Brigham Young University. David Busath, biophysics professor at BYU, and his team of researchers used a 16-ton magnet to give the virus... more »

• Colorado researchers study link between climate, wildfires

  September 2, 2010 8:39 AM

  Scientists in Montana, Colorado and Idaho are conducting a $3.85 million research project into how a changing climate will influence wildfires. Work started Wednesday on the project, which is being pursued in partnership with scientists in Australia and New Zealand. Montana State University professor Cathy Whitlock says the... more »

• New microbe discovered eating Gulf oil spill

  August 24, 2010 3:31 PM

  A newly discovered type of oil-eating microbe suddenly is flourishing in the Gulf of Mexico and gobbling up the BP spill at a much faster rate than expected, scientists reported Tuesday. Scientists discovered the new microbe while studying the underwater dispersion of millions of gallons of oil spilled since... more »

• Scientists: Gulf spill now far bigger than Valdez

  May 27, 2010 12:42 PM

  Scientists say the Gulf of Mexico spill has now leaked far more oil than the Exxon Valdez disaster - maybe even three-and-a-half times as much. That makes the Gulf spill by far the worst in U.S. history. U.S. Geological Survey Director Dr. Marcia McNutt said Thursday that a government... more »

• Scientists try to predict gulf spill movement

  May 19, 2010 8:32 AM

  Scientists are anxiously awaiting signals about where a massive oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico may be heading next. And federal officials acknowledge the government could have been more aggressive in overseeing the drilling, while efforts to contain the spill are proving increasingly difficult. The House Transportation and... more »

• Scientists find new species in New Guinea

  May 17, 2010 1:52 PM

  Scientists are reporting the discovery of a host of new species, including a tiny frog nicknamed Pinocchio. An international team of researchers faced torrential rain, flooding and lots of mud as they conducted a biological survey in the Foja Mountains on the western side of the island of New... more »

• Easing bone marrow transplants to widen their use

  May 11, 2010 8:14 AM

  Scientists are seeking a new approach in the use of bone marrow transplants as the procedure undergoes a quiet revolution. No longer just for cancer, research is under way to ease the risks so they can target more people with diseases from sickle cell to deadly metabolic disorders. ... more »

• Christian worker demoted over religious DVDs

  April 19, 2010 12:41 PM

  A Jet Propulsion Laboratory worker who passed out religious DVDs on the job is suing the JPL for discrimination after he was demoted. David Coppedge's lawsuit filed last week in Los Angeles County says he was demoted last April for discussing his views in the workplace. He wants a... more »

• Scientists look to tobacco as a potential biofuel

  March 29, 2010 10:23 AM

  Some researchers say an age-old cash crop long the focus of public health debate could be used to help solve the nation's energy crisis, by genetically modifying the tobacco leaf for use as a biofuel. The golden leaf is the latest in a series of possible biofuels like switchgrass... more »

• Obesity linked to missing DNA

  February 9, 2010 4:04 PM

  A new study finds some people who are severely obese are missing entire sections of their DNA. Researchers in London studied the genes of teens and adults who had learning disabilities and found they were all missing the same portion of DNA. They were also all obese. Researchers... more »

• NASA ends effort to free rover from Martian sand

  January 26, 2010 1:55 PM

  NASA's Mars rover Spirit will rove no more. The space agency said Tuesday that scientists have given up trying to free Spirit, which has been trapped in soft sand since last April. Instead, the focus will turn to tilting it to the north so it can get enough sunlight... more »

• Scientists warned Haiti officials of quake in '08

  January 15, 2010 9:46 AM

  Scientists who detected worrisome signs of growing stresses in the fault that unleashed the devastating earthquake in Haiti say they warned officials there in 2008 that the area was ripe for a major earthquake. But the researchers say their findings came too late for the impoverished nation to act before... more »

• Planet hunters, other projects bring fame to CU

  January 12, 2010 1:31 PM

  Aerospace engineering students at the University of Colorado are hunting for new planets. Geology students are studying the loss of ice in the Arctic. Over in the physics department, students are involved with the Large Hadron Collider. These are three of seven projects that landed CU-Boulder in... more »

• Classic sci-fi film kicks off space films and lectures in Colorado Springs

  January 4, 2010 1:41 PM

  The 1956 sci-fi classic, Forbidden Planet, will be screened Tuesday at the Fine Arts Center in Colorado Springs in conjunction with the FAC's gallery exhibits for NASA--ART: 50 Years of Exploration. Based on Shakespeare's The Tempest, Forbidden Planet is about a spaceship crew threatened by a sinister invisible force... more »

• Scientists begin testing mussels for pollutants

  December 29, 2009 2:34 PM

  California scientists hope studying 180 black mussels pried from algae-covered rocks in San Francisco Bay will provide clues into how many drugs and chemicals are polluting waters across the nation. Mussels filter water and store contaminants in their tissue, providing a record of pollution in the environment. The creatures are... more »

• Scientists seek clues to obesity in the womb

  October 23, 2009 12:00 PM

  When Kathy Perusse had weight-loss surgery and shed 120 pounds, she may have done more than make her own life easier. She went on to have two daughters, and she may have boosted their chances of avoiding becoming obese, like her two older children are. That's the implication... more »