• Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 16th, 2013
Sea Stars Species Decimated by Mysterious Syndrome

Sea Stars Species Decimated by Mysterious Syndrome

Researchers are scrambling to analyze this ruthless killer

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 21st, 2012
Weird Symbiosis Between Marine Algae and Bacteria Discovered

Weird Symbiosis Between Marine Algae and Bacteria Discovered

The two work together to help fertilize the world's oceans

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 26th, 2012
Newly Found Star System Features Ordered Planetary Orbits

Newly Found Star System Features Ordered Planetary Orbits

It appears to be set up just as orderly as our own solar system

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 24th, 2012
First Habitable Exoplanet May Exist After All

First Habitable Exoplanet May Exist After All

The debate surrounding its existence had been raging on for two years

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 7th, 2012
Climate More Sensitive to CO2 Than over Past 12 Million Years

Climate More Sensitive to CO2 Than over Past 12 Million Years

Scientists determine how the greenhouse gas can change the climate

Why Insects Lost Their Impressive Size

Why Insects Lost Their Impressive Size

They were a lot more massive in prehistoric times, dominating the skies

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 21st, 2012
Atmospheric Reflections Could Reveal Exoplanets

Atmospheric Reflections Could Reveal Exoplanets

Scattered light could pinpoint the location of habitable worlds

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 27th, 2012
Satellites Observe the Temporal Texture of Coral Reefs

Satellites Observe the Temporal Texture of Coral Reefs

This approach allows scientists to monitor the habitats

Pregnancy Is Dangerous for Bottlenose Dolphins

Pregnancy Is Dangerous for Bottlenose Dolphins

Would-be mothers cannot swim as well when they are with child

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 22nd, 2011
New Horizons Could Reveal Hidden Ocean on Pluto

New Horizons Could Reveal Hidden Ocean on Pluto

The space probe will not reach the dwarf planet for another 3 years

Factors Favoring West Nile Virus Spread Analyzed

Factors Favoring West Nile Virus Spread Analyzed

NSF-funded research looks at mosquitoes and birds behavior

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 7th, 2011
Pulsar in Crab Nebula Is More Active Than Thought

Pulsar in Crab Nebula Is More Active Than Thought

The object continues to puzzle astronomers even after millennia

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • August 4th, 2011
Earth May Have Had Two Moons

Earth May Have Had Two Moons

1st Stage of Donkey Kong Made Up of 6400 Post-it Notes

1st Stage of Donkey Kong Made Up of 6400 Post-it Notes

It took 10 people 5 hours to recreate a memorable piece from a 1981 video game