Oldest Big Cat Fossils Ever Found Unearthed in Tibet
Panthera blytheae, "similar to a snow leopard"
Science
Not-Ready-for-Prime-Time Renewable Energy Technology
Model T energy tech is no way to address climate change.
New Alzheimer's Risk Genes Discovered
Research conducted by international group of scientists
Astronomers Using Hubble Telescope Discover "Most Distant" Galaxy
About 30 billion light-years away
Researchers Suggest Early Hominid Migration Started Earlier Than Previously Thought
Homo habilis to homo erectus could've been a progression, not species that lived at the same time
Some Antarctic Research Cancelled During Government Shutdown Will Remain So
Narrow windows for travel
Tea Party Members Score Well on Scientific Literacy
Scored slightly higher than non-tea partiers
WHO Agency: Air Pollution Can Cause Cancer
"We consider this to be the most important environmental carcinogen, more so than passive smoking"
US Antarctic Research Program Canceled Due to Government Shutdown
For remainder of the year
Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough Reported at US Lab
One step closer to unlimited cheap energy
Nobel Prize For Physics Awarded To Higgs and Englert
For their work on the Higgs boson
Can We Trust the U.N.'s IPCC Climate Models?
Many simulations produce four times more warming than actually occurred over the past 15 years.
Humans Are the Certain Cause of Climate Change
So says the new IPCC report on the science of global warming.
UN 95 Percent Sure Humans Are Dominant Cause of Global Warming
Report downplays pause in increased warming since 1998
Study: Earth May Have Had Oxygen Earlier Than Previously Thought
Discovery may have implications for possibility of extra-terrestrial life
Is the Ocean the Real Final Frontier?
Captain Kirk and Jacques Cousteau: The ultimate battle.
