Mexico road project sets up fight over ruinsWhen neighbors in the hills east of Mexico City saw backhoes ripping up pre-Hispanic relics for a highway, they did something unexpected in a country where building projects often bulldoze through ruins: They launched protests to stop the digging and demanded an accounting of what is there.
Unplanned 9/11 analysis links noise, whale stressAn ocean experiment that was accidentally conducted amid the shipping silence after Sept. 11 has shown the first link between underwater noise and stress in whales, researchers reported Wednesday.
In scientific coup, Russians reach Antarctic lakeOpening a scientific frontier miles under the Antarctic ice, Russian experts drilled down and finally reached the surface of a gigantic freshwater lake, an achievement the mission chief likened to placing a man on the moon.
Unplanned 9/11 analysis links noise, whale stressResearchers say an ocean experiment that was accidentally conducted amid the shipping silence after Sept. 11 has shown the first link between underwater noise and stress in whales.
Shuttle astronaut Janice Voss dies of cancer at 55NASA astronaut Janice Voss, who first worked for the space agency as a teenager and flew five shuttle missions in seven years, has died. She was 55.
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Man who warned of Challenger disaster dies at 73Roger Boisjoly, a NASA contractor who repeatedly voiced concerns about the space shuttle Challenger before it exploded, has died. He was 73.
Man who warned of Challenger disaster dies at 73The man who warned his employer of the equipment quirk that led to the deadly explosion of the space shuttle Challenger has died. Roger Boisjoly was 73.
New Obama plan to help math, science teacher prepPresident Barack Obama called on Tuesday for millions of dollars in new funding to improve math and science education, an effort he said would be crucial to the nation's long-term success.
Spider silk secrets may change the way bridges are builtSpider webs catch MIT scientists’ eye Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have discovered the secrets behind the strength of spider silk and webs, and it could change the way engineered structures like bridges, planes, and even Internet servers are built. Scientists have long known that many varieties of smooth silk - often associated with men’s ties, sheets, and other luxurious fabrics - are actually as strong, if not stronger, than steel, making them useful for a wide variety of purposes, such as medical sutures.
New map pinpoints Lyme disease risk areasResearchers who spent three years dragging sheets of fabric through the woods to snag ticks have created a detailed map they claim could improve prevention, diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease.
NASA says Russian space woes no worryNASA says it still has confidence in the quality of Russia's manned rockets, despite an embarrassing series of glitches and failures in the Russian space program.
