Headline News: Science

WASHINGTON – If scientists find microbes in a frigid lake two miles beneath the thick ice of Antarctica, it will illustrate once again that somehow life finds a way to survive in the strangest and harshest places. And it will … Continue reading →

WESTERLY, R.I. – For two centuries it rested a mile from shore, shrouded by a treacherous reef from the pleasure boaters and beachgoers who haunt New England’s southern coast. Now, researchers from the U.S. Navy are hoping to confirm what … Continue reading →

MEXICO CITY – The ruins aren’t particularly impressive, just some stone and clay footings for houses that probably supported walls of wood or clay wattle. And it’s that very ordinariness that has experts excited. The remnants being uncovered in the … Continue reading →

WESTERLY, R.I. – For two centuries it rested a mile from shore, shrouded by a treacherous reef from the pleasure boaters and beachgoers who haunt New England’s southern coast. Now, researchers from the U.S. Navy are hoping to confirm what … Continue reading →

CHICAGO – Nearly 1 in 20 Americans older than 50 have artificial knees, or more than 4 million people, according to the first national estimate showing how common these replacement joints have become in an aging population. Doctors know the … Continue reading →

MEXICO CITY – The ruins aren’t particularly impressive, just some stone and clay footings for houses that probably supported walls of wood or clay wattle. And it’s that very ordinariness that has experts excited. The remnants being uncovered in the … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON – Federal weather forecasters say the La Nina weather phenomenon that contributed to the southwestern U.S. drought is winding down. The National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center says La Nina is showing signs that it will be over by … Continue reading →

SAN DIEGO – An effort to free whales from SeaWorld by claiming they were enslaved made a splash in the news but flopped in court Wednesday. A federal judge in San Diego dismissed an unprecedented lawsuit seeking to grant constitutional … Continue reading →

WESTERLY, R.I. – For two centuries it rested a mile from shore, shrouded by a treacherous reef from the pleasure boaters and beachgoers who haunt New England’s southern coast. Now, researchers from the U.S. Navy are hoping to confirm what … Continue reading →

MEXICO CITY – The ruins aren’t particularly impressive, just some stone and clay footings for houses that probably supported walls of wood or clay wattle. And it’s that very ordinariness that has experts excited. The remnants being uncovered in the … Continue reading →