Stories tagged "scientists"

The most expensive toilet on earth is designed never to be used on earth. At a cost of $23.4 million, the toilet designed for NASA's space shuttles may seem a ludicrous waste of money. It certainly wouldn't impress Bindeshwar Pathak of the Indian toilet-b

Scientists at the University of Liverpool have tested an 'invisibility cloak' that could reduce the risk of large water waves overtopping coastal defenses.

The AIDS virus has been circulating among people for about 100 years, decades longer than scientists had thought, a new study suggests.

Scientists are eager to watch a European cargo ship's death dive.

The glorious sunshine and the Pacific Ocean provide the perfect conditions for a team of chemists' photochemical reactions, which use the sun's rays to make variants of vitamin A. The excess heat from the reaction is then effortlessly dissipated by the...

The sun's winds are less blustery than they used to be, NASA said on Tuesday, revealing data from a solar probe that promises new insights about Earth's local star but poses few if any consequences for humans -- unless you're an astronaut.

Some thoughts as to why scientists have resisted adopting blogs as a means for communicating with the public about science, and how science blog writers can help them realize that blogs about science are a valuable tool for public education and outreach.

How many science blogs written by scientists exist in the blogosphere? This is a tougher question than you might think ..

Do recent neurological studies prove once and for all that homosexuality is biological?

Scientists make plans to extract millions of tons of carbon dioxide from the air each day.