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Political and Industry Leaders Make a Case for Basic Research Oct 24, 2015

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At the “Innovation: An American Imperative” symposium October 20 on Capitol Hill, industry leaders and members of Congress talked about shoring up federal support for basic research and development

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TV Crime Shows Influence Sex Consent Views Oct 22, 2015

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College students who watched episodes of the various Law & Order episodes had a better understanding of sexual consent issues than those who watched two other crime procedural franchises

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Beet Juice Could Help Body Beat Altitude Oct 21, 2015

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Beet juice contains nitrates, which the body can convert to nitric oxide, a chemical that relaxes blood vessels and makes it easier to function in conditions of low oxygen. Christopher Intagliata reports

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Fall Foliage Timing Comes into Clearer Focus Oct 20, 2015

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Researchers picked apart satellite imagery from two New England forest ecosystems to get a better handle on exactly what factors influence the timing of the color changes of the autumn leaves

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Apple Thins iPhone Cloud Connections Oct 19, 2015

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The company’s moves to have iPhones be less dependent on the cloud and to be more encrypted could mean more user privacy

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Dino's Tail Might Have Whipped It Good Oct 16, 2015

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Researchers built a physical model of the tail of the late Jurassic dinosaur Apatosaurus and found that its tail tip could have moved at supersonic speed to produce a whip-crack sound

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Babies Move Tongue to Learn New Tongues Oct 15, 2015

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Infants seemed to be able to differentiate between two different "D" sounds in Hindi—but only when their tongue movements weren't blocked by a teething device. Christopher Intagliata reports

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Pluto Mission Targets Next Kuiper Belt Object Oct 14, 2015

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Alan Stern, principal investigator of NASA’s New Horizons Mission, explains that with Pluto in the rearview mirror, the spacecraft will continue on to a smaller Kuiper Belt body

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Magnetic Field May Be a Map for Migratory Birds Oct 13, 2015

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It's well known birds can use Earth's magnetic field as their compass, but they may also use magnetism as their map. Christopher Intagliata reports

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Wildlife Tourism Could Be "Domesticating" Wild Animals Oct 09, 2015

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Human tourism—no matter how well-intentioned—might desensitize wild animals to poachers and predators, affecting their odds of survival. Christopher Intagliata reports

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