http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/SciencesFind stories, videos, and photos about Sciences from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Fri, 25 May 2012 09:33:56 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/120524030918-hurricane-irene-wall-4-tease.jpghttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Sciences14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Sciences from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/24/us/hurricanes-prediction/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/24/us/hurricanes-prediction/index.htmlDespite some early storms this year, forecasters Thursday predicted a near-normal Atlantic hurricane season with nine to 15 named storms, including four to eight hurricanes and one to three major hurricanes.Thu, 24 May 2012 17:19:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/20/tech/solar-eclipse/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/20/tech/solar-eclipse/index.htmlThe shadow of the moon started sweeping across the globe from Hong Kong to the Texas Panhandle as a rare annular solar eclipse began Monday morning in Asia.Sun, 20 May 2012 23:05:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/19/tech/solar-eclipse/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/19/tech/solar-eclipse/index.htmlThousands of people are planning viewing parties for the upcoming annular solar eclipse, a rare event in which the sun will appear as a thin ring behind the moon.Sat, 19 May 2012 07:27:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/16/tech/solar-eclipse/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/16/tech/solar-eclipse/index.htmlThousands of people are planning viewing parties in the western United States for Sunday's annular solar eclipse, a rare event in which the sun will appear as a thin ring behind the moon.Sat, 19 May 2012 01:30:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/16/world/americas/shipwreck-discovery/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/16/world/americas/shipwreck-discovery/index.htmlA wooden ship believed to be over 200 years old was discovered during a recent exploration of the northern Gulf of Mexico, according to a press release from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).Thu, 17 May 2012 14:33:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/12/us/journal-avian-flu/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/12/us/journal-avian-flu/index.htmlA science journal is poised to publish a study that some experts believe could give a recipe to bioterrorists.Sun, 13 May 2012 14:53:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/03/politics/noaa-ad-pulled/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/03/politics/noaa-ad-pulled/index.htmlIn the wake of the GSA convention scandal that is still reverberating across the government, officials at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Thursday pulled a help-wanted ad for a magician to appear at a leadership training event for its staff in the Washington area next month.Thu, 03 May 2012 22:11:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/24/us/space-mining/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/24/us/space-mining/index.htmlEric Anderson and Peter Diamandis pioneered the business of sending millionaire tourists to space. Now they want to mine asteroids for what they say will be tens of billions of dollars worth of resources annually for use on Earth and beyond.Wed, 25 Apr 2012 01:05:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/18/health/north-korea-science-diplomacy/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/18/health/north-korea-science-diplomacy/index.htmlWhile tensions remain high between the United States and North Korea, the relationship is more cordial between their scientists.Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:21:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/17/world/americas/mexico-volcano/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/17/world/americas/mexico-volcano/index.htmlScientists recorded continuing volcanic activity Tuesday in Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano, which sits just southeast of Mexico City and its more than 19 million residents.Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:08:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/09/us/weather-record-warm-march/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/09/us/weather-record-warm-march/index.htmlMarch 2012 will go down as the warmest March in the United States since record-keeping began in 1895, NOAA said Monday.Mon, 09 Apr 2012 18:30:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/06/world/mountain-countries-climate-change/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/06/world/mountain-countries-climate-change/index.htmlMountain countries from around the world are seeking a common voice in global climate change negotiations to draw attention to the vulnerabilities of mountain areas.Fri, 06 Apr 2012 18:12:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/28/opinion/mann-climate-change-email-attacks/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/28/opinion/mann-climate-change-email-attacks/index.htmlImagine you are sitting in your office simply doing your job and a nasty e-mail pops into your inbox accusing you of being a fraud. You go online and find that some bloggers have written virulent posts about you. That night, you're at home with your family watching the news and a talking head is lambasting you by name. Later, a powerful politician demands all your e-mails from your former employer.Wed, 28 Mar 2012 12:36:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/15/us/warm-spring/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/15/us/warm-spring/index.htmlMost Americans can put away winter coats and umbrellas and break out the short sleeves and sunglasses even though spring doesn't officially begin until next week, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.Fri, 16 Mar 2012 01:05:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/06/world/asia/australia-weather/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/06/world/asia/australia-weather/index.htmlAustralia is emerging from the grip of its strongest La Nina weather pattern on record -- a meteorological event that brings either devastating floods or, in the case of its counterpart El Nino, scorching droughts.Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:29:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/01/us/cnnheroes-nedimyer-coral-reefs/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/01/us/cnnheroes-nedimyer-coral-reefs/index.htmlIt was more than 40 years ago, but Ken Nedimyer still remembers the first time he went diving in the Florida Keys.Fri, 02 Mar 2012 02:42:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/27/travel/hawaii-attractions-beach-haters/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/27/travel/hawaii-attractions-beach-haters/index.htmlWhat's the first thing you think of when you think of Hawaii? The foaming-white sea lapping at a golden-sand beach surrounded by palm trees swaying in the breeze? Well, sure -- Hawaii's one of the world's ultimate beach destinations, an island paradise made for basking in the sun sipping daiquiris or hitting the waves to surf some righteous tubes.Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:35:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/09/world/asia/indonesia-volcano-eruption/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/09/world/asia/indonesia-volcano-eruption/index.htmlA restless volcano in northern Indonesia erupted Friday, spewing clouds of ash as high as 2 kilometers into the sky, the country's National Disaster Management Agency said.Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:33:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/31/health/bird-flu-research/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/31/health/bird-flu-research/index.htmlDetails of a genetically altered strain of the deadly avian flu virus are "a grave concern" to public safety and should be kept under wraps, a federal advisory board declared Tuesday.Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:11:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/01/us/alaska-volcano/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/01/us/alaska-volcano/index.htmlOfficials are monitoring a remote Alaska volcano that could launch an ash cloud, potentially threatening intercontinental flights.Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:05:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/24/world/asia/tokyo-quake-forecast/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/24/world/asia/tokyo-quake-forecast/index.htmlTokyo faces the possibility of being hit by a massive earthquake within the next four years, according to Japanese researchers.Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:24:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/05/us/climate-research/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/05/us/climate-research/index.htmlU.S. scientists want to expand research into climate change to focus on its social effects and ways to adapt to a changing planet, but tighter budgets may crimp those plans, the National Academy of Sciences reported Thursday.Thu, 05 Jan 2012 23:31:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/24/opinion/urry-two-earths/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/24/opinion/urry-two-earths/index.htmlAmericans were enthralled by fake reports of an alien invasion in the Orson Welles "War of the Worlds" radio broadcast on Halloween Eve in 1938. Hundreds of science fiction movies from the 1902 silent epic "A Trip to the Moon" (featured in the current film "Hugo") to "Star Wars" to this year's "Cowboys and Aliens" have fed a deep curiosity about intelligent beings elsewhere in the universe.Mon, 26 Dec 2011 12:33:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/13/world/europe/higgs-boson-q-and-a/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/13/world/europe/higgs-boson-q-and-a/index.htmlScientists say they have found hints of the existence of the Higgs boson, a never-before-seen subatomic particle long thought to be a fundamental building block of the universe.Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:39:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/13/world/americas/canada-kyoto-protocol-explainer/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/13/world/americas/canada-kyoto-protocol-explainer/index.htmlFor Canada, the cost of either meeting its commitments under the Kyoto Protocol, or failing to do so, was too much to bear.Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:43:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/11/world/south-africa-climate-pact/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/11/world/south-africa-climate-pact/index.htmlAn agreement reached Sunday in South Africa will help tackle the challenges of climate change for years to come, the United Nations' chief said.Sun, 11 Dec 2011 13:46:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/09/us/lunar-eclipse/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/09/us/lunar-eclipse/index.htmlThe moon disappeared from view along the U.S. West Coast on Saturday amid a total lunar eclipse.Sat, 10 Dec 2011 21:29:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/08/opinion/randall-science-thinking-funding/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/08/opinion/randall-science-thinking-funding/index.htmlOn a recent visit to Barcelona, Spain, my local translator, who told me he was becoming increasingly interested in physics as he listened to my responses to reporters' questions, commented that he couldn't believe the biggest advances in my field will come not from America but from Europe -- for him, an unexpected turn.Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:04:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/05/opinion/urry-james-webb-telescope/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/05/opinion/urry-james-webb-telescope/index.htmlNearly everyone I meet has heard of the Hubble Space Telescope. Many have seen its beautiful images of the birthplace of new stars and planetary systems, or of the "gravitational lenses" that reveal a mysterious "dark matter" that dwarfs the amount of matter bound up in stars or galaxies.Tue, 06 Dec 2011 11:06:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/11/25/cities.climate.change/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/11/25/cities.climate.change/index.htmlThey are the world's cultural capitals, the nerve centers of innovation and the engine rooms of economic growth, but could cities also hold the key to cutting carbon emissions long-term?Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:33:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/23/world/europe/climate-email-leak/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/23/world/europe/climate-email-leak/index.htmlA second batch of e-mails thought to originate from the UK research unit involved in the "Climategate" controversy in 2009 has been posted on the Internet.Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:43:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/15/health/empathy-genes/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/15/health/empathy-genes/index.htmlA large part of how we relate to people emotionally may be hardwired into our DNA. A new study suggests that character traits such as being open, caring, and trusting are so strongly linked to a certain gene variation that a total stranger, simply by watching us listen to another person, may be able to guess whether we have the variation with a high degree of accuracy.Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:57:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/08/us/asteroid-flyby/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/08/us/asteroid-flyby/index.htmlAn asteroid the size of an aircraft carrier passed within the moon's orbit Tuesday, the closest approach by an object that large in more than 30 years.Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:19:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/30/opinion/urry-space-junk-value/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/30/opinion/urry-space-junk-value/index.htmlLast weekend, another large piece of "space junk" tumbled to Earth, perhaps in Southeast Asia. Many people -- if they noted the event at all -- probably worried about being hit on the head, even though the odds are overwhelmingly against such a catastrophe (trillions to one).Sun, 30 Oct 2011 13:20:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/21/world/americas/climate-study-warming-real/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/21/world/americas/climate-study-warming-real/index.htmlAn independent study of global temperature records has reaffirmed previous conclusions by climate scientists that global warming is real.Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:06:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/20/us/winter-weather-forecast/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/20/us/winter-weather-forecast/index.htmlThe Southern Plains of the United States are likely to see a continuation of a severe drought this winter, while the Pacific Northwest will be colder and wetter than average, according to data released Thursday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.Thu, 20 Oct 2011 18:16:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/19/us/weather-meeting/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/19/us/weather-meeting/index.htmlWith at least 1,488 tornadoes and 547 deaths, 2011 has been one for the record books. Although the tools forecasters use are getting better, concerns remain about whether residents have enough accurate information or are heeding warnings.Wed, 19 Oct 2011 04:58:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/17/world/asia/shrinking-species-global-warming/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/17/world/asia/shrinking-species-global-warming/index.htmlClimate change is shrinking many plant and animal species and is likely to have a negative impact on human nutrition in the future, according to a new study.Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:09:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/04/world/europe/sweden-nobel-physics/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/04/world/europe/sweden-nobel-physics/index.htmlThe astounding discovery that our universe apparently is expanding at an accelerating rate some 14 billion years after the Big Bang has earned three scientists the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced Tuesday.Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:14:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/01/world/europe/italy-quake-trial/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/01/world/europe/italy-quake-trial/index.htmlThe trial for seven people accused of manslaughter in connection to an earthquake that killed more than 300 people in the Italian city of L'Aquila was pushed back Saturday to mid-October.Sat, 01 Oct 2011 15:24:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/09/23/world/europe/switzerland-science/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/09/23/world/europe/switzerland-science/index.htmlScientists in Switzerland say an experiment appears to show that tiny particles traveled faster than the speed of light -- a result that would seem to defy the laws of nature.Sat, 24 Sep 2011 04:32:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/09/23/opinion/urry-satellite-science-education/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/09/23/opinion/urry-satellite-science-education/index.htmlDid you hear about the 6-ton NASA satellite expected to fall to on Earth on Friday?Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:34:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/09/20/world/europe/italy-quake-trial/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/09/20/world/europe/italy-quake-trial/index.htmlSeven people went on trial for manslaughter Tuesday in Italy, accused of failing to predict an earthquake that killed more than 300 people in L'Aquila in April 2009.Tue, 20 Sep 2011 20:52:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/09/08/weather.record.heat/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/09/08/weather.record.heat/index.htmlThe summer of 2011 was the second hottest on record for the United States, and the hottest in 75 years, government weather experts said Thursday.Fri, 09 Sep 2011 01:37:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/08/25/emanuel.weather.predict/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/08/25/emanuel.weather.predict/index.htmlAt one time or another, Hurricane Irene posed a risk to almost everyone living along the Eastern Seaboard, from Florida to the Canadian Maritimes. Where would Irene track? Which communities would be affected, and how badly?Wed, 31 Aug 2011 10:13:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/08/29/obeidallah.weather.forecasters/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/08/29/obeidallah.weather.forecasters/index.htmlBefore the last drops of rain from Hurricane Irene had dried, the attacks began on meteorologists for not accurately forecasting the exact strength of this weather system.Tue, 30 Aug 2011 09:40:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/TECH/innovation/08/24/noaa.weather.prediction/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/TECH/innovation/08/24/noaa.weather.prediction/index.htmlIt's easy enough to take for granted how much we know about the weather these days. Take Hurricane Irene: There are plenty of weather maps showing the path of that storm, which is churning through the Caribbean on its way to the East Coast of the United States. We have a pretty good idea of where Irene is heading and how strong it will be when it hits land.Wed, 24 Aug 2011 19:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/08/24/lohman.quake.east.coast/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/08/24/lohman.quake.east.coast/index.htmlEarthquakes of the intensity felt Tuesday along a vast corridor of the East Coast don't come along too often in this region, geophysicist Rowena Lohman says. They are so rare "that it is very difficult for earth scientists to identify specific faults (in the area) that are 'active,' " she says, "where over time we would expect significant earthquakes to occur."Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13:25:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/08/21/walkowicz.kepler.planets/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/08/21/walkowicz.kepler.planets/index.htmlIt was much too late on a Tuesday when a fellow astronomer friend and I found ourselves catching a cab back to Berkeley, having missed the last train home. My friend promptly dozed off in the taxi, leaving me to chat with our driver -- who wondered how we could be out so late with jobs to go to in the morning.Sun, 21 Aug 2011 14:14:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/08/17/amoeba.kids.deaths/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/08/17/amoeba.kids.deaths/index.htmlIt's eerie but it's true: Three people have died this summer after suffering rare infections from a waterborne amoeba that destroys the brain.Wed, 17 Aug 2011 20:05:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/08/17/graaf.climate.change.bind/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/08/17/graaf.climate.change.bind/index.htmlA few years ago I came across a newspaper article about illegal human trafficking into the EU.Wed, 17 Aug 2011 10:23:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/TECH/mobile/08/05/solar.flare.gps/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/TECH/mobile/08/05/solar.flare.gps/index.htmlWe're nearing the peak of the 11-year solar cycle, so double-check your GPS and watch where you're going.Mon, 08 Aug 2011 18:02:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/08/02/urry.astro.physics/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/08/02/urry.astro.physics/index.htmlAstronomers just discovered the largest reservoir of water ever, roughly 140 trillion times the volume of the Earth's oceans. With severe drought afflicting Africa, Asia and the southern United States, you might ask whether this offers a solution to earthly afflictions.Tue, 02 Aug 2011 12:47:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/TECH/mobile/07/28/san.francisco.cellphone.law/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/TECH/mobile/07/28/san.francisco.cellphone.law/index.htmlOn Tuesday, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed a new ordinance requiring cell phone retailers to display and distribute a state-produced fact sheet that explains radio frequency emissions from cell phones and how consumers can minimize their exposure.Thu, 28 Jul 2011 23:05:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/07/21/urry.space.future/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/07/21/urry.space.future/index.htmlAtlantis, the last space shuttle, returned to Earth on Thursday and will go to its post-retirement gig at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. After more than 30 years and 135 shuttle flights by literally hundreds of astronauts, NASA has reason to be proud.Thu, 21 Jul 2011 21:01:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/07/20/us.pluto.moon/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/07/20/us.pluto.moon/index.htmlWhile searching for rings around the dwarf planet Pluto, NASA astronomers made an unintentional discovery -- Pluto has a fourth moon.Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:04:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/07/17/ocean.acidification/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/07/17/ocean.acidification/index.htmlMassive global greenhouse gas pollution is changing the chemistry of the world's oceans so much that scientists now predict it could severely damage shellfish populations and the nations that depend on the harvests if significant action isn't taken.Mon, 18 Jul 2011 08:45:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/07/15/indonesia.volcano/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/07/15/indonesia.volcano/index.htmlMore than 4,000 residents have been evacuated from a central Indonesian province after a volcano erupted, sending smoke high into the sky.Fri, 15 Jul 2011 05:24:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/06/21/ocean.extinction.global.warming/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/06/21/ocean.extinction.global.warming/index.htmlMarine life is under severe threat from global warming, pollution and habitat loss, with a high risk of "major extinctions" according to a panel of experts.Wed, 13 Jul 2011 12:13:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/07/08/race.personalized.medicine/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/07/08/race.personalized.medicine/index.htmlNo matter what race you consider yourself to be, you have a unique genetic makeup.Fri, 08 Jul 2011 11:41:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/06/29/australia.ash.cloud/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/06/29/australia.ash.cloud/index.htmlAn ash cloud from a Chilean volcano is disrupting air travel in Australia and New Zealand once again, airlines said Wednesday.Wed, 29 Jun 2011 09:07:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/06/21/australia.ash.cloud/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/06/21/australia.ash.cloud/index.htmlAn ash cloud drifting around the world for a second time after spewing from a Chilean volcano more than two weeks ago is once again grounding commercial jets and stranding passengers in Australia.Wed, 22 Jun 2011 01:39:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/06/20/scotus.global.warming/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/06/20/scotus.global.warming/index.htmlThe Supreme Court on Monday unanimously tossed out a massive lawsuit brought by several states against private power companies whose greenhouse-gas emissions are accused of presenting a "public nuisance."Mon, 20 Jun 2011 17:50:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/06/15/black.holes.nasa.chandra/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/06/15/black.holes.nasa.chandra/index.htmlBlack holes may be featured in "Star Trek" and "Event Horizon," but they're not just the stuff of science fiction.Wed, 15 Jun 2011 18:20:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/david_epstein/11/19/oscar.pistorius/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/david_epstein/11/19/oscar.pistorius/index.htmlEighteen months ago, South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius -- famously known as the "Blade Runner" because he was born without fibulas and runs on two crescent, carbon fiber lower legs -- made global headlines when the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) overturned a ban by the International Association of Athletics Federations and allowed Pistorius to compete against able-bodied runners in international competition.Sun, 12 Jun 2011 02:49:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/06/06/chile.volcano/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/06/06/chile.volcano/index.htmlParts of southern Chile remained on red alert and schools in some areas of neighboring Argentina were closed Monday after a volcanic eruption coated the countryside with ashes, authorities said.Mon, 06 Jun 2011 18:19:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/TECH/innovation/06/02/motherboard.lofar/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/TECH/innovation/06/02/motherboard.lofar/index.htmlFrom a quiet swath of English countryside, some one and a half hours outside of London, researchers are receiving radio messages from the farthest reaches of the universe.Thu, 02 Jun 2011 18:50:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/06/01/us.hurricane.season/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/06/01/us.hurricane.season/index.htmlHurricane season officially began Wednesday, with forecasters saying it's likely to be an above-average season.Wed, 01 Jun 2011 16:38:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/SPORT/football/05/24/champions.league.ash.cloud/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/SPORT/football/05/24/champions.league.ash.cloud/index.htmlBarcelona FC will travel to London on Tuesday evening ahead of Saturday's Champions League final because of fears Iceland's volcanic ash cloud could disrupt their travel plans later in the week.Thu, 26 May 2011 17:41:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/05/25/europe.volcano.ash/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/05/25/europe.volcano.ash/index.htmlThe peak of a cloud of volcanic ash that forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights has passed, Iceland's prime minister said Wednesday.Thu, 26 May 2011 10:13:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/05/24/iceland.volcano/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/05/24/iceland.volcano/index.htmlA cloud of ash from Iceland's Grimsvotn volcano spread toward central Europe late Tuesday, spurring German authorities to announce two airports will close and prompting British airlines to cancel hundreds of flights.Wed, 25 May 2011 01:16:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/05/23/iceland.volcano/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/05/23/iceland.volcano/index.htmlVolcanic ash from an Icelandic eruption could reach British airspace Tuesday, sooner than previously predicted, Britain's Civil Aviation Authority warned Monday.Tue, 24 May 2011 08:08:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/05/22/iceland.volcano/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/05/22/iceland.volcano/index.htmlA volcanic eruption in Iceland forced flight cancellations and the closure of airspace over the country's four international airports, an official said Sunday.Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/05/21/iceland.volcano/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/05/21/iceland.volcano/index.htmlThe Grimsvotn volcano under the Vatnajokull glacier in Iceland was erupting Saturday, according to the Icelandic Meteorological Office.Sun, 22 May 2011 00:31:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/05/21/roth.liberal.education/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/05/21/roth.liberal.education/index.htmlWhen my parents arrived at Wesleyan for my graduation, they were very proud -- of themselves and of me. They hadn't known much about college when they had first sent me off to school. My father (like his father) was a furrier, and my mother had given up big band singing to raise a family. She sold clothes from our suburban basement to help make ends meet.Sat, 21 May 2011 16:26:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/05/19/hurricane.season/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/05/19/hurricane.season/index.htmlThree to six major hurricanes could form over the Atlantic Ocean this year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday in its annual hurricane season forecast.Thu, 19 May 2011 18:25:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/TECH/innovation/05/11/motherboard.hadron.collider/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/TECH/innovation/05/11/motherboard.hadron.collider/index.htmlGeneva may have given the world precision watches, but its biggest contribution to humanity is a giant time machine.Tue, 17 May 2011 15:31:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/05/12/education.schmidt/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/05/12/education.schmidt/index.htmlMichigan State University Distinguished Professor Bill Schmidt is the interim director of the Institute for Research on Mathematics and Science Education, and author of the forthcoming book "Inequalities for All: Why America Needs Common Core Standards."Thu, 12 May 2011 17:18:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/04/29/shuttle.program.lessons.learned/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/04/29/shuttle.program.lessons.learned/index.htmlWhen the space shuttle Endeavour blasts off, it will mark the orbiter's last voyage and the second-to-last mission in the 30-year-long space shuttle program.Fri, 29 Apr 2011 19:08:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/04/26/ecuador.volcano/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/04/26/ecuador.volcano/index.htmlAuthorities in Ecuador closed schools and evacuated residents in areas near a volcano Tuesday after ashes spewing from its crater fell on homes and farms, state media reported.Wed, 27 Apr 2011 04:02:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/TECH/innovation/04/25/seti/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/TECH/innovation/04/25/seti/index.htmlInterstellar radio has lost one of its most avid listeners.Tue, 26 Apr 2011 14:55:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/12/japan.earthquake.tsunami.earth/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/12/japan.earthquake.tsunami.earth/index.htmlThe powerful earthquake that unleashed a devastating tsunami Friday appears to have moved the main island of Japan by 8 feet (2.4 meters) and shifted the Earth on its axis.Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:16:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/04/19/scotus.greenhouse.gasses/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/04/19/scotus.greenhouse.gasses/index.htmlThe Supreme Court appeared reluctant Tuesday to allow a massive lawsuit by several states to proceed against private power companies whose greenhouse-gas emissions are accused of presenting a "public nuisance."Tue, 19 Apr 2011 20:39:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/04/08/particle.physics.tevatron/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/04/08/particle.physics.tevatron/index.htmlIn the search for answers to some of the most mysterious and fundamental questions about the the universe, Europe's $10 billion particle-smashing Large Hadron Collider has been hogging the spotlight in recent years.Fri, 08 Apr 2011 20:49:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/03/18/polar.ice.melt/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/03/18/polar.ice.melt/index.htmlThe pace at which the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are melting is "accelerating rapidly" and raising the global sea level, according to findings of a study financed by NASA and published Tuesday.Wed, 23 Mar 2011 14:04:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/21/indonesia.volcano/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/21/indonesia.volcano/index.htmlUp to 1,200 people have fled an active volcano in northern Indonesia, disaster officials said Monday.Mon, 21 Mar 2011 14:06:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/03/17/tsunami.warning.centers/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/03/17/tsunami.warning.centers/index.htmlBuried deep inside the GOP House of Representatives plan to trim the 2011 budget is a line item that will take $454 million away from the agency running the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.Thu, 17 Mar 2011 12:12:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/03/12/stark.japan.earthquake/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/03/12/stark.japan.earthquake/index.htmlThe 21st century is still young, and it has already suffered a spate of catastrophic earthquakes across the world -- from Haiti to Chile and New Zealand. The misery continued Friday with an earthquake off Japan so big its seismic waves made the cliffs along the Hudson River wobble by almost an inch.Sat, 12 Mar 2011 21:09:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/02/20/philippine.volcano.erupts/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/02/20/philippine.volcano.erupts/index.htmlPhilippine seismologists issued an alert on Mount Bulusan Sunday after the Luzon Island volcano erupted twice during a 24-hour period, according to a bulletin released by the nation's volcano-monitoring agency.Mon, 21 Feb 2011 18:34:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/02/15/anthrax.source/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/02/15/anthrax.source/index.htmlUsing the available scientific evidence "it is not possible to reach a definitive conclusion" about the source of the anthrax used in the 2001 anthrax letter attacks which killed five people, according to a report issued Tuesday by the National Academy of Sciences.Wed, 16 Feb 2011 16:05:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/02/06/enriquez.gullans.human.species/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/02/06/enriquez.gullans.human.species/index.htmlOne article of faith that took hold in the 20th century and has only grown stronger is that we humans are all equal -- genetically, anyway. That while differences among people may seem strong because of culture and nationality, under the skin, we're the same.Sun, 06 Feb 2011 14:45:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/02/04/brazil.amazon.drought/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/02/04/brazil.amazon.drought/index.htmlTwo major droughts in Brazil's Amazon region in the last six years threaten to undermine its role as the planet's most important carbon sink and a vital brake on climate change, according to new research.Fri, 04 Feb 2011 17:48:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/02/02/japan.volcano/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/02/02/japan.volcano/index.htmlJapan's Mount Shinmoe erupted again on Wednesday, spewing more lava, smoke and ash through the area, the country's meteorological agency said.Wed, 02 Feb 2011 06:13:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/01/31/reddy.science.oil/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/01/31/reddy.science.oil/index.htmlI often chuckle when I hear about the perceptions nonscientists have about science and how it works. Being a scientist, of course I am biased.Mon, 31 Jan 2011 15:38:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/01/04/australia.flooding.cause/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/01/04/australia.flooding.cause/index.htmlAustralia's northeastern state of Queensland begins 2011 facing historic river flooding along many coastal rivers, namely the Fitzroy River near the city of Rockhampton. In Rockhampton, the river is expected to reach its crest on Wednesday at a height exceeded only once in recorded history, back in January 1918.Wed, 12 Jan 2011 12:25:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/12/29/naidoo.climate.weather/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/12/29/naidoo.climate.weather/index.htmlI recently returned to Amsterdam from the latest round of U.N. climate talks in Cancun, Mexico, and found this city of canals covered in snow. It was a beautiful sight. Yet rather than filling me with joy, it caused me concern.Thu, 30 Dec 2010 12:33:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/12/28/science.teachers.solutions/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/12/28/science.teachers.solutions/index.htmlAs science teachers try to educate the next generation of scientists in the United States, they worry about everything from a shortage of supplies for classroom experiments to their subject's nerdy image. Here are some of the challenges they face in their classrooms.Tue, 28 Dec 2010 16:56:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/12/24/singh.atheist.christmas/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/12/24/singh.atheist.christmas/index.htmlWhile Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus at Christmas, atheists may wonder if there is another birth they might be able to commemorate.Fri, 24 Dec 2010 14:43:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/US/12/21/lunar.eclipse/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/US/12/21/lunar.eclipse/index.htmlStargazers who were willing to give up a little sleep got to catch the last lunar eclipse of 2010 early Tuesday.Tue, 21 Dec 2010 15:32:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/TECH/innovation/11/17/climate.prediction.model.oxford/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/TECH/innovation/11/17/climate.prediction.model.oxford/index.htmlAn international team of climate scientists is calling on the public to help with a new initiative aimed at predicting how the climate will change during the 21st century.Thu, 09 Dec 2010 14:52:00 EST