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Editor's Note: William Gilly , a professor of biology at Stanford University's Hopkins Marine Station, embarked on new expedition this month to study jumbo squid in the Gulf of California on the National Science Foundation–funded research vessel New Horizon. This is his fourth blog post about the trip. [More]

Tasmanian devils ( Sarcophilus harrisii ) have been besieged by a highly contagious cancer that has been pushing the species ever-closer to extinction . In the past 15 years, Devil Facial Tumor Disease has spread throughout Australia's Tasmania island, killing most Tasmanian devils that catch it

Even if you adore red meat, you'll put off your big juicy steak by hearing what

By Eugenie Samuel Reich of Nature magazine Amateur historians and astronomers are buzzing with intrigue over allegations that the legendary US astronomer Edwin Hubble, after whom NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is named, may have actively censored the work of a competitor to advance his own career. Professional historians are demanding further evidence, but advocates of the position are already urging NASA to name a future space mission after the slighted researcher

As Operation Enduring Freedom, the war on terror in Afghanistan, winds down and some 33,000 U.S.

Madhurima Benekareddy

Editor's Note: The following is an excerpt from the new book HOW THE HIPPIES SAVED PHYSICS: Science, Counterculture, and the Quantum Revival by David Kaiser. Copyright (c) 2011 by David Kaiser.

A newly discovered asteroid should zoom past Earth June 27, posing no threat to the planet but significantly bending the orbital path of the asteroid [ see orbital diagram at left ]. [More]

Royal Dutch Shell PLC inked a deal Friday with the Canadian government to develop technology to control oil emissions. The province of Alberta announced it would provide C$745 million to test carbon capture and sequestration technology on Shell's Scotford Upgrader, which is similar to a refinery for processing heavy oil.

Creationists have long contended that the vertebrate eye is too complex to be a product of evolution. [More]

June was the busiest month of the academic year for New York State high school teachers and their students.

New sunscreen labeling regulations were issued by the federal government last week for the first time in more than 30 years. The U.S

By Zelie Pollon SANTA FE, N.M., June 26 (Reuters) - Voluntary evacuations [More]

We Earthlings owe a lot to the moon, and not just for its romantic appeal. The moon locks in Earth's tilt, which would otherwise be a bit wobbly.