| 02/06/2012
12:36 PM Has NASA Scuppered Europe-led ExoMars Mission?
NASA's concerns for the future financial landscape may end Europe's Martian dreams. |
| 02/06/2012
12:33 PM DNews Nuggets: Psychic Sea Critters?
Wakey, wakey, it's Monday, time for another week of nuggets! Keep up with what you're missing elsewhere with our short news updates. |
| 02/06/2012
11:39 AM Candy-Coated Frogs Carry Deadly Kick
Madagascar poison frogs' skin contains sucrose -- and the source of the sugar may surprise you. |
| 02/06/2012
10:02 AM GPS Tribute to Fallen Storm Chaser
DNews and the storm chasing community mourns the tragic loss of Andy Gabrielson (1987-2012). |
| 02/06/2012
09:28 AM Kids Picture Veggies -- Then Eat Them
By slapping pictures of green beans on lunch trays, a school prompts kids to choose the veggies from their buffet. |
| 02/06/2012
09:14 AM Website Finds Your Location Using Phone Number
The service uses cellphone towers and GPS signals to triangulate a person's position. |
| 02/05/2012
09:12 PM Two Lives Added to Avatar Tree of Souls
Mike deGruy and Andrew Wight, two amazing ocean cinematographers, have died in a helicopter crash in Australia. Our hearts at Discovery News go out to their families and friends. |
| 02/05/2012
09:00 AM Bluetooth Ski Goggles Record and Play Video
Recon Instruments' in-goggle Micro Optic Display will act as a viewfinder for Contour HD camcorder users. |
| 02/04/2012
12:26 PM Earth's Mugshot Explained
NASA's newest Earth-watching satellite is beaming back spectacular views of our home planet. Here's how it works. |
| 02/04/2012
09:53 AM Social Media More Addictive Than Booze and Cigs
Are your urges to 'check in' causing your willpower to 'check out'? You're not the only one. |
| 02/04/2012
07:20 AM Super Bowl Science Blitz: Watch Out!
Impress your friends with some science during your Super Bowl party. |
| 02/03/2012
05:06 PM What Are These Mysterious Blue Balls?
In This Week in Discovery News we talk about the FBI monitoring social networks, making fire from ice and mysterious blue balls. |
| 02/03/2012
05:03 PM Hackers: We Intercepted FBI, Scotland Yard Call
A sensitive conference call between the FBI and Scotland Yard was recorded and released online by the hackers in Anonymous Friday. |
| 02/03/2012
03:57 PM How to Parent Like a Parisian
An American and former Wall Street Journal reporter, has raised her three children in Paris and has some advice. |
| 02/03/2012
02:54 PM 2012 Mayan Doomsday Inspires Chevy Super Bowl Ad
It's perhaps as inevitable as seeing a partially-clad Danica Patrick trying to sell us domain names; the 2012 Mayan doomsday phenomenon is coming to this weekend's Superbowl! |
| 02/03/2012
02:48 PM First 'Vampire' Bat Fly Fossil Discovered
A rare fossil shows that bat flies have been parasitizing the winged mammals for at least 20 million years. |
| 02/03/2012
12:38 PM Is Social Media Spreading Twitching Hysteria?
The number of teen patients with twitching symptoms is growing. The condition may be spreading through the Web. |
| 02/03/2012
12:30 PM Super Bowl Tackles Climate Change
At the slick new Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis even the lights shining on the New York Giants and New England Patriots will be accounted for by renewable energy certificates. |
| 02/03/2012
12:22 PM Iran Launches Another Satellite
The Navid observation satellite is expected to stay in orbit for 18-months, heightening tensions with western countries. |
| 02/03/2012
11:01 AM Virtual Reality Contact Lenses Offer 3D Panorama
The eyewear connect to mobile devices and deliver panoramic, augmented-reality experiences. |
| 02/03/2012
09:20 AM Tracker Keeps Kids in Digital View
GPS tracking gives you peace of mind, and your kid a little room to grow. |
| 02/03/2012
09:06 AM Did Alan Lomax Invent Pandora?
His methods for categorizing music are similar to algorithms used today by music streaming sites. |
| 02/03/2012
08:46 AM Solar 'Wings' Power Swiss Ski Lift
One of the world's first solar-powered ski lifts gives "black diamond" a new meaning. |
| 02/03/2012
07:30 AM Football Shaped by Military
The military played a major role in turning football from an elite college sport into an American pastime. |
| 02/03/2012
04:19 AM Little Ice Age Started With Volcanoes
A step-by-step guide to how volcanoes in the tropics could engulf northern European towns in ice. |
| 02/02/2012
06:38 PM 'Supergiant' Crustaceans Found Near New Zealand
Measuring over 13 inches long, they were found in waters north of New Zealand. |
| 02/02/2012
04:59 PM The Earliest Copy Of Mona Lisa Found
Art historians thought it was just one of dozens of replicas produced in the centuries after Leonardo's death. |
| 02/02/2012
04:34 PM You Didn't Need To Change Your Password Yesterday
If you didn't change your password on "Change Your Password Day" yesterday, I forgive you. |
| 02/02/2012
04:29 PM When Sports Fans Turn Violent: A History
Political tensions in Egypt may have helped create the atmosphere for the latest deadly incident but it's not entirely uncommon. |
| 02/02/2012
03:24 PM Is That a Crashed Flying Saucer on the Seabed?
Linking a murky unknown circular artifact on the ocean floor to alien visitors is leap of faith wider than jumping the Grand Canyon. |
| 02/02/2012
02:53 PM Quadcopter Swarms Dance in the Air
A swarm of robots can act together, doing stunts, avoiding obstacles, and behaving like a swarm of insects. |
| 02/02/2012
02:30 PM Organize Heaps of Tax Receipts in a Snap
Just in time for tax day, these scanners make tracking down expenses a little less mind boggling. |
| 02/02/2012
02:26 PM Which of These Is the World's Smallest Desktop?
Two teensy-weensy PCs offer plenty of brains, braun and options. |
| 02/02/2012
02:00 PM Window Installed Into a Live Brain
For the first time we can peer through a glass window into a live brain and see the individual neurons up close. |
| 02/02/2012
01:14 PM What Is This Chupacabra-Demonoid Monster?
A strange carcass washed ashore, sparking speculation about chupacabras and demons; scientists have a more earthy solution. |
| 02/02/2012
11:16 AM New Alien Planet Ripe for Life?
A potentially habitable alien planet that orbits a triple-star system is perfectly positioned for liquid water -- and possibly life. |
| 02/02/2012
10:22 AM Super Bowl Ads Aim For Your 'Second Screen'
Advertisers are trying to score a touchdown with potential consumers by throwing Hail Mary's to digital devices. |
| 02/02/2012
10:20 AM DNews Nuggets: Sniffing Out a N. Korean Fusion Bomb?
Get quick-hit news, updates, videos, tips, rumors and more! Updated by DNews editors worldwide throughout the news day. |
| 02/02/2012
09:53 AM The Tech Behind Flying People
A look at the technology behind the promotion for the movie "Chronicle." |
| 02/02/2012
09:28 AM Warm Winter Playing Havoc With Hibernating Animals
Rather than hibernating through freezing snowstorms, nature is being awakened by the weird warmth. |
