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Now there's proof that girls are crazy Fifteen teenage girls report a mysterious outbreak of spasms, tics and seizures in upstate New York. But tests find nothing physically wrong. Scores of adults in Northern California report crawling skin sensations and other bizarre symptoms. Government doctors find no physical cause after ... - Posted on February 2, 2012
Living on the moon is not lunacy Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich wants to create a lunar colony that he says could become a U.S. state. There's his grand research plan to figure out what makes the human brain tick. And he's warned about electromagnetic pulse attacks leaving America without electricity. To ... - Posted on January 31, 2012
Do you want to live on the moon? Newt Gingrich wants America to establish a colony on the moon. Mitt Romney says it's not worth the enormous cost. The GOP presidential debate turned to space Thursday night as the candidates were asked about Gingrich's call for developing a permanent lunar presence as a way to invigorate a... - Posted on January 26, 2012
Paralyzed man reaches South Pole A man paralyzed in a snowmobiling accident has reached the South Pole, traveling about 75 miles in sub-zero temperatures over two weeks to complete the trip on the 100th anniversary of Capt. Robert Falcon Scott's trek there with the Terra Nova Expedition. Grant Korgan, who is paralyzed fro... - Posted on January 19, 2012
Homeless science whiz invited to hear Obama A homeless New York teen who's a semifinalist in a prestigious national science contest has been invited to watch President Barack Obama's State of the Union address. Brentwood High School senior Samantha Garvey has been invited to the Jan. 24 speech as a guest of Long Island Congressman S... - Posted on January 17, 2012
Frog can fit on the end of your finger A frog that can perch on the tip of your pinkie with room to spare has been claimed as the world's smallest vertebrate species, out-tinying a fish that got the title in 2006. But the discoverer of another weensy fish disputes the claim. A tempest in a thimble, some might say. An art... - Posted on January 11, 2012
Harry Potter's invisibility cloak – for real It's one thing to make an object invisible, like Harry Potter's mythical cloak. But scientists have made an entire event impossible to see. They have invented a time masker. Think of it as an art heist that takes place before your eyes and surveillance cameras. You don't see the thief stro... - Posted on January 4, 2012
Woman skis across Antarctica – alone As she skis across Antarctica, Felicity Aston is taking on dangers including crevasses, storms, injuries and frostbite. Her biggest challenge, though, has been adapting to solitude in the seemingly endless expanses of white. For more than three weeks, she has been skiing toward the South P... - Posted on December 19, 2011
Kids study science the hands-on way The fifth-graders in Rebecca Logan's science class faced a tough task: build a bird feeder - squirrel proof, no less - from an assortment of plastic jugs, tape, string and coat hangers. But it wasn't just a free-for-all as the kids gathered in groups of four or five to start construction e... - Posted on December 14, 2011
380-foot wings will launch cargo into space Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen and aerospace pioneer Burt Rutan are building the world's biggest plane to help launch cargo and astronauts into space, in the latest of several ventures fueled by technology tycoons clamoring to write America's next chapter in space flight. Their plans, unv... - Posted on December 13, 2011