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Rogue wave prediction spares ships, sailors
09 09 2010  Giant rogue waves like the kind popularized in the George Clooney movie The Perfect Storm could be predictable thanks to new research on light in fiber optic cables.
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Going Deep: Future technology in the NFL
09 09 2010  In the years ahead, the National Football League looks set to dial up some new tech blitzes that will make the game fairer and safer.
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Space shuttle move delayed by broken water pipe
09 09 2010 NASA's plan to move the space shuttle Discovery out of its hangar in preparation for its final voyage has been delayed at least a day because of a water main break at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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Extinction 'tipping points' possibly predictable
09 09 2010 Thousands of plants and animals worldwide are listed as threatened or endangered, but the point of no return for these diminishing populations has been impossible to predict. A new study suggests a way to determine when extinction becomes inevitable.
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Underground column of molten rock found at Yellowstone
09 09 2010  A plume of molten rock rising from deep beneath Yellowstone National Park is probably what is fueling the region's volcanic activity, as well as tectonic plate oddities across the Pacific Northwest, new research suggests.
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Scientists develop self-healing solar cells
09 09 2010  Over time, most solar cells degrade due to prolonged exposure to the sun's scathing rays and are rendered useless. But with a little inspiration from nature, researchers have now created a new solar material that regenerates its damaged energy-capturing packets on-demand.
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Cosmic Log: Share your UFO stories
08 09 2010  Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The UFO debate usually focuses on official reports that go back years or decades — but strange things are still being seen in the sky, by folks just like you.
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Teen survives Justin Bieber-inspired death threats
08 09 2010  It's refreshing to read a positive update in the saga of Sydney Dalton, the 15-year-old girl who became the target of serious Hatorade after she and two friends made a video the three tearing up Justin Bieber posters.
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Secret to red crabs' epic migration discovered
08 09 2010  This fall millions of crabs will undertake an arduous, miles-long migration to the Indian Ocean where they reproduce. Now scientists have figured out the key to the athletic feat: crabby hormones.
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Lasers could defend helicopters against missiles
08 09 2010  A new laser technology aims to protect helicopters in combat operations from heat-seeking missiles.
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NASA team to trapped miners: No alcohol, cigarettes
08 09 2010 After spending almost a week in Chile, a team of NASA personnel sent to provide nutritional advice and psychological support to 33 trapped miners reported Tuesday that the efforts of the Chilean government have been outstanding so far, and the focus needs to be on long-term strategies that will allow the men to live sustainably underground as a community.
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Students help NASA crash satellite
08 09 2010 When a NASA satellite met its doom in a fiery blaze in Earth's atmosphere after a seven-year mission, a bunch of college students were at the controls.
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Court: Judges can demand warrant for cell locales
08 09 2010 Judges have the right to require warrants before police get cell phone records that could suggest a customer's likely location, a U.S. appeals court ruled Tuesday in a novel electronic privacy case.
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Facebook use can lower grades by 20 percent, study says
08 09 2010 A new study says that college students who are on Facebook while studying or doing homework wind up getting 20 percent lower grades than students who are not distracted by the social networking site.
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This laser star is fully operational
08 09 2010  Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: A laser-guided optics system provides a "Star Wars" moment at the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope in Chile.
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Palin non-word 'refudiate' gets most online searches
07 09 2010  Sarah Palin's not-quite-a-word "refudiate" was the one most often searched by users of the Merriam-Webster's online dictionary over the summer.
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Spoiler alert! 50 famous novels in four minutes
07 09 2010 Just in time for back-to-school, the fabulous Fine Brothers comedy team bottom-line the major plot points — and occasionally, the themes — of 50 classic novels in one single stunning take.
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Smart phone future won't be dominated by anyone, study says
07 09 2010  For those of you who are taking bets on who will win first place in the smart phone race worldwide, the answer may surprise you: No one, according to one research firm.
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Facebook Likes in Common: Like or Dislike?
07 09 2010 You've suffered through Facebook's constant redesigns, never-ending flow of news feeds and the vigilance it takes to guard some sense of privacy. And now there's "Mutual Likes."
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Wanted: Flexible astronaut, works well with others
07 09 2010 When it comes to flying in space, the makeup of an astronaut crew can be just as important as the mission itself, and the same goes for a team of six volunteers going through the motions of a 520-day trek to Mars without ever leaving Earth.
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2 asteroids to pass Earth closer than the moon
07 09 2010  In an unprecedented event for astronomers, two asteroids will swing past the Earth Wednesday at a distance closer than the moon.
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'Censored' bar won't stop online prostitution, some say
07 09 2010  Craiglist's "adult services" section has been shut down in the U.S., but prostitution on the Internet is alive and well — even, quite possibly, on Craigslist.
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Hurricanes like Earl throw birds off course
07 09 2010  Hurricane Earl picked up and threw a lot of exotic seabirds far from their normal habitats — and New England and Canadian birders have been out spotting them.
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Balls up: Google Doodle toys with usual logo today
07 09 2010  If you, like so many others, checked Google's homepage today, you probably thought you were still hung over from the holiday weekend. You chased, you scrolled, but still you couldn't catch the logo because it had atomized like a "Star Trek" transporter beam.
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Nintendo icon Kirby gets a crafty makeover
07 09 2010  Just when you thought Kirby couldn’t get any cuter, Nintendo has gone and turned their pink blob of an icon into the most adorable piece of yarn you ever did see. And for his forthcoming Wii game — "Kirby's Epic Yarn" — it looks like the video game giant is knitting together a visual masterpiece.
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