Catherine Griffin : Science World Report

Aug 17, 2015 03:06 PM EDT

NASA Cassini Spacecraft Makes Close Flyby of Saturn's Moon, Dione, Today

NASA's Cassini spacecraft is set to make its last close flyby of Saturn's moon, Dione. Today, it will zip past the moon and gather data as it continues on its mission.

Aug 17, 2015 02:23 PM EDT

Cosmic Fireworks Mark Spectacular Galaxy Collision Near the Milky Way

Scientists have spotted a spectacular galaxy collision lurking behind the Milky Way. This is the closest such system ever found, and may tell researchers a bit more about the interactions near our galaxy.

Aug 17, 2015 09:41 AM EDT

NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Celebrates Its Tenth Birthday on the Red Planet

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) is celebrating its tenth birthday today. A total of 10 years after launch, the MRO is continuing to reveal new insights into the Red Planet's diversity and activity.

Aug 17, 2015 09:01 AM EDT

'Drinkable Book' Has Pages that Destroy Bugs in Drinking Water

Imagine a book that can actually clean contaminated water. Sounds like science fiction, right? Scientists have created a book with treated paper pages that can be torn out and used to kill bacteria in water.

Aug 17, 2015 08:20 AM EDT

Particle Physics: First Ever Cosmic Muons Spotted with School Bus-Sized Detector

Scientists have observed the first ever cosmic muons with the help of a school bus-sized detector.

Aug 17, 2015 07:41 AM EDT

Climate Change: World's Coral Reefs and Oceans May be Doomed Even with Optimistic Estimates

Scientists have found that even optimistic estimates for what might be achieved at December's Climate Chance Conference will not be enough to save the world's coral reefs.

Aug 17, 2015 07:10 AM EDT

Amazing Footprints Show Dinosaurs Walking Together on a Beach in Germany

Scientists have uncovered evidence that 142 million years ago, two carnivorous dinosaurs strolled side-by-side down a beach.

Aug 17, 2015 06:38 AM EDT

Watch the Flying Spaghetti Monster Float Through the Deep Ocean

The Flying Spaghetti Monster may actually exist. Petroleum workers have found a creature living deep beneath the waves of the ocean, with a myriad of thin appendages that look like cooked pasta.

Aug 15, 2015 08:42 AM EDT

Climate Change May Impact the Health of Those Living on the Gulf Coast

Climate change may be impacting your health in major ways. Scientists have taken a closer look at how the changing climate will impact public health in the U.S. Gulf Coast.

Aug 15, 2015 08:03 AM EDT

China's Air Pollution Kills More Than 4000 People Each Day

There's a reason that China is looking into clean energy, and that's because its air pollution is killing its population. A staggering 1.6 million Chinese a year are killed due to the polluted air each year.

Aug 15, 2015 07:26 AM EDT

Critically Endangered Black-Footed Ferret Kits Born Using Frozen Sperm

Scientists have resurrected a black-footed ferret, a critically endangered species, using frozen semen from a ferret that had been dead for about 20 years.

Aug 14, 2015 03:39 PM EDT

Aliens May be Trying to Contact Earth: Radio Waves Align in Strange Mathematical Pattern

Could aliens be trying to contact Earth? Researchers have found bursts of radio waves flashing across the sky that seem to follow a mathematical pattern.