Catherine Griffin : Science World Report

May 08, 2015 08:00 AM EDT

Andromeda Galaxy's Halo is 1000 Times More Massive Than Previously Thought

Scientists using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have discovered that the immense halo of gas enveloping the Andromeda galaxy is about six times larger and 1,000 times more massive than previously thought.

May 08, 2015 07:28 AM EDT

Scientists Give Back Sight to Blind Mice with New Therapy

Hereditary blindness can be caused by a progressive degeneration of the light-sensing cells in the eye, the photoreceptors.

May 08, 2015 07:03 AM EDT

Scientists Improve Detection of Radio Waves from Distant Quasars in Space

Scientists have developed a very sensitive high frequency amplifier for radio telescopes used on Earth, which may help measure our planet from space more precisely than before.

May 07, 2015 05:51 PM EDT

Record Global Carbon Dioxide Levels Surpass 400 Ppm

Carbon dioxide concentrations are skyrocketing. Scientists have found that for the first time since tracking, monthly global average concentrations of this greenhouse gas has surpassed 400 parts per million in March 2015.

May 07, 2015 05:24 PM EDT

Lopsided Cosmic Explosion Reveals New Insights into Supernova Mystery

New observations of a recently exploded star are confirming supercomputer model predictions that the deaths of stellar giants are lopsided in which debris and the stars' cores hurtle off in opposite directions.

May 07, 2015 05:07 PM EDT

The Viking Age May Have Been Triggered by Antler Trade in Scandinavia

It turns out that Scandinavian traders may have helped spark the dawn of the Viking Age. Scientists have discovered that this period may have start far earlier and may have been less violent than previously believed.

May 07, 2015 01:24 PM EDT

ALMA Discovers a Cosmic 'Dinosaur Egg' about to Hatch in the Early Universe

Globular clusters are among the oldest objects in the universe. Now, scientists have discovered a newborn example of one of these clusters, revealing a bit more about the rare conditions needed to create new ones.

May 07, 2015 12:53 PM EDT

Asteroid Debris Reveal How Water Reached Earth and Other Planets

Asteroids and comets may not just have delivered water to Earth. It turns out that this delivery may be taking place in many other planetary systems, just like it happened on our own planet.

May 07, 2015 12:40 PM EDT

Saturn's Moon, Enceladus, Shoots Curtains of Water Vapor from Its Icy Ocean

It turns out that Saturn's moon, Enceladus, spews water from its surface, which could have important implications for whether or not the world once supported life.

May 07, 2015 12:07 PM EDT

Scientists Image Thunder for the First Time Ever

For the first time ever, scientists have captured "images" of thunder. They've visually captured sound waves created by artificially triggered lightning.

May 07, 2015 08:04 AM EDT

Solomon Islands are Hunting Dolphins for Their Teeth During Mass Kills

It turns out that people are hunting dolphins for their teeth. Researchers have discovered that from 1976 to 2013, more than 15,000 dolphins were killed by villagers in Fanalei in the Solomon Islands alone.

May 07, 2015 07:32 AM EDT