Catherine Griffin : Science World Report

Nov 13, 2014 09:40 AM EST

Extreme, Violent Storms on Icy Uranus Spotted by Amateur Astronomers

The face of Uranus is experiencing some epic storms. It turns out that enormous cloud systems are sweeping across the planet and have now become so bright that, for the first time ever, they can be spotted by amateur astronomers.

Nov 13, 2014 09:12 AM EST

Genetic Tweak Gave Mosquitoes a Nose for Human Blood

What gives mosquitoes a taste for human blood? It turns out that a small genetic tweak is responsible. Scientists are taking a closer look at the genetics of the mosquitoes that can carry yellow fever in order to better learn how best to prevent the spread of this disease.

Nov 13, 2014 07:45 AM EST

What Causes Jupiter's Great Red Spot's Bloody Hue? It's a Sunburn

What causes Jupiter's Great Red Spot to actually be red?

Nov 13, 2014 07:17 AM EST

Touchdown! After a Bumpy Landing, Philae is Stable on Comet After 10 Years with Rosetta Spacecraft

It's a new era in space exploration. ESA's Rosetta mission has officially managed to soft-land its Philae probe on a comet, which is the first time in history such an extraordinary feat has been accomplished.

Nov 12, 2014 11:02 AM EST

Environmentalists Fight Navy in Legal Battle to Protect Marine Animals in the Pacific Ocean

Environmentalists are fighting the U.S Navy in court I order to protect animals from war games in the Pacific Ocean.

Nov 12, 2014 10:30 AM EST

Scientists Discover Previously Unrecognized Flame Retardant in Americans: TCEP

It turns out that chemicals may not only be in our environment--but also in our bodies. Scientists have discovered that several toxic flame retardants, called TCEP, can be found within Americans.

Nov 12, 2014 10:02 AM EST

Chimps and Non-Human Primates Don't Use Tools More Often During Food Scarcity

Scientists have made some surprising findings among chimpanzees. It turns out that when food is scarce, tool use among non-human primates doesn't increase.

Nov 12, 2014 09:11 AM EST

Controlling Genes with Your Thoughts: New System Regulates Gene Expression

Controlling something using your thoughts is hard to imagine in and of itself. But imagine if you could control genes with just your mind.

Nov 12, 2014 08:31 AM EST

Scientists Shoot Twisted Light Waves Across Outdoor Vienna

Scientists have announced that they successfully transmitted twisted light over a large distance outdoors for the very first time.

Nov 12, 2014 08:10 AM EST

Thruster Glitch May Hinder Philae Spacecraft's Landing on Icy Comet 67P

Astronomers are officially preparing for the first-ever landing by a spacecraft on a comet. At 8:35 a.m. GMT today, a robotic lander called Philae will be released from the European Space Agency Rosetta spacecraft.

Nov 12, 2014 07:52 AM EST

Tiny Microbots May Have Electrically-Activated Muscles that Work Like a Human's

Scientists have shown how chains of self-assembling particles could potentially serve as electrically activated muscles in machines that are smaller than a grain of sand.

Nov 12, 2014 07:30 AM EST