Catherine Griffin : Science World Report

May 03, 2013 10:03 AM EDT

Catch the Peak of the Spectacular Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower this Weekend! (Video)

Catch the spectacular Eta Aquarid meteor shower this weekend as it peaks during the early hours of the morning. Find out how and where to see it.

May 03, 2013 09:26 AM EDT

DARPA Three-Fingered Robot Hand Picks up Keys and Lifts Weights (Video)

DARPA and iRobot have created a robotic hand that's dexterous enough to manipulate a set of keys and strong enough to pick up a 50-pound weight.

May 03, 2013 08:40 AM EDT

GROVER the Rover: NASA Explores Greenland Ice Sheet with Robot

NASA doesn't only send rovers to Mars; the agency also sends rovers to Greenland. The space agency is testing GROVER in the highest part of the icy country in order to better understand changes in the massive ice sheet.

May 03, 2013 08:10 AM EDT

Hunt for Earth-like Planets with Alien Life is Too Narrow: Exoplanets Could Hold the Key

Should we be only looking at Earth-like planets for alien life? A researcher has announced that we should also be looking at different exoplanets that don't fit into that category.

May 02, 2013 03:20 PM EDT

Ancient Mars Meteorite May Reveal Secrets of Life on the Red Planet

Whether or not there was life on Mars has intrigued scientists for decades. Now, scientists have examined a meteorite that formed on Mars more than a billion years ago in order to learn a little bit more about the Red Planet.

May 02, 2013 02:39 PM EDT

Primates that Hibernate: Two New Lemurs Discovered in Madagascar (Video)

Primates aren't known for hibernation. Yet researchers have discovered two other lemurs that hibernate underground.

May 02, 2013 02:01 PM EDT

ESO Captures Stunning Image of Turbulent Star-Forming Region

ESO has captured a turbulent region of star formation where a cloud of gas and dust swirls in the constellation of Sagittarius.

May 02, 2013 01:14 PM EDT

World Meteorological Organization Reveals Last Year was Ninth Hottest on Record

The World Meteorological Organization has revealed that 2012 was the ninth hottest year on record since record keeping began in 1850.

May 02, 2013 12:00 PM EDT

Sun Slings Colossal Solar Wave of Super-Hot Plasma (Video)

The sun put on quite the display this May Day. It unleashed a colossal wave of super-hot plasma into space. Known as a coronal mass ejection (CME), this spectacular event was caught on camera by NASA scientists.

May 02, 2013 11:13 AM EDT

Former Russian Spy Satellite Nearly Obliterates NASA Space Telescope (Video)

A high-tech NASA telescope in orbit escaped a major collision with a former Soviet-era Russian spy satellite last year. The crash would have resulted in an explosion that would have released as much energy as two and a half tons of explosives.

May 02, 2013 10:29 AM EDT

Honeybees Fight Colony Collapse Disorder: Honey is Medicine for Bees

Scientists have discovered that the honeybee diet, including honey, influences the insects' ability to withstand conditions such as colony collapse disorder.

May 02, 2013 09:39 AM EDT

Predatory Snakehead Fish on the Loose in Central Park: Cue the Jaws Music

Cue the Jaws music. There's a deadly predator on the loose within the waters of Central Park in New York City. It's not a shark, though. Instead, it's the invasive northern snakehead fish.