Climate Hackers Want to Write Their Own Rules This week, 200 scientists will gather in an attempt to determine how research into the possibilities...

‘Junk’ DNA gets credit for making us who we are By studying differences in transcription factors (proteins that attach to stretches of non-coding...

A Supersonic Jump, From 23 Miles in the Air Ordinarily, Felix Baumgartner would not need a lot of practice in the science of falling. He has jumped off...

Chilean Quake Likely Shifted Earth’s Axis, NASA Scientist Says The earthquake that killed more than 700 people in Chile on Feb. 27 probably shifted the...

A man looking through the rubble of a destroyed car dealership in Santiago after a huge 8.8-magnitude earthquake rocked Chile. Google on Saturday quickly activated an...