Science and technology

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Early cosmic crash sets off hot debate

Researchers believe space rock caused global warming 56 million years ago

October 15, 2016

Science

Walrus begin arriving near Alaska village in annual event

Walruses gather to rest on the shores of the Chukchi Sea near the coastal village of Point Lay, Alaska, in…

October 8, 2016

Science

Study: Cows, landfills possible culprits in methane spike

and gas may play a much more minor role than once thought

October 8, 2016

Local News

Fort Lewis College joins prestigious group in grant

$1 million-plus will help students prosper in sciences

September 29, 2016

Science

Earth’s moon may be causing quakes after all

But occasionally, that pull gets to be a bit too much. According to a study published in Nature Geoscience, the…

September 24, 2016

Science

Planetary painting

may be giving Charon its reddish polar caps

September 24, 2016

Nation & World

Feds preview rules for self-driving cars

The federal government should be in charge of regulating self-driving cars rather than states since the vehicles are essentially controlled…

September 19, 2016

Science

Bigger sea species more threatened

Extinctions are hitting larger animals harder, study finds

September 17, 2016

Science

Warmer climate isn’t so hot for plants

Years-long test shows hotter planet won’t mean greener pastures

September 10, 2016

Science

Scientists excited by Earth-like neighbor

Possible habitable planet found in a galaxy not so far away

August 27, 2016

Science

Here’s one really long fish tale

Greenland shark may have lived as long as 400 years

August 13, 2016

Science

Is Jupiter’s red spot turning up the heat?

Scientists try to explain why planet’s upper atmosphere is hotter than expected

July 27, 2016

Science

Astronaut to test DNA decoder

could be used to search for alien life

July 23, 2016

Science

Get ready to wait this New Year’s

Timekeepers will tack on an extra second on Dec. 31

July 23, 2016

Science

China turns a giant eye to the skies

World’s biggest radio telescope will be looking for aliens

July 9, 2016

Local News

Montezuma County native helped discover gravitational waves

had a part in discovery of gravitational waves

July 5, 2016

Science

Well, who’s the bird brain now?

Scientists say birds may be using quantum mechanics to navigate

June 25, 2016

Science

Scientists tune in to second cosmic clash

suggests black holes are colliding often

June 18, 2016

Science

Frogs do it too, and apparently in many different ways

University of Delhi researcher S.D. Biju believes this Bombay night frog is mating with a female in a way that…

June 18, 2016

Science

New elements to be named for city, state, country

An entry on the periodic table of the elements filled in and autographed by physics professors Joe Hamilton and A.…

June 11, 2016

Science

Falling into a scientific breakthrough

Planned spacecraft could help scientists detect gravitational waves

June 11, 2016

Science

Research casts cloud on warming theory

Discovery suggests temperatures of Earth may rise more slowly

May 28, 2016

Science

Amateur discovers new horned dinosaur species

An artist’s rendering shows a what the horned dinosaur Spiclypeus shipporum nicknamed Judith may have looked like.Mike Skrepnick/Canadian Museum of…

May 28, 2016

Science

Engineered foods: Safe but not satisfying

says genetically modified crops aren’t reducing hunger

May 21, 2016