Man's best friend: The dogs who sniff out explosives in Kabul

Naya, a three-year-old Belgian Malinois, focuses intently as she leaps over hurdles and zooms through tunnels…

Long live the long-limbed African chicken

Pick your chicken wisely. The choice could make or break your marriage. Click here…

New Hubble constant measurement adds to mystery of universe's expansion rate

Astronomers have made a new measurement of how fast the universe is expanding, using an entirely…

Why hunting for fast radio bursts is an 'exploding field' in astronomy

Little more than a decade ago, two astronomers discovered mysterious bursts of radio waves that seem…

Breakthrough material could lead to cheaper, more widespread solar panels and electronics

Imagine printing electronic devices using a simple inkjet printer—or even painting a solar panel onto the…

Australian ants prepared for 'Insect Armageddon'

Researchers studied ants in the Simpson Desert for 22 years and found that local changes in…

At 82, NASA pioneer Sue Finley still reaching for the stars

Sue Finley began work at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory as the US prepared to launch its…

Earthquake damage: Americans unaware of risk, focus on response instead of prevention

On July 4 and 5, two major earthquakes, followed by several thousand smaller ones, struck Southern…

Ion wind technology breakthrough takes flight

A new spin on propulsion is taking flight in a SUNY Oswego lab, leading to electrical…

War's physical toll can last for generations, as it has for the children of the Vietnam War

History often focuses on the immediate death toll of war. But hostilities can have longer-term consequences…