Discovery News

Applause Response Has Little to Do With Performance

Jennifer Viegas — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:00:28 -0400

Applause takes on a life of its own during a concert or other event, a new study finds. Continue reading →

Horses Sweat Detergent and More Smelly Secrets

Jennifer Viegas — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:00:00 -0400

Hippo sweat is red, horse sweat works like detergent, plus more details on sweat that you probably never knew.

NASA Stepping Up Hunt for Scary Asteroids

Irene Klotz — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:35:45 -0400

NASA on Tuesday unveiled a multipurpose initiative to find, track and potentially relocate asteroids that may be on a collision course with Earth. Continue reading →

'Lost' City Found Beneath Cambodian Jungle

Jeanna Bryner, LiveScience Managing Editor — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:15:00 -0400

Airborne laser scanning reveals a 'lost' 12-century city.

28-Year-Old Runs Record-Breaking 100 Marathons

Sheila M. Eldred — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:16:15 -0400

Runner competed in 15-20 marathons a year to reach her goal. Continue reading →

Cool Flames: Playing With Balls of Space Fire

Ian O'Neill — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:13:04 -0400

Fire is a very different and mysterious creature when it burns in a microgravity environment, as an awesome experiment on the International Space Station is proving. Continue reading →

Seattle Woman Decides She Needs Food After All

Benjamin Radford — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:07:34 -0400

A Seattle woman who believes humans don't need to eat (and tried to prove it) has changed her mind. Continue reading →

Quirky Four-Quark Quantum Monster Discovered

Ian O'Neill — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:45:43 -0400

While looking for a strange state of matter in two particle accelerators, it has been announced that another, totally unexpected, particle has been discovered. Continue reading →

6 Things You Shouldn't Lick

Paul Heltzel — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:30:00 -0400

Here are half a dozen things you shouldn't put your tongue on -- and a couple you really should.

FEDs Are Digging for Hoffa Again

Tracy Staedter — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:52:35 -0400

Based on a lead from a credible source, the FBI are in Michigan looking for the remains of Jimmy Hoffa. Continue reading →

DNews: Do Fitness Trackers Work?

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:05:45 -0400

Fitness Trackers are the hottest new gadgets -- keeping tabs on every movement you make in the hopes of helping you get fit. But do they really help you achieve

Solar-Powered Charging Stations Coming To NYC

Nic Halverson — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:25:38 -0400

Inspired by mass power outages in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, Street Charge stations will keep Big Apple batteries charged up. Continue reading →

Ocean 'Snapshot' Taken With Sound Waves

Charles Choi, LiveScience — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:30:00 -0400

The uppermost reaches of the ocean could be rapidly scanned in groundbreaking high detail using acoustic techniques.

Ugly Animals That Need Saving Too: Photos

Jennifer Viegas — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:20:00 -0400

A new group known as the Ugly Animal Preservation Society is using aesthetically challenged species to promote conservation efforts.

Future Navigation Could Be By Touch

Jesse Emspak — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:30:16 -0400

Getting around by "feel" may one day be more than a figure of speech. Continue reading →

DNews: How Organ Recipients Are Chosen

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:55:48 -0400

Few issues in the medical community are more heart wrenching than organ donation. With a limited number of donor organs available, some patients will live while

Pet Poisons Lurk in Gardens

Tim Wall — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:00:00 -0400

Many garden favorites and houseplants can poison pets.

Pew! Pew! Curiosity Laser-Blasts Mars Rock

Ian O'Neill — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:08:40 -0400

Continuing its campaign of Mars domination, Curiosity is blasting holes into Mars rocks with its laser -- for SCIENCE! Continue reading →

App Lets You Map Rooms Like a Bat

Nic Halverson — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:30:00 -0400

Snapping your fingers could let this new tech draw a sonic landscape.

Psychic Ordered to Pay $7 Million for False Claims

Benjamin Radford — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:11:44 -0400

A psychic who falsely reported a mass murder on a Texas ranch in 2011 has been ordered to pay $7 million in damages. Continue reading →