Science news articles about 'scientists'

More than 500 seismic events have rocked Reno, Nevada, in the past week alone, sending scientists scrambling to understand whether the quakes portend a Big One.

Some top international food scientists Tuesday recommended halting the use of food-based biofuels, such as ethanol, saying it would cut corn prices by 20 percent during a world food crisis.

New Zealand's biggest glacier is melting at its fastest pace in recent history, a scientist said Thursday. The Tasman Glacier on South Island was 18 miles long in 1990, with virtually no lake at its ...

It looks like chickens deserve more respect. Scientists are fleshing out the proof that today's broiler-fryer is descended from the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex. And, not a surprise, they confirmed a ...

A survey of scientists at the Environmental Protection Agency shows that hundreds of scientists are complaining about political interference and pressure from superiors who want to skew their findings ...

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A colossal squid caught from deep Antarctic waters was defrosted on Wednesday by New Zealand scientists keen to discover more about the little-known giant predator.

Chinese scientists have submitted a letter to the country's education authorities, calling for an increase in primary school science education.

Volunteer citizen scientists are an important resource — particularly for developing countries, argue Nigel Winser and Raghu Saxena.

Scientists have produced a draft genome sequence of a genetically modified papaya that could benefit future cultivation of the fruit.

British and Canadian scientists expect to begin trials next month (May) to find out whether microbes can unlock the vast amount of energy trapped in the world's unrecoverable heavy oil deposits.

In commemoration of Earth Day on Tuesday, April 22, we asked JPL Earth scientists to reflect on the event and what it means to them.

If you're a student who's ever wondered what it's like to be a NASA scientist, look no further.

Lee-Lueng Fu, a senior research scientist at JPL, and a former JPL scientist have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering -- among the highest professional distinctions accorded an ...

Scientists on the Cassini mission have become out-of-this world "plumbers" as they try to piece together what's happening inside the "pipes" feeding the plumes of Saturn's moon Enceladus.

Scientists at JPL have obtained the first images of asteroid 2007 TU24 using high-resolution radar data.