New giant telescope will be most powerful on the planet, probe origin of universe
A new telescope is being readied to probe the mysteries of the cosmos. Once completed, the Giant Magellan Telescope will be the most powerful on the planet. …
UCR, Simthsonian researchers discover new coral species in Pacific
Email this page By the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute news staff. February 4th, 2014 - A new coral species, Psammogorgia hookeri, has been collected by scuba divers from rocky ledges at depths to…
Sloth and moth are loth to part — and here’s why
Email this page January 22, 2014 (AFP) – Imagine a creature so slothful that it snacks off its own fur and budges only once a week for a bowel…
Panama to use transgenic mosquitoes to fight dengue
Email this page PANAMA CITY, January 15, 2014 (AFP) – Panama will try to control a dengue outbreak that has claimed six lives this year by releasing transgenic mosquitoes to…
Scientists develop cancer-killing protein
Email this page January 10th, 2014 (VOA) Some 90 percent of people who die from cancer do so, say experts, because the disease has metastasized, or spread. Researchers say they…
Activist-author Vandana Shiva to visit Costa Rica with anti-GMO message
Email this page January 2nd, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Indian physicist, environmental activist and anti-globalization author Vandana Shiva will be in Costa Rica this month to speak against genetically modified crops. …
Geminid meteor shower begins peak tonight, will be visible in Costa Rica
Email this page December 13th, 2013 (VOA) Star gazers are in for a treat for the next few nights as the Geminid meteor shower gets underway. The shower, which NASA calls the most…
Scientists discover second, secret DNA code
Email this page WASHINGTON, December 13, 2013 (AFP) – Scientists have long believed that DNA tells the cells how to make proteins. But the discovery of a new, second DNA…
