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Astronomy October 21, 2015

Here's what the Big Bang sounded like

In the beginning, there was a righteous bass. So says physicist John Cramer, who has not only found evidence of the sound created during the Big Bang.

Physics October 21, 2015

Physicist Stephen Hawking visits LA stem cell lab

Stephen Hawking toured a stem cell laboratory Tuesday where scientists are studying ways to slow the progression of Lou Gehrig's disease, a neurological disorder that has left the British cosmologist almost completely paralyzed.

NASA October 21, 2015

Dark matter, hidden substance that makes up the universe, possibly found by $2b space physics experiment

NASA will unveil the first discoveries from a powerful $2 billion particle physics experiment on the International Space Station in what could be a major vindication for the science tool, which almost never made it into space.

Video Games October 21, 2015

Heads up, space fans! Angry Birds roosting at NASA spaceport

Angry Birds have a new space coop.

Physics October 21, 2015

Star Trek 'tractor beam' created by scientists

A team of scientists has created a real-life miniature "tractor beam" - as featured in the Star Trek series - in a development which may lead to more efficient medical testing.

Physics October 21, 2015

Atom smasher plans for future discoveries

The world's largest and most powerful atom smasher goes into a 2-year hibernation in March, as engineers carry out a revamp to help it reach maximum energy levels that could lead to more stunning discoveries following the detection of the so-called "God particle."

Biology October 21, 2015

A report about reports about reports? Yep, at this year鈥檚 Ig Nobel awards

A U.S. government agency has earned a literature prize for issuing a report about reports about reports -- and concluding that a new report ought to be prepared to sum it all up.

Biology October 21, 2015

'The Next MacGyver' competition aims to encourage more women to pursue STEM

Back when she was growing up, Veronica Eliasson used to be rooted in front of her family鈥檚 television watching 鈥淢acGyver鈥� with her younger brother. The long-running action-adventure series followed the exploits of an American secret agent who came up with inventive solutions to difficult problems by engineering tools out of everyday things.聽 Think objects like duct tape, for instance. The show had worldwide appeal, and for the young Eliasson, whose father always told her she should become an engineer, it opened her eyes to the fact that science could be fun 鈥� and exciting.

New Mexico October 21, 2015

New Mexico police catch a 'ghost' on camera

Next time you see a ghost, 鈥榳ho you gonna call?鈥� For those who live in Espanola, New Mexico, it won鈥檛 be Bill Murray and his fellow Ghostbusters, but instead the local police department.

Physics October 21, 2015

'Theory of Everything' poster unveiled for Stephen Hawking biopic

A new poster for a Stephen Hawking biopic set for release later this year celebrates the love and scientific theories of one of the most well known cosmologists ever.

Science Education October 21, 2015

New poll says Big Bang theory a big question for many Americans

While scientists believe the universe began with a Big Bang, most Americans put a big question mark on the concept, an Associated Press-GfK poll found.