Cosmic discovery week ahead for science, perhaps

Nobel contender sees multiple cosmic mysteries

GENEVA (Reuters) - Francois Englert, the Belgian physicist widely tipped to share a Nobel prize this year with Britain's Peter Higgs, said on Tuesday many cosmic mysteries remain despite the discovery of the boson that gave shape to the universe.

reuters.com (14 days ago)

The Week: Ancient Plants, a Cosmic Fund-Raiser, Atoms in Motion and More

Recent developments in health and science news. This week: reviving plants from the Little Ice Age, a crowdfunded space telescope and photographs of molecular change.    

nytimes.com (15 days ago)

Discovery Science Center wins national honor

SANTA ANA – The Discovery Science Center has been recognized as one of the nation's foremost institutions of learning with the announcement on Tuesday that it has received the National Medal for Museum and Library Service. The award, which went to...

ocregister.com (1 month and 25 days ago)

This $2B Cosmic Ray Detector Is Unravelling the Secrets of the Universe

Finding the Higgs Boson particle is a revolutionary scientific discovery, sure, but CERN isn't the only scientific body rewriting our understanding of elementary physics. An international team of researchers have just announced that the massive cosmic ray detector protruding from the ISS may have at long last detected dark matter. More »

gizmodo.com (2 months and 17 days ago)

Higgs Boson Discovery = Cosmic Doomsday?

discovery.com (3 months and 29 days ago)

Artificial Retina From A Photovoltaic Polymer

From one discovery to another, science continues to build on its own discoveries. From Charles Darwin's Orchid studies, where data he collected about orchids and their insect pollinators which shored up his theory of natural selection to Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin, known for her X-ray diffraction techniques and revealing the structure of penicillin, one science discovery...

forbes.com (2 months and 4 days ago)

The Museum of Discovery and Science celebrates 'Solar Spring Bake' March 27-31

Can you make a doorbell ring, a light bulb light, slot cars race, or cook S’mores harnessing the Sun’s energy? Find out during Volts and Jolts at the Museum of Discovery and Science starting...

examiner.com (2 months and 25 days ago)

A.C. Gilbert's set to sizzle with science

Get ready to experiment. Sizzlin' Science, A.C. Gilbert's Discovery Village's science two-day science festival, is set for Feb. 18 and 23 at the museum in downtown Salem.

statesmanjournal.com (4 months and 4 days ago)

Mystery Of Cosmic Ray Origin Solved: Fast-Moving Protons Forged In Supernovae

All of us are caught up in the ancient shock waves of exploding stars. New research confirms that the cosmic rays that bombard Earth are remnants of supernovae. Scientists have long suspected that the cosmic rays hitting our planet come from the violent deaths of ancient stars, but had yet to find evidence to fully confirm it. Now, in a paper appearing in the journal Science...

ibtimes.com (4 months and 2 days ago)

Discovery Science Center honored at White House

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Standing with first lady Michelle Obama in the historic East Room of the White House to accept the nation's highest honor for museums and libraries on behalf of the Discovery Science Center in Santa Ana was simply "the highlight...

ocregister.com (1 month and 9 days ago)