Melissa Cronin
Samurai Sword-Wielding Man 'Tried to Stab Himself' at Manhattan Apple Store
No injuries have been reported, and the MacBooks are okay after a scare at the Manhattan Apple store on Friday afternoon.
Scientists Say We Could Build a Space Elevator Using Microscopic Diamond Chains
Diamond nanothreads are an “ideal material” for the cable needed to ferry cargo between Earth and the Moon or Mars.
Bumblebees Are Teaching Smart Cars How To Drive
New research is using the flight of the bumblebee to figure out how to program smart cars.
Ethical Questions Arise After Scientists Brew Super Powerful 'SARS 2.0' Virus
Creating powerful new viruses has benefits and dangers.
Why Autistic People Avoid Eye Contact, as Explained By an Autistic YouTuber
A Dutch girl explains what's going on in an autistic person's head when you try to lock eyes.
CRISPR Technique Could ‘Turn Off’ Muscular Dystrophy Gene, Study Says
The corrected DNA could be inherited by subsequent generations of cells.
The World’s Largest Clinical Study Is Examining the World’s Oldest Wonderdrug
Can Aspirin fight cancer?
Climate Change Is Already Costing Us Billions of Dollars Every Year
Climate change has already begun to cost us, and it’s only going to get worse.
Joining Big Coal, 24 States Have Teamed UP to Fight Obama's Climate Change Plan
Twenty-four states are turning on President Barack Obama’s ambitious plan to curtail carbon pollution from power plants.
ExxonMobil Targets Journalists and Activists After Climate Change Investigation
It's not the first time Exxon has aggressively reacted to criticism.
Air Pollution Could Actually Save Arctic Sea Ice. But Should We Use It?
Some types of pollution, it turns out, could actually save some of the sea ice that other types of pollution are melting.
The Strongest Hurricane Ever Recorded Hit Mexico Last Night
The category 5 storm was downgraded to a tropical storm after hitting land.