Science – The Durango Herald

Scientists tune in to second cosmic clash

Find suggests black holes are colliding often

DATE: Jun 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: Science

Frogs do it too, and apparently in many different ways

NEW YORK – This just in from the Department of Amphibian Philandering. For years, scientists have thought frogs and toads used only six positions to mate. It turns out they may be...

DATE: Jun 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: Science

New elements to be named for city, state, country

NEW YORK – You’ll soon see four new names on the periodic table of the elements, including three that honor Moscow, Japan and Tennessee. The names are among four recommended Wedne...

DATE: Jun 11, 2016 | CATEGORY: Science

Falling into a scientific breakthrough

Planned spacecraft could help scientists detect gravitational waves

DATE: Jun 11, 2016 | CATEGORY: Science

Amateur discovers new horned dinosaur species

BILLINGS, Mont. – A novice fossil collector’s lucky find in a remote Montana badlands more than a decade ago represents a new kind of spectacularly-horned dinosaur, researchers announced. ...

DATE: May 28, 2016 | CATEGORY: Science

Research casts cloud on warming theory

Discovery suggests temperatures of Earth may rise more slowly

DATE: May 28, 2016 | CATEGORY: Science

Engineered foods: Safe but not satisfying

Board says genetically modified crops aren’t reducing hunger

DATE: May 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: Science

Count ’em: NASA finds hundreds of new exoplanets

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The Milky Way just got a lot more crowded – with planets. NASA recently announced 1,284 new planets orbiting stars outside our solar system, called exoplane...

DATE: May 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: Science

Climate change fueling wildfire threat

Drier weather will mean more major fires, experts warn

DATE: May 14, 2016 | CATEGORY: Science

Who needs a nose? Mussels can smell just fine

PORTLAND, Maine – Mussels don’t have noses, but two Maine scientists believe the dark shellfish rely on smells when choosing where to set up their homes. The scientists say they h...

DATE: May 14, 2016 | CATEGORY: Science

Mercury set to make rare solar transit

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Earthlings are in for a treat Monday as Mercury makes a relatively rare transit of the sun. The solar system’s smallest, innermost planet will resemble a bl...

DATE: May 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: Science

Study raises alarms about coral reefs

WASHINGTON – Seawater – increasingly acidic because of global warming – is eating away the limestone framework for the coral reef of the upper Florida Keys, according to a new study. It’s so...

DATE: May 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: Science