Science - The Durango Herald

Well, who’s the bird brain now?

Scientists say birds may be using quantum mechanics to navigate

DATE: Jun 25, 2016 | CATEGORY: Science

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

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Photos: Fort Lewis College women’s and men’s basketball take on Westminster UniversityBoth Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Both Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Photos: An afternoon in 2004 with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell as he works on Capitol HillDurango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Durango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Photos and video: ICE protests return to DurangoAbout a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday