Science

Minnesota researchers quietly prep for next bird flu fight
The avian influenza strain that devastated some Minnesota poultry farms last spring behaved like no other and fooled the industry into making some mistakes.
NASA probe prepares for final pass around Ceres
Studying Ceres, the largest object in the belt between Mars and Jupiter, should help researchers gain a better understanding of how our solar system formed.
Earth selfie: A southern hemisphere summer
This week, clear skies over Australia await Antarctic storms reaching northward.
Reinvention and flying cars: Your weekly reading list
This week, follow the reincarnating NASA aircraft, meet the algae-infused salamanders and travel in style with some flying cars.
A tiny pill monitors vital signs from deep inside the body
It's the latest in a small but growing group of devices that soldiers, athletes, astronauts and colonoscopy patients have gulped to collect information from odd recesses of the body.
Asteroid monitors, fusion reactors and dunes: Your weekly reading list
This week, meet the sky-watchers scanning space for near-Earth objects; meet marine biologist Sylvia Earle; and learn about the Wendelstein 7-X, a newly finished fusion reactor.
Earth selfie: A clear view from Morocco to Iran
This week's Earth selfie centers on Africa, while southern Europe peeks out from under heavy cloud cover.