Science

Your daily Earth selfie
The NASA and NOAA Deep Space Climate Observatory bring daily selfies of the Earth to a website near you.
Twitter's ills put spotlight on abuse, Internet style
A lengthy essay titled "Why Twitter's Dying" landed on Medium.com on Oct. 13. A week later, it's still one of the site's most popular posts.
Gyrocopter enthusiasts share their passion in Mankato
Supporters of gyros -- called gyroplanes, gyrocopters or rotaplanes -- say they cannot stall or spin out and are thus inherently safer than fixed-wing ultra-lights.
Sexual harassment case shines light on science's dark secret
Renowned astronomer Geoffrey Marcy resigned this week after accusations that he had sexually harassed students became public. Researchers are asking why so little is done to stop harassment in science.
Self-driving cars hit the streets, sort of
Last year, the electric carmaker Tesla started putting cameras and sensors into its Model S vehicles -- making it possible, one day, for the devices to become the driver's eyes, ears and even hands. And today is the day.
New Hubble images show Jupiter's great red spot is still shrinking
But, scientists say, the big storm, which has been swirling around the planet for hundreds of years, will likely put up a fight before it dissipates.