Science

July 25, 2014 9:00 AM

BBC: Why are we fascinated by the moon?

Mike Williams explores the moon in culture, how it affects life on Earth and he asks Alan Bean - one of the handful of people who have walked on it - what the moon is really like.

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July 25, 2014 8:06 AM

New neutrino detector unveiled

Scientists are celebrating the completion of one of the largest plastic structures ever built.

by Cathy Wurzer

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July 24, 2014 1:36 PM

U flips switch on giant project to find tiny particles

The NOvA detector is a huge array of plastic cells filled with mineral oil, built near Ash River on the Canadian border.

by Tim Nelson

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July 22, 2014 8:55 AM

Massive mayfly hatch shows up on radar, causes car crash

Mike Delong, Winona State University biology professor, joins The Daily Circuit to explain why these hatches happen, what they mean and the problems they can cause.

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July 21, 2014 6:24 PM

Will 1 million net neutrality comments matter?

The Federal Communications Commission received more than 1 million public comments on the issue of net neutrality during a five-month commenting period that ended Friday. Only Janet Jackson's Super Bowl wardrobe malfunction got more.

by Elise Hu

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July 21, 2014 3:00 PM

How we could discover intelligent life beyond Earth

Top scientists believe we have the technology and resources to find extraterrestrial life in the next few decades.

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July 21, 2014 6:13 AM

Sixth-Grader Lauren Arrington's science fair finding shocks ecologists

Lauren Arrington's project showed that the lionfish can survive in nearly fresh water. The results blew away professional ecologists. The invasive species has no predators on the Florida Coast, so if they were to migrate upstream in rivers, they could pose a threat to the ecosystem.

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July 20, 2014 4:55 AM

Activist deploys drones to expose factory farm operations

An independent journalist says he's found a way around the so-called "ag-gag" laws by flying drones over large livestock operations to document animal welfare problems and pollution.

by Peggy Lowe