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Leaving the driving to a computer has big benefits

In some ways, computers make ideal drivers. They do such a good job, in fact, that a new study says self-driving cars and trucks hold the potential to transform driving

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High-altitude balloon to take tourists into space

The latest space tourism venture depends more on hot air than rocket science. A company announced plans to send people up in a capsule, lifted 19 miles by a high-altitude balloon.

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The mist and mystique of dry ice

For nearly two centuries, dry ice has occupied a special place in the human imagination. In its solid, frozen form, carbon dioxide can be mesmerizing.

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NASA: Asteroid coming close in 2032 no concern

NASA says a big asteroid that whizzed by Earth last month unnoticed is probably nothing to worry about when it returns much closer in 19 years.

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Why scientists are fighting bacteria with viruses

Naturally occurring viruses called bacteriophages attack specific types of bacteria. Researchers are using the advantage of phages' bacteria-destroying powers to treat infections.

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1.8M-year-old skull gives glimpse of our evolution

The discovery of a 1.8-million-year-old skull of a human ancestor buried under a medieval Georgian village provides a vivid picture of early evolution and indicates our family tree may have fewer branches than some believe, scientists say.

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Study: Good night's sleep cleans out gunk in brain

When we sleep, our brains get rid of gunk that builds up while we're awake, suggests a study that may provide new clues to treat Alzheimer's disease and other disorders.

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Report: NSA gathering millions of contact lists from personal emails

Report: NSA gathering millions of contact lists from personal emails

The Washington Post said late Monday it learned about the effort from secret documents provided by NSA leaker Edward Snowden and confirmed by senior intelligence officials.

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Fossilized prehistoric mosquito's last meal still intact

While the scenario sounds eerily similar to the Michael Crichton book and movie "Jurassic Park," no new T. rexes will result. Unfortunately for would-be dinosaur cloners, the mosquito flew long after dinosaurs went extinct, and its meal was probably blood from a dino descendant, a bird.

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Growing coders: Rochester programming classes bet on the future

Growing coders: Rochester programming classes bet on the future

Science, technology, engineering and math disciplines will generate tens of thousands of jobs in Minnesota in the next decade. Many of those careers require knowledge of the code language that runs computers. Rochester officials and business leaders are teaching kids to code in hopes of bringing those jobs to the area.
by Elizabeth Baier

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