science

Everyone knows that sharks have an amazing sense of smell. Toss a chunk of salmon into the shark tank at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California, and you can see it in action. “They know right away when the scent hits the water,” said Erin Carter, an aquarist at the …

Here’s a forecast you might not expect. Two Colorado State University climatologists, who have independently been tracking and predicting the severity of hurricanes for nearly 30 years, are abandoning their long-range forecasting efforts. Simply put, the advance predictions just weren’t accurate. “We have suspended issuing quantitative forecasts at this extended-range …

Las Vegas – In the future, magazines will look entirely different every time you pick them up. In the future, your computer will be a giant glass table, guitars will never slip out of tune, and all those social networks will finally be relatively easy to use. In the future, …

Your sneakers will come alive with the soon to be released Nike+ Basketball and Nike+ Training — apps plus shoes. The technology once only available to elite athletes will soon be available to consumers. It includes sophisticated sensors inside the soles of sneakers, tracking all kinds of cool information. “Those …