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Think about this for a zeptosecond

December 22, 2016, 6:02am Life

If you’ve ever heard the word “zeptosecond,” chances are you’re either: Read story

Scientists want to offer atmosphere an antacid

December 22, 2016, 5:41am Life

As long-term global average temperatures steadily rise, and international efforts to address them steadily fall short, some scientists and engineers are working on increasingly desperate solutions to the symptoms of global climate change. Read story

PNNL microbiologist George Bonheyo displays ordinary sawdust, left, on Dec. 14 and how it appears after being chemically modified to be exceptionally oil-attracting and buoyant, ideal for cleaning up oil spills in the Arctic.

Richland lab finds sawdust may help in Arctic oil spills

PNNL microbiologist George Bonheyo displays ordinary sawdust, left, on Dec. 14 and how it appears after being chemically modified to be exceptionally oil-attracting and buoyant, ideal for cleaning up oil spills in the Arctic.

December 22, 2016, 5:41am Northwest

Federal researchers looking for ways to contain petroleum spills in frigid Arctic waters are investigating whether a powder form of humble sawdust can provide a solution. Read story

Ann Walden checks her phone as 15-month-old daughter Delphine plays while waiting in line after their flight was delayed Sept. 26, 2014, at O&#039;Hare International Airport in Chicago. There are several ways to distract and soothe little ones when traveling by air.

Tech Test: Apps keep squirmy little ones distracted during air travel

Ann Walden checks her phone as 15-month-old daughter Delphine plays while waiting in line after their flight was delayed Sept. 26, 2014, at O&#039;Hare International Airport in Chicago. There are several ways to distract and soothe little ones when traveling by air.

December 18, 2016, 6:05am Business

There are few things worse than getting on a plane and discovering a wailing child and a haggard parent sitting next to you. Few things, that is, except being that haggard parent of the wailing child. Read story

Mourners arrive to view the casket of John Glenn on Friday in Columbus, Ohio. Glenn&#039;s home state and the nation began saying goodbye to the famed astronaut who died last week at the age of 95.

John Glenn lies in state at Ohio capitol for public goodbye

Mourners arrive to view the casket of John Glenn on Friday in Columbus, Ohio. Glenn&#039;s home state and the nation began saying goodbye to the famed astronaut who died last week at the age of 95.

December 16, 2016, 10:16am Nation & World

John Glenn’s home state and the nation are saying goodbye to the famed astronaut as he lies in state at Ohio’s capitol building. Read story

Japan&#039;s H-IIB rocket with a capsule called Kounotori, or stork, goes up shortly after liftoff Friday at the Tanegashima Space Center in Tanegashima, southern Japan. The Japanese capsule contains nearly 5 tons of food, water and other supplies, including new lithium-ion batteries for the International Space Station&#039;s solar power system.

Japan launches much-needed supplies to space station

Japan&#039;s H-IIB rocket with a capsule called Kounotori, or stork, goes up shortly after liftoff Friday at the Tanegashima Space Center in Tanegashima, southern Japan. The Japanese capsule contains nearly 5 tons of food, water and other supplies, including new lithium-ion batteries for the International Space Station&#039;s solar power system.

December 9, 2016, 11:38am Nation & World

A Japanese capsule blasted off with much-needed supplies for the International Space Station on Friday, a week after a Russian shipment was destroyed shortly after liftoff. Read story

Karen Bauman, cryobiology lab manager, fills the tanks containing frozen semen and egg samples of various zoo animals with liquid nitrogen Nov. 15 at the St. Louis Zoo. The tanks are kept at -320 degrees Fahrenheit. (Photos by J.B. Forbes/St.

‘Frozen zoo’ research helps preserve, save animal lives

Karen Bauman, cryobiology lab manager, fills the tanks containing frozen semen and egg samples of various zoo animals with liquid nitrogen Nov. 15 at the St. Louis Zoo. The tanks are kept at -320 degrees Fahrenheit. (Photos by J.B. Forbes/St.

December 9, 2016, 6:05am Life

There’s another zoo in St. Louis, and it sits in the shadow of Highway 40, behind wooden gates and lab doors, inside 13 freezers and 10 tanks filled with liquid nitrogen. Read story

Burning less coal means safer tuna

December 8, 2016, 6:05am Life

Nicholas S. Fisher got a research opportunity he couldn’t pass up. Read story

Staghorn corals killed by coral bleaching are seen on Bourke Reef, on the Northern Great Barrier Reef in November.

Scientists map coral bleaching

Staghorn corals killed by coral bleaching are seen on Bourke Reef, on the Northern Great Barrier Reef in November.

December 8, 2016, 6:04am Life

Australian researchers who have been surveying the damage at the Great Barrier Reef from an unprecedented coral bleaching event earlier this year released a new map Monday, showing a large zone of intense coral death as well as several regions that, hearteningly, escaped largely unscathed. Read story

A Walabot, a handheld 3-D imaging system by Vayyar, senses two mice Nov. 17 during a demonstration at Pepcom, in New York. Walabot&#039;s sensor technology can look through walls to detect structural foundations, track a person&#039;s location and vital signs as they move through a Smart Home, measure the speed of a fast-moving ball, and help drones and cars avoid collisions.

Geeky gifts they probably don’t already have

A Walabot, a handheld 3-D imaging system by Vayyar, senses two mice Nov. 17 during a demonstration at Pepcom, in New York. Walabot&#039;s sensor technology can look through walls to detect structural foundations, track a person&#039;s location and vital signs as they move through a Smart Home, measure the speed of a fast-moving ball, and help drones and cars avoid collisions.

December 4, 2016, 5:56am Business

The latest tech can make for an easy holiday gift, but when it comes to the ultra-tech-savvy people in your life, finding a cool technology they don’t already own can be tough. Read story