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11,542 articles from Discovery

• THURSDAY 10. FEBRUARY, 2011
• 21:25 Lucy, Early Human Ancestor, Walked Upright

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  A foot bone belonging to the famous hominid's kin reveals when human ancestors had both feet firmly on the ground.  

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• 19:50 The Great Star Naming Swindle

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  So you want to name a star after dear old Aunt Bessy? Just beware that all you'll get is a cheap certificate.  

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• 19:10 Fleas Leap From Feet, Not Knees

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  Fleas are the one of animal kingdom's best jumpers, and now we know how they do it.  

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• 18:31 Squid Sex Chemical Sheds Light on Aggression

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  A female squid pheromone turns mild males into fighters with the touch of a tentacle.  

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• 18:04 Moon Tree Locations A Mystery

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  After circling the moon as seeds, so-called "moon trees" are now in our midst, but their locations are a mystery.  

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• 17:58 Girl Gamers Can Be Better Behaved

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  Attention parents: Looking to spend some quality time with your daughter? Try video games.  

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• 16:40 Humans: Out of Israel?

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  Eight teeth found in an Israeli cave raise the possibility that modern humans originated in Israel and not Africa.  

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• 14:47 'Thinking Cap' Designed to Promote Creativity

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  The device works by passing low levels of electricity through the brain to try and help wearers think more clearly.  

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• 14:40 Taxpayers Claim Electric Car Credits for Gas Guzzlers

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  In 2010, 13,000 U.S. taxpayers wrongly claimed a $7,500 tax credit for electric vehicles, when in fact they owned Hummers and other SUVs.  

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• 14:06 Fewer Cubs for Polar Bear Mothers

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  Disappearing sea ice could mean fewer and fewer polar bear cubs.  

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• 13:00 How Love Lasts

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  On a neurochemical level, people in long-term relationships are just like those who are falling in love.  

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• 12:13 Europa Helps Solve Mystery of Jupiter's Missing Belt

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  Last year, Jupiter lost one of its trademark stripes. But with a little help from a little moon, an infrared telescope has found where the stripe is hiding.  

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• 01:02 Ready to See the Universe in a New Light?

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  Let's face it. We astronomers like our telescopes BIG. And it doesn't get much bigger than a radio telescope spanning the whole of Europe!  

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• WEDNESDAY 9. FEBRUARY, 2011
• 23:17 There's a Hole in the Sun!

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  And it's leaking plasma into space.  

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• 23:15 Diet Soda Linked To Increased Risk Of Stroke?

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  Diet soda may have fewer calories, but there may be more risks, too.  

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• 21:48 Roman Statues Trace Back to Troubled Dynasty

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  These ancient artifacts represent an imperial family that almost brought down the Roman empire.  

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• 19:45 Seafloor Ties La Niña to Antarctic Melt

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  A new long-term temperature record of the Western Antarctic Peninsula shows a strong link to the El Niño-La Niña cycle.  

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• 17:35 Bordeaux Wines Face Climate Threat

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  Higher temperatures means that grapes in Bordeaux may ripen earlier and become vulnerable to malnutrition.  

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• 17:13 Chicago's High-Tech Cameras Spark Privacy Fears

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  Some want controls to be put in place to rein in surveillance capabilities available to law enforcement officials.  

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• 16:54 Free Internet For All

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  A charity group wants to buy a telecommunications satellite reposition it over countries that currently lack Internet access.  

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• 15:54 Tree Rings Reveal Drought's Role in Mexican History

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  A 1,238-year-long tree-ring chronology suggests drought may have had a hand in Mexico's history.  

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• 15:42 Air-Powered Cars Could Challenge EV's in Cities

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  These new hybrid engines are green, cheap and easy to make.  

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• 15:08 Russian Antarctic Drilling Plan Raises Concerns

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  The scientists used kerosene to keep a drilled hole open in the remote Antarctic Lake Vostok.  

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• 14:50 China Quakes Give U.S. Temblors Pause

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  Intercontinental earthquakes, such as the ones that rattled New Madrid, may not strike the same place twice.  

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• 14:24 Australia Corals Predict More Rains

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  Corals record flooding events in their skeletons and this last century has had the most since since 1685.  

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