China Moves to Become a World Space Superpower With Two Successful Launches

Comments (0) | Buzz Aldrin, China, Heavenly Palace, international space station, NASA, Science+Tech, Shenzhou-8, space program, Tiangong-1, United States

Makena Hudson
Staff Reporter

With the retirement of the U.S. Space Shuttle Program, China gains the edge in the competition for space dominance.

Endeavour Titles Transferred to the California Science Center

Comments (0) | Andrew Feustel, Anna Caballero, Antonio Villaraigosa, california science center, Endeavor, EndeavorLA, Gregory Johnson, James Butts, Jeffrey Rudolph, Mark Kelly, Michael Fincke, NASA, orbiter, Science, Science Center School

Makena Hudson
Staff Reporter

The EndeavourLA Launch at the California Science Center celebrated the spacecraft's imminent arrival and kicked off fundraising for its display.

California To Participate In Next Generation Science Standards

Comments (1) | California Board of Education, Dr. Theodore T. Alexander, Jane Fung, Jr. Science Center School, Next Generation Science Standards, Paula Denen, Phil Lafontaine, Science, STEM, Tom Torlakson

Makena Hudson
Staff Reporter

K-12th graders will enjoy more time learning in the lab. (Brit)

The NGSS will integrate engineering, experimentation and application to public school curriculums.

Miracle Berry Makes Sour Sweet, Researchers Say

Comments (0) | Keiko Abe, miracle berry, miraculin, Richardella dulcifica, Science, University of Tokyo, West Africa

Makena Hudson
Staff Reporter

The Richardella dulcifica berry of West Africa (Kwaku Chintoh)

University of Tokyo scientists discovered miraculin binds to sweet-sensing tastebuds, amplifying that taste in acidic foods.

Foldit Gamers Solve Piece Of AIDS Puzzle

Comments (0) | Fast Company, Foldit, gamers, los angeles times, M-PMV, Mason-Pfizer Monkey Virus, Science+Tech, University of Washington

Makena Hudson
Staff Reporter

Foldit screen shot (billmcclair)

Online gamers use games to unravel protein structures.

From Factory Farms To Test Tubes: The Future Of Meat

Comments (0) | Chalmers, European Science Federation, Hanna Tuomisto, In vitro meat, lab-grown meat, Nicholas Genovese, PETA, Science, Scientific American, Shmeat, Vladimir Mironov, Winston Churchill

Makena Hudson
Staff Reporter

Bernard Roelen of the University of Utrecht opens a stem cell incubator (Brendan Borrell, Scientific American)

Lab-grown meats may soon be showing up in grocery stores near you.

Movie Junkies Galore At The Globe Theater

Comments (1) | Back to the Future, Bob Gale, Delorean Time Machine, Film and TV, Los Angeles and Region, Profiles in History, Superman

Frances Vega, Ken Van der Meeren, Makena Hudson
Staff Reporters

Hollywood Auction (profilesinhistory.com)

VIDEO and SLIDESHOW: Hollywood items auctioned off for good causes.