From: redOrbit on Tue, Aug 17 2010 2:35 PM

An editorial strongly discourages pregnant women from planning home births.

From: redOrbit on Tue, Aug 17 2010 2:35 PM

Take away cracks, fill in holes and replace paint … damaged and priceless works of art are restored with light right before your eyes. credit: Ivanhoe

From: redOrbit on Tue, Aug 17 2010 2:35 PM

Researchers developing ways to kill off mosquitoes without harming humans.

From: redOrbit on Tue, Aug 17 2010 2:35 PM

Weird footwear offers the benefits of both shoes and running barefoot.

From: redOrbit on Mon, Aug 16 2010 2:28 PM

Smog may cause cell death in the heart.

From: redOrbit on Mon, Aug 16 2010 2:28 PM

This video contains clips from an expedition in which Glaciologists drilled through an ice cap of a 16,000-foot-high Indonesian mountain ridge to see if the ice field could vanish. credit: Ohio State University

From: redOrbit on Mon, Aug 16 2010 2:28 PM

A whorl of salps graces the depths of the undersea world. credit: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

From: redOrbit on Mon, Aug 16 2010 2:28 PM

Two new studies coming out this afternoon confirm you only need to do chest compressions to perform CPR effectively on most people.

From: redOrbit on Mon, Aug 16 2010 2:28 PM

Dogs are becoming more popular as a detection device for bed bugs.

From: redOrbit on Mon, Aug 16 2010 2:28 PM

Time-series animation based on Envisat Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar (ASAR) data from 31 July, 4 August, and 7 August 2010 showing the breaking of the Petermann glacier and the movement of the new iceberg towards Nares Strait. credit: ESA

From: redOrbit on Mon, Aug 09 2010 8:42 PM

Researchers genetically engineer glow-in-the-dark sperm in fruit flies, revealing much more about sexual selection. credit: NSF

From: redOrbit on Fri, Aug 06 2010 8:47 PM

In this time-lapse microscopic video taken of Neisseria bacteria cells raised on a layer of human cells inside a petri dish, the bacteria are seen making contact with each other and coalescing into micro-colonies. credit: University of Arizona

From: redOrbit on Fri, Aug 06 2010 8:42 PM

Ecstasy may make a comeback in treating soldiers with PTSD.

From: redOrbit on Fri, Aug 06 2010 8:42 PM

The city of New York is fighting back against the bed bugs. Word is that the Federal government is gearing up for a possible war, as well.

From: redOrbit on Fri, Aug 06 2010 8:42 PM

The city of New York is fighting back against the bed bugs. Word is that the Federal government is gearing up for a possible war, as well.

From: redOrbit on Fri, Aug 06 2010 8:42 PM

Robert Bazell (NBC Nightly News) reports on changes that are being made to CPR rules.

From: redOrbit on Fri, Aug 06 2010 8:42 PM

CAS’s Thomas Kunz and his team discuss white nose syndrome and the implications for the little brown bat population, which he says could become extinct in the Northeast within 20 years. credit: BU Today

From: redOrbit on Fri, Aug 06 2010 8:42 PM

Researchers have identified a genetic risk for ovarian cancer, once of the toughest forms of the disease to catch early.

From: redOrbit on Thu, Aug 05 2010 8:40 PM

Animation of Pakasuchus kapilimai skull and dentition. credit: NSF

From: redOrbit on Thu, Aug 05 2010 8:40 PM

The newly discovered Pakasuchus kapilimai, was an ancient mammal-like crocodile with grinding molars to skinny legs. See what makes Pakasuchus kapilimai so special in this video feature. credit: NSF