From: redOrbit on Tue, Jan 18 2011 6:15 PM

His students call him the ‘singing professor’. You have got to hear how this teacher is getting kids involved and interested in his class. credit: Ivanhoe

From: redOrbit on Sat, Jan 15 2011 5:44 PM

A powerful laser can transform metals and pull liquids ‘uphill’. This new technology could change the way blood is drawn. credit: Ivanhoe

From: redOrbit on Sat, Jan 15 2011 5:44 PM

Think you know your Stuff? Be the first to identify 10 mystery materials from a set of clues and win a prize! Grand Prize includes a MacBook Air, $100 iTunes gift card, video chat with David Pogue, NY Times Technology reporter and host of Making Stuff. credit: NOVA

From: redOrbit on Sat, Jan 15 2011 5:44 PM

Kristen Dahlgren reports fluoride in drinking water, credited with dramatically cutting cavities and tooth decay, may now be too much of a good thing.

From: redOrbit on Sat, Jan 15 2011 5:44 PM

Each year twenty million Americans undergo a surgery. Check out one of four state of the art operating rooms that will change the way all surgeons operate. credit: Ivanhoe

From: redOrbit on Sat, Jan 15 2011 5:44 PM

Brain scans show women have a much harder time resisting their favorite foods than men.

From: redOrbit on Sat, Jan 15 2011 5:44 PM

DRC’s latest published research study demonstrates that dolphins not only can imitate, they can also do so without using their eyesight! This flexibility in using multiple perceptual routes has never been shown in any animal other than humans. credit: DRCIT

From: redOrbit on Fri, Jan 14 2011 5:40 PM

Two weeks into the New Year, people are either succeeding or failing already at their 2011 resolutions.

From: redOrbit on Fri, Jan 14 2011 5:40 PM

Jennifer Johnson reports on those familiar nutrition labels found on everything from soda to cereal to mayonnaise will also be required on meats beginning January 1, 2012.

From: redOrbit on Fri, Jan 14 2011 5:40 PM

The second leading cause of all spinal cord injuries happens while teens and young adults are playing sports. But first responders may be putting these athletes at risk just by trying to help them. credit: Ivanhoe

From: redOrbit on Thu, Jan 13 2011 5:27 PM

A new study proves the best way to pour a glass of champagne in order to preserve its quality and fizz.

From: redOrbit on Wed, Jan 12 2011 5:25 PM

Google is looking for the brightest, best young scientists from around the world to submit interesting, creative projects that are relevant to the world today. credit: Google

From: redOrbit on Tue, Jan 11 2011 5:23 PM

There is a startling new study out that shows just how many people, especially children, are injured every year in sledding accidents.

From: redOrbit on Mon, Jan 10 2011 5:18 PM

A professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Washington’s Seattle campus, and his colleagues have reconstructed many of Rome's famous landmarks in just 21 hours. credit: NSF

From: redOrbit on Fri, Jan 07 2011 5:13 PM

Kangoos are a popular fitness tool that offers high intensity and low impact exercises.

From: redOrbit on Fri, Jan 07 2011 5:13 PM

Go ahead and have that late night snack - it’s not an automatic prescription for weight gain.

From: redOrbit on Fri, Jan 07 2011 5:13 PM

Extracting mitochondria from a human cell (larger object on bottom right) is a tricky process. NIST researchers recently developed techniques that can surgically remove these tiny cellular engines, potentially enabling new ways to explore the link between mitochondrial DNA and a host of diseases...

From: redOrbit on Thu, Jan 06 2011 5:13 PM

A new study finds implanting one-- instead of two-- embryos at a time boosts the chances of having a healthy baby.

From: redOrbit on Thu, Jan 06 2011 5:13 PM

New research adds to the growing body of evidence that sleep is crucial to healthy development in kids, but tv use may be robbing them of sleep.

From: redOrbit on Wed, Jan 05 2011 5:13 PM

Children who were breastfed for six months or longer have an academic advantage.