News

An artist's conception of how Saturn's immense Phoebe ring might appear to eyes sensitive to infrared wavelengths.

Science

Saturn's Dark And Mysterious Outer Ring Is Even Bigger Than Expected

8:19pm June 10, 2015

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Scientists say the Phoebe ring is "more than 200 times as big across as Saturn itself." They used a special infrared space telescope to get the best look yet at the massive ring of black dust.

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National

'His Emotions Got The Best Of Him' At Pool, Officer's Attorney Says

7:44pm June 10, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The lawyer representing resigned Cpl. Eric Casebolt says that last Friday, "His first call was a suicide at an apartment complex." That incident added to "an emotional toll," his attorney says.

Juan Felipe Herrera won the National Book Critics Circle Award in 2008 for his collection Half of the World in Light.

Books
Arts

Juan Felipe Herrera Named U.S. Poet Laureate

7:20pm June 10, 2015

by Colin Dwyer

Already California's poet laureate, the prolific Chicano writer bears an enduring fascination for his native state — and a passion for teaching that's likely to shape his time in the new role.

Libertarian Magazine 'Reason' Target Of Federal Subpoena

6:43pm June 10, 2015

by Aarti Shahani

Federal prosecutors want the magazine to turn over the identities of six users who posted threatening comments against the federal judge in the Silk Road case.

Drexel Siok, environmental scientist at Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve, holds a horseshoe crab that's been tagged on Kitts Hummock Beach near Dover, Del. During the annual count volunteers make a note if they find a tagged crab. Researchers

It's Spawning Season: Are Horseshoe Crabs Down For the Count?

6:31pm June 10, 2015

by Jeff Brady

Migratory birds and humans have long relied on the odd creatures, and scientists now fear they're on the decline. This time each year, volunteers fan out along Mid-Atlantic coast to count the crabs.

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National

Intel Makes Biggest Bet In Its History

5:10pm June 10, 2015

by Aarti Shahani

The chipmaker is purchasing a smaller chip manufacturer, Altera, for about $16.7 billion in cash.

National

'Some Indication' That N.Y. Escapees Might Have Headed To Vermont

5:10pm June 10, 2015

by Bill Chappell

More than 450 personnel are going door-to-door, conducting car searches and gathering information to try to find escaped killers David Sweat and Richard Matt.

Former Florida Gov. and possible Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush attends the CDU Economics Conference of the Economic Council in Berlin on Tuesday.

Jeb Bush And Florida's 'Scarlet Letter Law,' Explained

4:41pm June 10, 2015

by Danielle Kurtzleben

While Jeb Bush was governor, Florida had a law requiring some women to list their sexual encounters in the newspaper. What's the controversy all about, and what did Bush have to do with it, exactly?

Biochemist Tim Hunt, a 2001 Nobel laureate, has apologized – to an extent – for saying that women are a disruptive presence in scientific labs. He's seen here in 2012.

Nobel Laureate In Hot Water For 'Trouble With Girls' In Labs

4:29pm June 10, 2015

by Bill Chappell

"Three things happen when they are in the lab," biochemist Tim Hunt said at a large conference. "You fall in love with them, they fall in love with you and when you criticize them, they cry."

Conducting and describing your experiment in a way that permits others to repeat the study and get the same results is the engine of scientific progress.

Costs Of Slipshod Research Methods May Be In The Billions

3:10pm June 10, 2015

by Richard Harris

Up to half of all results from biomedical research laboratories these days can't be replicated by other science teams. Why not? Myriad flubs slow progress in the hunt for cures.

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