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Jeff Ray Talks ‘Blue Moon’

There is a full moon tonight, the second this month. About every 18 months you get two full moons inside the same calendar month. That’s called a “Blue Moon” even though the moon isn’t actually blue.

2012/08/31

TV personality Bill Nye attends the premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures "The Astronaut Farmer" at the Cinerama Dome on February 20, 2007 in Hollywood, California. (credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Bill Nye Defends His Creationism Critique

Bill Nye said that he is not attacking religion in his recent video comment on evolution versus creationism, but added that adults who deny evolution are hurting America’s future.

2012/08/28

Dallas County Launches Air Assault On West Nile

Well after the sun set on Thursday night, Dallas County launched two planes filled with mosquito-killing chemicals, in an air assault on the West Nile virus.

2012/08/17

Rachelle Nicole Heenan, a science teacher in the Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD, has been accused of having an improper relationship with a student. (credit: Fort Worth Police Department)

Teacher Accused Of Improper Relationship With Student

A science teacher from the Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Independent School District has been accused of having an improper relationship with a male student.

2012/07/06

A civilian scientist handles processed DNA extractions. (credit: Robert King/Newsmakers/Getty Images)

Fort Worth Crime Lab To Resume DNA Testing

The Fort Worth police crime lab will resume DNA testing a decade after questions were raised about whether its tests were valid.

2012/07/06

A researcher looks at a laboratory sample under a microscope. (credit: AP Photo)

UTA Scientist Explains ‘God Particle’ Research

Scientists in Geneva are almost certain that they have found the so-called ‘God Particle.’ But what does that mean? UTA scientist Dr. J. Yu explains the research findings.

2012/07/04

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Math & Science Education Needs Highlighted As CEOs Volunteer

A new hands-on education project had dozens of North Texas business executives busy this morning, volunteering at an elementary school in the Dallas Independent School District.

2012/05/15

Texas Forensics Study Focused On Vultures

A woman’s body was left in a field for over five weeks. Then, a flock of vultures descended on the corpse. And it was all in the name of science.

2012/03/08

Mayim Bialik, star of CBS comedy "The Big Bang Theory," acts as spokesperson for a new line of Texas Instruments calculators. (credit: Texas Instruments)

Texas Instruments Teams Up With “Big Bang” Star

Mayim Bialik of “Blossom” and “The Big Bang Theory” fame, is now the new spokesperson for a line of Texas Instruments calculators.

2012/03/02

Giant Asteroid Could Pose Threat To Earth In 2040

Scientists are keeping a close eye on a big asteroid that may pose an impact threat to Earth in a few decades.

2012/02/28

An employee at a microprocessor plant. (credit: Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP/Getty Images)

Remote-Controlled Chip Implant Delivers Bone Drug

Medication via remote-control instead of a shot? Scientists implanted microchips in seven women that did just that.

2012/02/16

Firefighters stand at a fire station on November 1, 2010. (credit: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

New Science Being Used To Fight Arson Convictions

Attorneys are using new fire investigation science to challenge arson convictions, in much the way that DNA now clears those accused of murder and rape.

2012/02/01

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