Erik Derr
At 39.08 pounds, or 17.73 kilograms, Liebman's fish --- already the the oldest of its kind ever landed --- may also set a record for being the largest rockfish ever caught.
The engines of the Proton-M booster rocket suddenly switched off, leading to the crash and large spill of highly toxic rocket propellant heptyl. There were no reports of casualties or immediate danger to nearby residents.
Space Center Houston, the visitor center for Johnson Space Center, will instead receive a mock-up of a space shuttle that may end up exciting more young visitors than the real orbiters will ever be able to do again.
The researchers rigged packs with two different digital recordings that played alongside the gory images and text warnings that are already printed on packs. One message offered smokers a phone number for advice on quitting smoking and the other warned that smoking reduces fertility.
The technique, called electrochemically mediated seawater desalination, uses a small electrical field that removes salts from seawater, according to a recent study published in the journal Angewandte Chemie.
The wasp release is being conducted in cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture's Animal Health Inspection Service, under specific guidelines set to combat the emerald ash borer beetle.
The study, said scientists, was one of several geared toward exploring methods for supporting the health of the world's fisheries, which are suffering from environmental pollution, destructive climatic shifts and over-fishing.
Entomologists at the University of Georgia are asking for the public's help to research and better map the range of the state's cicada population.
Yanira Maldonado, 42, was accused of transporting drugs a week ago, but walked out of the prison late Thursday night and straight into her husband's arms, a broad smile on her face.
Asteroid 1998 QE2 is on course to fly by Earth today, its orbit through the solar system bringing it within 3.6 million miles of the Blue Planet at precisely 4:59 p.m. ET.
The Obama administration has released a set of guidelines for employers planning to provide their employees with incentives to become healthier under the Affordable Care Act, signed into law in 2010.
Researchers at Singapore's Nanyang Technological University are working on a technology that will give point-and-shoot cameras the same low light sensitivity only available in today's most expensive models.
Researchers have discovered an ancient Egyptian trinket molded from nickel-iron, which can only be obtained by visiting the center of the earth or mining rocks from space, meteorites.
A research team from the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History recently found evidence that the evolutionary emergence of the turtle shell started 40 million years earlier than previously believed.
A team of scientists from the University of Oxford announced Ibuprofen and Diclofenac, commonly referred to as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs, appear to increase the chances of heart attack.
