Articles by Robin Burks
Hubble captures dramatic new image of Taurus constellation
The Hubble Space Telescope recently captured a stunning new image of stellar objects in the Taurus constellation, complete with a multiple star system, with its winds, jets and bursts of bright light.
Chemist S. Donald Stookey, creator of CorningWare, dies at 99
S. Donald Stookey, the chemist who created the extremely durable and heat-resistant CorningWare glass still found in kitchens today, died on Tuesday in Rochester, N.Y., at 99 years of age.
Gaia satellite could discover tens of thousands of planets outside our solar system
The ESA's Gaia satellite could discover up to 21,000 exoplanets in the Milky Way within its five-year-mission. If the mission extends to 10 years, that number could be as much as 70,000.
New GoldieBlox ad declares war on 'perfect' beauty standards
GoldieBlox released an ad for their new action figure engineering toy for girls that takes on the notion of pink toys for girls and shatters it, asking girls to 'break the mold.'
Is Bill Nye the Science Guy set to become Bill Nye the Movie Guy?
Bill Nye, who spent a number of years educating children about science, as well as taking on creationism in a televised debate, is now ready for his next project: making an 'edutainment' movie, according to a Reddit AMA.
How ALMA's new photo will change the way we view planet formation
The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile recently captured the birth of planets in stunning detail, confirming theories about how planets form and how our solar system formed.
4chan user posts photos of murder and surrenders to police as alleged killer
Anonymous posting website 4chan makes news again, this time after photos of a naked woman's murdered body appear on the site, posted there by the alleged killer who surrendered himself to police.
New Dragon Age: Inquisition trailer brings it all down to choice
BioWare unveils new Dragon Age: Inquisition gameplay trailer highlighting how choices in the game, from the beginning through the end, affect consequences of how the game evolves and plays out.
UrtheCast now lets you document your parties from space
UrtheCast cameras, currently equipped on the International Space Station, will soon let you know when you can get a live recording from space for your event or party on Earth
Fireballs streak across U.S. and Japan skies, but what exactly are they?
Monday night, three separate fireballs streaked across the sky in the U.S., with another fireball reportedly seen over Japan. But exactly what are these fireballs and where do they come from?
Are video games to blame for #GamerGate? New study finds no link between media and real world violence
A new study done by a researcher at Stetson University recently found that there is no link between violence in movies and video games and violence in society, particularly in youth.
What caused asteroid Vesta's crooked belt of craters?
Thanks to research done at NASA's Ames Research Center and new computer models, scientists now understand how asteroid Vesta obtained a series of craters around its equator resembling a belt.
Sony releases new PS4 update that fixes issues caused by previous update
Sony announced yesterday that the company would release a new firmware update for the PlayStation 4, for fixing issues that the previous update caused with the system, including rest mode problems.
Robotic baby penguin help scientists keep an eye on wildlife
Keeping an eye on penguin populations just got a little easier for researchers, thanks to a robotic penguin rover that can follow groups of penguins around and collect data on them.
Watch scientists turn their research into the ultimate dance-off
This year's seventh annual Dance Your Ph.D contest has arrived and this year's top prize goes to an acrobatic routine describing research on how tornadoes affect forest soil and plants.
PlayStation 4 firmware update problems: What to do and what not to do
PS4 users report problems after a recent system update. Some issues are minor, others are not, so here are some tips on what to do if a problem arises with your console.
Astronomers discover what the bizarre object at the center of the galaxy is
Astronomers using the W.M. Keck Observatory in Hawaii recently discovered the true nature of a strange object that once perplexed them. They now believe the object is a pair of stars merged together.
Research shows Election Day is the saddest day of the year
New research suggests that the political identities of U.S. citizens are so strong that when a party loses an election, it greatly affects those party members on an emotional level.
This clock could destroy our perception of time
A research team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology recently created a new clock that tells time so accurately that it may end our standards of time altogether.
Syfy adapting '3001: The Final Odyssey' as a miniseries
As part of its effort to return to sci-fi programming, Syfy announced today that the network is adapting Arthur C. Clarke's '3001: The Final Odyssey' as a miniseries, with Ridley Scott as executive producer.
Faulty tail deployment caused Virgin Galactic crash
Officials investigating the Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo crash now have a reason for the tragedy that killed one pilot and caused severe injuries in another: the spacecraft's tail deployed too early.
Scientists investigate theories about the mysterious stone circles found in the Middle East
Thanks to new aerial photography, we now have new details about these huge stone circles of the Middle East. However, questions remain about their existence: what are they and who built them?
This Halloween, bats are hanging out with their friends
A new study researching two distinct species of bats shows that bats prefer hanging out with the same specific social groups, even though they move from location to location often.
Scientists unwrap the secrets of three mummies with CT scans
A team of scientists recently put three mummies through CT scans to learn more about their health at time of death, lifestyles, age of death, what they ate and how they lived.
Happy Halloween! Here are 5 of the spookiest photos from space
In the spirit of all things Halloween, we picked some of the spookiest photos taken of the cosmos. Here are five of our favorite eerily beautiful photos taken from space.
Could parallel worlds be real? A group of physicists think so
A group of physicists suggest that parallel worlds are not just a theory, but a real result of quantum mechanics, and that their existence explains some of the mysteries of physics.
Science proves that scratching an itch really does makes it worse
A team of scientists from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis not only prove that scratching an itch really does make it worse, but also uncover the reasons why.
Syfy releases new trailer for upcoming series '12 Monkeys'
Today, Syfy released a new trailer for its highly-anticipated adventure thriller series '12 Monkeys,' based on the blockbuster movie of the same name, which premieres on the network Jan. 16, 2015.
How your brain responds to gross images can say a lot about your political beliefs
A new study shows how the brain's reaction to viewing a disgusting or horrifying image is actually related to a person's political beliefs and indicates whether that person is liberal or conservative.
Psychologists are now prescribing video games as therapy
A group of researchers at the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas recently had autistic patients practice social interactions in a virtual reality video game setting.
