(NECN: Boston, Mass.) - You have probably heard the myth, but do all those anti-bacterial products really make bacteria stronger?
Joining NECN for a discussion from the Museum of Science Boston is Dr. Duane Hill.
Click here to visit the museum's Web site.
(NECN/WWAY: Wilmington, N.C.) - Traveling abroad can get expensive. To help cut the cost, some travelers are turning to couch surfing -- a free place to stay on a stranger's couch.
Travelers are using the Web site CouchSurfing.org to connect with others around the world as a host or couch surfer.
"Well, I stayed with prostitutes," Ashley Peel said of her trip to Australia. "That was an experience in it's own because since it was legal, it wasn't a taboo as much as it is in America."
(NECN) - In Sci-Tech Today, a sneak preview of a new device that could emerge within the next decade that could make life easier for millions with type one diabetes. It's called the Artificial Pancreas.
Nanotechnology correspondent Alex Fiorentino joins NECN from the Museum of Science Boston with more.
(NECN: Amy Sinclair, Yarmouth, Maine) - A beloved resident of Yarmouth, Maine, was laid to rest today. The world-famous elm tree named "Herbie" was believed to be the largest and oldest elm in New England.
It's never easy to say goodbye to an old friend.
Donna Felker of Yarmouth grew up in the shade of Herbie's enormous arms. She was among the crowd watching as Herbie's arms, crippled by Dutch elm disease, were sawed off one by one.
Onlookers, many of whom had known Herbie all their lives, watched as arborists brought down the old tree.
(NECN) - We all know the harsh winter environment can do a number on your skin and the same is true for our dogs.
From those irritating salt crystals on the sidewalks, to ice balls that can form on your pet's coat.
On the Secret Life of Animals, we're taking a look at some pet gear that may help.
Maria Mazokopos of Especially for Pets joins Vicki with more.
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - The plug is being pulled on a radio navigational system that for decades was the preferred choice of mariners in waters off the U.S.
As low-cost GPS has emerged in recent years, the Department of Homeland Security says the LORAN-C system has become obsolete and is no longer needed for navigation or safety.
Over the protests of some U.S. senators and others who say the LORAN network should be maintained as a GPS backup, most of the nation's LORAN transmission towers will be turned off Feb. 8, with the remainder being shut down by Oct. 1.
(NECN/APTN) - The longest annular solar eclipse of the millennium began on Friday and travelled across several African countries before heading towards the Indian Ocean and eastern Asia.
In the Kenyan capital of Nairobi many residents gathered to watch this rare celestial phenomenon known as an annular eclipse - because it does not completely black out the sun.
Observers used sun filters and sheets of perspex to look at the eclipse as it was passing through the sky of their country. "It's like a miracle," said one of the observers.
(NECN: John Moroney, Medford, Mass.) - Haiti is a nation in crisis. The clock ticks as the world responds. With tens of thousands believed dead, the race is on to save those who remain.
It has become a project for a group of students in the Fletcher School at Tufts University.
Using social networking tools such as Facebook and Twitter, the students have been mapping the disaster.
(NECN: Boston, Mass.) - Snakes are something that might give some viewers nightmares, but in this Sci-Tech segment, we are putting cobras under the microscope -- specifically, how they shoot venom at predators with incredible accuracy.
Joining NECN for a discussion from the Museum of Science Boston is Dr. Bruce Young from UMass-Lowell.
(NECN: Anya Huneke, Dorset, VT) - When it comes to cute animals, bats are not generally on the top of the list. But they are a vital part of our eco-system- as a major predator of insects.
And now they are being threatened with extinction-- a number of species have contracted a disease that is causing massive die-offs.
Getting to the top of mount Aeolus in East Dorset Vermont, is never an easy feat. Especially in the dead of winter, when snow shoes are a must on this two mile uphill climb.
