Many sci-fi technologies will remain in the realm of fiction unless physics changes. But some experiments could uncover just that! “Imagination makes us aware of limitless possibilities. How many of us […]
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Rachel Carson effectively stopped the usage of DDT. This has led to disastrous consequences, writes Paul Offit in his new book, Pandora’s Lab.
A 99-million-year-old dinosaur tail with feathers was examined in a new study by an international team of researchers.
How can we stop extinction? One solution scientists have been developing for decades is de-extinction — the process of resurrecting extinct species through genetic engineering.
A Swiss scientist identifies the top predator in the world in a new study.
Is Disney creating a G-Rated Westworld? Disney Enterprises recently filed a patent for a “soft body robot for physical interaction with humans.” The result may be similar to Baymax, the inflatable therapeutic robot from Disney’s Big Hero 6.
Chemical poisons are often used by farmers to control animals that destroy their crops but these chemicals are very harmful to the environment. An innovative project called LIFE Laser Fence is addressing this problem by substituting the use of poisons with lasers that will shoo animals away.
From inhospitable volcanoes to life so unique we discovered evolution there, the Galapagos is an incredible scientific story. “I was always amused when overtaking one of these great monsters [a […]
20 years before Sally Ride, Valentina Tereshkova set the bar. She’s still amazing after more than 50 years. “A bird cannot fly with one wing only. Human space flight cannot develop […]
Harvard bioethics specialist Glenn Cohen considers the complex question of whether humans should mix their genetic material with other animals to create chimeras.
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Spain and the US have very similar compulsory school hours and homework requirements. There’s a good argument for rallying against this trend.
Dying is expensive, but it shouldn’t be so.
The “Red Queen Hypothesis” has been strengthened considerably by this study.
The longer you roll that dice, the higher the chance that a DNA mutation spawns a cancerous cell. The researchers on this study likened it to playing Russian roulette; sooner or later, there’s one in the chamber.
The chicken you eat comes from birds that only live for 5 years and are susceptible to disease and inbreeding. Thank goodness Koen Vanmechelen bred a better one.
Cheetahs and giraffes have been placed on the conservation “red list” due to collapsing populations.
Geneticists make a surprising find in the DNA of Melanesians.
Warning: these maps might leave a strange taste in your mouth
A new videogame has bad guys that evolve in response to the way you play.
A recent study in neurotheology states religious experiences might have helped our brain evolve.
Think happy, be happy? Maybe not. Harvard psychologist Susan David examines the backlash effect of forced positivity in our lives.
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And what you can do to fight it. “October extinguished itself in a rush of howling winds and driving rain and November arrived, cold as frozen iron, with hard frosts every […]
Bees help pollenate much of our crops. Without them, the food supply is doomed.
A live-blog event happened a week ago, but you can catch the entire thing anew here, right now! “We have never observed infinity in nature. Whenever you have infinities in […]
New research produces surprising results about which animals are the smartest.
Theoretical physicist Brian Greene discusses how we may not be able to see other dimensions.
In a world that’s always connected, we give away an essential part of our selves with constant distractions.
There is software that can track drones in open areas, but none that can do so in tight-knit, urban ones.
“What we perceive as color — what we perceive as light — corresponds to a very narrow band of frequencies, out of an infinite continuum,” says Nobel Laureate Frank Wilczek.
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One Alabama library is demanding jail time for late books. How is this happening in a nation that’s reading less and less?