Doomsday predictions about a world with too many mouths to feed, once predicted to reach 11 billion by 2050, are being drastically reevaluated.
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Guest post by Jill Janes. I believe that searching for one’s identity is human nature. Though many recall periods of soul searching and identity crisis in adolescence, I think that […]
Any biographer writing about a familiar subject faces the same towering problem—how do I make this person seem new and modern? When writing about an artist such as Norman Rockwell, […]
A USDA scientist accepted a challenge to extend the life of strawberries in the fridge by 50 percent. His solution: LEDs that emitted dim ultraviolet light.
Using a non-invasive infrared laser, scientists have found a way to control the growth of neurons and neuron circuits, essentially learning to rewire the brain, or even create a new one.
Isn’t this the craziest, twistiest international borderline you’ve ever seen? Unless you’ve studied the hyper-enclaved border zone of Cooch Behar [1], between India and Bangladesh, it probably is. But why […]
Ten thousand photo frames across 33 photo landscapes are compressed into this impressive time-lapse video of the Northern Lights.
Thanks to some scientific sleuthing courtesy of a dedicated toxicologist, nicotine may have to surrender its infamous position.
I wanted to be a filmmaker because that film was a very transcendent film.
The Suomi NPP satellite has created the highest-resolution map of the world’s vegetation to date. Not surprisingly, there’s more greenery, thanks to carbon emissions.
How can physicists tackle the problem of achieving faster-than-light travel?
A system currently being tested on European flights uses a short-wave ultraviolet laser to detect air density fluctuations that could signal a pocket of turbulence ahead.
The end of the world has been coming for quite some time. As Reza Aslan points out in Zealot, Jesus Christ was not the only End Times preacher with stock […]
What do we need to think about in light of the recent NSA leaks story? Precedent, collateral damage, discourse, and jumping on the grenade.
In light of the interrelatedness of all life, we have an obligation to remove silos and broaden biological and biomedical thinking.
Blackfish is a beautiful and powerful documentary about, yes, the corporate greed of SeaWorld. But it also, through remarkable facts, shows us the neuroscience of orcas. These animals—most commonly and […]
When things change dramatically we resist it at first and then we adapt and then we love the change.
A new study warns that the rock that landed near Chelyabinsk in February may be part of a larger group of asteroid remnants, all with orbits that could potentially lead them to Earth.
“Poe is one of the writers who make us who we are,” wrote E. L. Doctorow. So how is it that Poe’s countrymen could be so hostile to the man? As it turns out, there was villainy at work.
Veebot’s automated system can correctly locate a suitable vein about 83 percent of the time, which makes it about as good as a human technician. The company is shooting for 90 percent accuracy before beginning clinical trials.
Vivian Maier took about 150,000 pictures during her lifetime, but never showed a single one to another living soul. When she died in April 2009, Vivian was remembered as a […]
It’s the most fantastic idea ever bandied about: that there are an infinite number of Universes identical to our own out there, and that everything that could have possibly happened […]
For five months out of every year, the citizens of Rjukan live in the shadow of neighboring mountains. That won’t be the case this year.
The pocket-sized breathalyzer uses sensors to measure and calculate acetone levels — a key indicator of fat breakdown — and sends data to a smartphone app within 10 seconds.
Though the subculture of privacy enthusiasts will strengthen, don’t expect it to grow significantly or to influence mainstream behaviors in any major way.
A graduate student at MIT’s Media Lab has designed a system that contains a super-cheap optical chip, which could help bring holographic technology to consumers within the next five years.
Spoiler warning: To understand this review, you do need to have seen the film. To say this is a spoiler warning implies there is a story to be spoilt. There […]
The selfie has emerged as one of the defining modes of self-expression of the smartphone era. Sometimes, it seems like half of all photos uploaded to Facebook or Instagram each […]