Biology
In 2010, Malaria Killed 660,000 People, And Now It’s Resistant to the Drugs We Use to Fight It
Scientists have discovered a drug-resistant strain of malaria, and it's spreading
April 29, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
How Can the U.S. Government Know If Syrian Combatants Were Affected by Sarin Gas?
Reports from the White House that sarin gas were used in Syria, but how could you test for it?
April 26, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
Here’s How Scientists Are Keeping You From Inhaling Deadly Microbes in the Subway
An invisible odorless gas will be released into seven subways throughout New York City this July
April 26, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
This Cute Little Liver Might be the Future of Drug Testing
Researchers just printed the tiniest human livers ever
April 25, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
The ‘FlipperBot’ Is Almost as Cute as the Baby Sea Turtles It Mimics
This bio-inspired robot could help conserve and restore beaches as well as teach us about how our ancient aquatic ancestors evolved to walk on land
April 24, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Oxford Principal Nixes Student Plan to Have Live Shark at Ball
The tipoff that it would appear at all came from a poster for the ball that simply says, in large white letters, "Ginglymostoma cirratum (you should really go look that up)"
April 24, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
Can Cloning Giant Redwoods Save the Planet?
Redwoods are mighty trees, but would planting more of them help combat climate change?
April 23, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
Animal Rights Activists Make Off With One Hundred Mutant Mice
Animal rights activists ruined years of important research on diseases such as autism and schizophrenia
April 23, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
For Blind Moms, 3-D Prints of Fetuses Stand In for Sonogram Images
One company is trying to give those women a tactile equivalent to the sonogram, by 3-D printing their fetus for them
April 22, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
Invasive Lionfish Are Like a Living, Breathing, Devastating Oil Spill
Meet the lionfish - the beautiful, poisonous and ravenous fish that is making its way across the Atlantic ocean like a slowly crawling, devastating oil spill
April 22, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
Intriguing Science Art From the University of Wisconsin
From a fish's dyed nerves to vapor strewn across the planet, images submitted to a contest at the university offer new perspectives of the natural world
April 19, 2013 |
By Megan Gambino
Your Meat is Probably Packing Antibiotic Resistant Superbugs
Antibiotic resistant bacteria is rampant in grocery store meat, and it doesn't seem to be going away
April 17, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
The Secret to Biofuels Might Be Hidden in Poop
A fungus that grows on manure and breaks down the leftover plant material could be a key clue for biofuel researchers
April 16, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
Animals Use Medicine, Too
From chimps to caterpillars to birds and flies, all sorts of animals use medicine
April 12, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
Robert Edwards, 87, Helped Bring Millions of Babies Into This World
In vitro ferlization has helped millions of people have babies. The techniques co-founded just died
April 11, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
Scientists Just Found the Teeny Bones of Fossilized, Embryonic Dinosaurs
From southwestern China, baby dinosaur bones and preserved eggs
April 11, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
Highly Recommended: Teaching Climate Change And Evolution in Science Class
On Tuesday, United States educators unveiled a new science curriculum that includes new subjects like climate change and evolution
April 10, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
Can We Use Umami to Get People to Eat Better?
Research into umami has unlocked answers about our preferences, our recipes, and perhaps how to correct our crash course with obesity
April 10, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
All the Conditions Required for Life to Appear Are Here, in Antarctica’s Amazing Ice Stalactites
Brinicles, more than ice fingers of death, may have driven the formation of life
April 09, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
