Biology
First Signs of Life Found in Antarctica’s Subglacial Lakes
Preliminary tests from subglacial Lake Willard have shown signs of life
January 29, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
Mona Lisa Travels by Laser, to Space And Back Again
To test the reaches of laser communication, NASA beamed a digital image of Leonardo da Vinci's famous portrait to a satellite orbiting the moon
January 25, 2013 |
By Megan Gambino
Leave No Dolphin Behind: Dolphin Pod Carries Injured Member Until She Stops Breathing
Watch these dolphins try to save their injured friend
January 25, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
If Cooties Were Real, What Disease Would They Be?
Okay so we all know that cooties aren't real (besides, we've all been vaccinated sufficiently as kids so we're safe). But if they were real, what disease would cooties be?
January 24, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
Dogs May Have Evolved From the Wolves Who Liked Eating Trash the Most
There may be an evolutionary reason that your dog eats everything, including the trash
January 24, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
We Can Recognize Our Own Scent
Before this, it wasn't clear how people would react to their own smell or even whether they could recognize it.
January 24, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
The Russian Government Once Funded a Scientist’s Quest To Make an Ape-Human Hybrid
In 1926, a famed Russian biologist was "hell-bent" on creating an ape-human hybrid
January 23, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
Leprosy Can Turn Nerve Cells Into Stem Cells
The scourge of biblical times could open up a new way of making stem cells in the lab
January 18, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
The Gory Details of Artist Katrina van Grouw’s Unfeathered Birds
A British artist, with experience in ornithology, explains how she created anatomical drawings of 200 different species of birds for a new book
January 18, 2013 |
By Megan Gambino
Covered in Ink, Cross-sections of Trees Make Gorgeous Prints
Connecticut-based artist Bryan Nash Gill uses ink to draw out the growth rings of a variety of tree species
January 15, 2013 |
By Megan Gambino
Round Three: Drills vs. Insanely Thick Antarctic Ice. Fight!
The hunt for microbial life in Antarctic subglacial lakes continues. Now it's the American's turn
January 15, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
Dyscalculia, Like Dyslexia for Numbers, Could Explain Why You Suck at Math
For some, knowing whether 5 is greater than 2 is a difficult task
January 11, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
Mouse Moms Force Mouse Dads To Care for Their Kids
Female mice have tricks for encouraging the otherwise absentee father of their offspring to care and get involved in child-tending
January 11, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Raccoons Are Getting Brain Cancer From a Previously Unknown Virus
A new cancer-causing virus is affecting U.S. raccoons
January 10, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
Beautiful Artwork Cut Out of Feathers
A clever artist uses a scalpel and tweezers to cut beautiful bird silhouettes out of feathers
January 10, 2013 |
By Megan Gambino
Why Do Flowers Smell Good?
Humans have loved flowers for millennia, for both their looks and their scents
January 07, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
Two Americans Charged in Narwhal-Tusk Smuggling Ring Bust
For the past decade, these two men have allegedly been smuggling narwhal tusks
January 04, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
Hungover? There’s a Cure for That No Matter Where You Live
There are some things that are universal—trade, money, shelter, hangovers
January 03, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
Lichens Do Not Age
One Harvard scientist hopes to find clues to immortality by studying lichens, the frilly, crusty green growths that appear on rock walls, tombstones and old trees
January 02, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Bringing Extinct Birds Back to Life, One Cartoon at a Time
In his new book, Extinct Boids, artist Ralph Steadman introduces readers to a flock of birds that no longer live in the wild
January 02, 2013 |
By Megan Gambino
