October 25, 2016 Scientists detect evidence of extinct human cousin in modern DNA The genetic codes of people living in a region of the Pacific called Melanesia have given researchers a clue: their DNA suggests the presence of an extinct hominid ancestor.
October 12, 2016 Why mice are nature's jet engines Wondering what animal might have the most in common with a jet engine?
July 21, 2016 New map of the brain reveals areas never identified before It's not quite the leap from an 18th-century atlas to Google Maps, but it's close.
June 3, 2016 Scientists call for ambitious DNA engineering project A group of researchers are calling for an ambitious new initiative— constructing long stretches of DNA, perhaps as much as an entire human genome.
May 12, 2016 Scientists find a potential way to erase memories There are plenty of people who might benefit from intentionally forgetting certain memories—those who've been in combat, or suffered some form of abuse, for instance, and consequently struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder.
May 3, 2016 Educators, advocates see increased importance in US STEM education When it comes to education reform in the United States, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) is the term that is usually at the tip of the tongue of every policy maker, teacher, or school advocate. For its detractors, STEM is a buzzword for more standardized tests or a de-emphasis on humanities education. For its proponents, STEM signifies an increased dedication to making American schools globally competitive — preparing students for a job market that is becoming increasingly more reliant on science and technology skills.
May 2, 2016 High temperatures make some lizards change sexes When some lizards can’t take the heat, they change sexes. In a recent study published in Nature, researchers in Australia revealed that rising temperatures are causing male Australian Bearded Dragons to change into females when developing in the egg. Not only that, but they make better mothers, laying more eggs than naturally born females.
May 2, 2016 Baby spiders fall from the sky, cover the ground with 'angel hair' in Australia Those who suffer from arachnophobia beware. Last week, people in the city of Albury in New South Wales, Australia encountered an eerie sight — silky webs coated the land, teeming with millions of small baby spiders. The spiders parachuted down from the sky, a process known as “ballooning,” reports CNET.
May 2, 2016 Art and technology battle autism through MSSNG project On May 6, the typical stylish New York City gallery crowd mingled and gawked at art lining the walls of the Betaworks studio gallery in the city’s Meatpacking District for The MSSNG Lab, an invitation and one-night-only art installation and auction. What separated this from similar art events in the city? Well, for one thing, biochemist and fine art photographer Linden Gledhill was stationed center stage on a platform staring down a microscope as a screen projection on the wall showed in real-time the microscopic images he was analyzing.
May 2, 2016 Genomics guru dives deep into DNA data Eric Schadt, director of the Icahn Institute for Genomics and Multiscale Biology at Mount Sinai in New York was thrust into the tech spotlight last month after launching an Asthma Health app with Apple.
