October 21, 2015 Harvard researchers develop bioplastic made from shrimp shells In their search for sustainable materials that can be mass produced, researchers at Harvard's Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering turned to an unexpected source: shrimp.
October 21, 2015 Second Danish zoo plans to kill young giraffe to stop inbreeding Despite the death threats and worldwide disgust when the Copenhagen Zoo in Denmark killed 2-year-old giraffe Marius to prevent inbreeding a few days ago, a second zoo in the country said it plans to kill a giraffe -- and it’s in the animal’s best interests.
October 21, 2015 Acidic Chesapeake Bay Water could threaten oysters As the world’s oceans get more acidic, Chesapeake Bay oysters could be at risk.
October 21, 2015 Scientists discover ancient plague DNA in teeth, warn of future outbreaks Scientists say two of the deadliest pandemics in history were caused by strains of the same plague and warn that new versions of the bacteria could spark future outbreaks.
October 21, 2015 How the scorpion got its venom A single mutation may account for the scorpion's lethal toxin.
October 21, 2015 Neanderthal woman's genome reveals unknown human lineage The existence of a mysterious ancient human lineage and the genetic changes that separate modern humans from their closest extinct relatives are among the many secrets now revealed in the first high-quality genome sequence from a Neanderthal woman, researchers say.
October 21, 2015 Ask a science teacher: Why is snow white, and where does its color go when the snow melts? Snow is a bunch of ice crystals stuck together. It’s a very complex arrangement. To understand why snow is white, we must be familiar with what happens to light when it strikes any material.
October 21, 2015 New cell therapy leading way to faster tissue repair Researchers may be closer to developing a means of accelerating the healing of wounds on a battlefield, something the Pentagon has a keen interest in.
October 21, 2015 America's rocketeers: Young geniuses could push the space race forward Elon Musk led the charge by privatizing space exploration. Now, a new cadre of rocketeers at hackerspaces, schools, and rocket clubs in the U.S. are ready to take the reins.
October 21, 2015 Research on dung beetles, people who think they're drunk among the 2013 Ig Nobel award winners People who think they are drunk also think they are attractive? Lost dung beetles can use the Milky Way to find their way home? Yep, it's the Ig Nobel awards again.
