Science Dec 08 Science, Skin Deep Carl Zimmer's latest book, "Science Ink: Tattoos of the Science Obsessed," includes a virtual gallery of science-inspired tattoos, the stories of the scientists behind the ink and the science behind the stories. Here is a sample from his book.
Science Nov 22 Extreme Weather, Krypton 81 and Bunnies with Terminator-like Vision Science panel: Get Ready for Extreme Weather A special report issued on Friday from the Nobel Prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change focused on heat waves, floods, droughts, storms and other extreme weather events resulting from climate change.
Science Nov 17 Drooling Electrons, Thermodynamics and Beta Decay … in Verse // In Mala Radhakrishnan's world, where oxygen and palladium atoms clamor to get into the most sought-after beaker and tortured carbon atoms become boron swans, chemistry is rife with mystery, jealousy and, yes, romance. Radhakrishnan, assistant professor at Wellesley College,…
Science Nov 10 ‘Hacker’ Group Safecast Crowdsources Radiation Data in Japan // We officially launch a new feature today we're calling "Science Thursday." Each week, we'll feature an online-exclusive multimedia piece on a topic in the world of science and technology. Here's what's up first. On Thursday's NewsHour, science correspondent Miles…
Science Nov 07 Mysterious Noncoding DNA: ‘Junk’ or Genetic Power Player? On a regular basis, reporter Jenny Marder tackles a question in science and technology news. It's a feature we call "Just Ask." Today our topic is DNA. What is noncoding DNA, and why do we need it? In 1953, James…
Science Oct 24 Stellar Vampires, Snake Sperm and Optomechanics Did Giant Stars Feed Blue Stragglers? Last week, scientists presented new theories on blue stragglers, stars that are bluer and brighter than other stars. The origins of how these stars formed have long confounded scientists. Astrophysicist Aaron Geller…
Science Oct 12 Why Do Leaves Change Color? Photo by Flickr user Tom Olliver. Not long after ad marketing turns from waterparks and beach getaways to maple spice lattes and pumpkin facials, fall colors begin to announce the arrival of autumn -- and some years, more loudly…
Science Oct 10 DIY Genetics, Dwindling Water and Seismologists on Trial Updated 6:00 pm Are We Entering a New Geologic Age? Some scientists say human activity has pushed the planet into a new geologic age. It has it's own name: Anthropocene, or Age of Man. (Nobel laureate Paul Crutzen coined…
Science Oct 05 What are Quasicrystals, and What Makes Them Nobel-Worthy? Chemistry Nobel Prize winner Israeli scientist Daniel Shechtman looks through a microscope at the Technion Institute of Technology. Photo by AFP/ Getty Images. The 2011 Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded on Wednesday to an Israeli scientist named Dan Shechtman…
Science Aug 22 What We’re Reading: Brain Walls, Critter Vision and Microfossil Wars NASA To Share Telescope Cost The threatened James Webb Space Telescope, which is "perilously overbudget", may get a financial lifeline from other parts of NASA's budget, Nature News reports. As of now, the telescope is funded through the…