Science Mar 06 Without these ancient cells, you wouldn’t be here Without the "billion billion billion" Prochlorococcus, a plant-like bacteria in the ocean, Earth would not have the oxygen we breathe today. But the more scientists study about these diverse organisms, the less they know, says Penny Chisholm, an oceanographer at…
Health Mar 04 Is an HIV vaccine on the horizon? Researchers at the University of Miami may have made a modest breakthrough in the search for an HIV vaccination. A vaccine developed at the school has been shown to prevent mice from becoming infected with HIV. The findings were published…
Science Feb 28 Teens take STEM reporting to the airwaves Teenagers in Oakland, Cali. are ready to go on the air with their STEM reporting. Youth Radio, a program underwritten by the National Science Foundation, is teaching high school students how to be in-depth reporters covering science and…
Health Feb 27 FDA proposes new food labels to emphasize sugar, sodium and calories The U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed changes to food nutrition labels that emphasizes calorie counts, changes serving sizes and emphasizes added sugars.
Science Feb 26 Reporter turns in article about procrastination on time We all procrastinate. We put things off we know we shouldn't - then scramble to get them done. But is it a fault of our environment? Or a trait for which we are hard-wired?…
Science Feb 20 How massive sloshing stars make fiery supernovas Scientists believe they have finally captured what happens in the heart of a star before it explodes in a supernova. With the help of NASA’s Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR), scientists mapped how shockwaves rip apart dying stars. Their…
Science Feb 19 Physicist-turned-filmmaker captures seven years of ‘Particle Fever’ Theoretical physicist David Kaplan spent seven years filming the hunt for the Higgs boson at the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland. “Particle Fever” captures the sheer excitement the moments before the collider first turned on and the distress in the…
Science Feb 14 Romancing the armpit If you're hoping for a powerful aphrodisiac this Valentine's Day, skip the pheromone perfumes. The strongest signal you can send to your mate is from your own pits.