Science Jan 08 From jetpacks to wolf innards, see science’s really awesome stuff If you've been trapped inside these past few days while the polar vortex swooped through North America, you've probably burned through your bookmarked YouTube clips and binge-watched "Breaking Bad" on Netflix. We don't blame you. But next time you're holed…
Science Dec 18 Climate models turn the weather in Tolkien’s ‘Hobbit’ into science Gandalf the Grey, played by Ian McKellen, travels J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle Earth in the film "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey." It turns out Tolkien was quite the climatologist when it came to modeling his mythical land. Photo by…
Science Dec 11 What a concussion looks like inside your brain An MRI of a patient's brain 19 hours after a fall shows bleeding and damage to the meninges, the lining between the skull and the brain. Photo by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Concussions and traumatic…
Science Dec 04 Oldest known human DNA reveals we’re ‘complete mongrels’ Artist's drawing of what the ancient humans found at Sima de los Huesos may have looked like. Courtesy: Javier Trueba/Madrid Scientific Films By tracing ancient human DNA, scientists are learning that prehistoric humans may have immigrated and diversified earlier and…
Science Nov 20 Lighting up elementary school science with ‘lab before the blab’ .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }Elementary school science students in Leigh…
Science Oct 23 What’s in a name? In physics, everything and nothing The term “Big Bang theory” began as an insult, but it ushered the idea into pop culture, spawning namesakes like the CBS sitcom about scientists. Photo by Monty Brinton/CBS Broadcasting Inc. If it were up to Peter Higgs,…
Science Aug 07 Ancient, Slippery, Enormous ‘Snot Otters’: Looking for Hellbender Salamanders Hellbender salamanders are as old as the dinosaurs, but scientists know very little about these ancient amphibians. Scientists need to know how many live in the Midwest and Appalachian regions of the United States and how healthy the population is,…
Science Jul 12 A Look Into a River’s Past California has funded scientists from the San Francisco Estuary Institute to reconstruct an image of the San Joaquin Delta’s pre-Spanish landscape. They layer navigational charts, government land surveys, drawings, photographs, and journals to paint detailed picture of the Delta ecosystem…
Science Jul 10 8 Things You Didn’t Know About Nikola Tesla He was born in a lightning storm 158 years ago, and once shook the poop out of Mark Twain. Inventor, visionary, futurist and terrified of germs, he is...Nikola Tesla. And here are a few things you didn't know about him.
Science Jun 05 Chemistry Teacher Mixes Science and Innovation and Sets It on Fire Jamie Munkatchy teaches juniors and seniors how to make ethanol in their South Bronx classroom. A trio of girls start shrieking as their crucible of clear liquid catches fire. This is exactly the result they were hoping for.