Jul 18 When did wolves become dogs? New research throws a bone into the debate By Nsikan Akpan Dog domestication wasn't too rough. A new population genetics study from Stony Brook University argues wolves were tamed just once, 40,000 years ago. Continue reading
Jul 15 Pressure mounts for release of federal report after discovery of Asian carp By Michael D. Regan Federal and state officials have renewed calls for the release of a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers study that could offer options to tackle the threat of Asian carp and other invasive species. Continue reading
Jul 13 Cunning ravens can plan ahead, study shows By Teresa Carey Researchers from Sweden have shown for the first time that an animal other than a human or an ape can plan for an event beyond the current moment. Continue reading
Jul 13 Column: Why aren't we allowed to fix our own electronic devices? By Sara Behdad, The Conversation Users’ right to repair – or to pay others to fix – objects they own is in jeopardy, writes mechanical and aerospace engineer Sara Behdad. Continue reading
Jul 13 CRISPR used to store images and a movie inside living bacteria By Hyacinth Empinado, STAT Forget iTunes or your old zipper case of DVDs. How about storing movies in a Petri dish of E. coli? All you need is some genetic engineering with CRISPR. Continue reading
Jul 12 Watch 8:26 One of the biggest icebergs ever just broke off Antarctica. Here's what scientists want to know. By PBS News Hour A huge iceberg -- twice as large as Lake Erie -- has broken away from the Larsen C ice shelf in Antarctica, an event that researchers have been anticipating for months. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien joins Judy Woodruff to discuss… Continue watching
Jul 12 Here are Juno's first closeup photos of the Great Red Spot By Nsikan Akpan Less than 48 hours ago, NASA's Juno spacecraft got its first up-close-and-personal view with Jupiter's Great Red Spot, and today, the space agency has released photos from the flyby. Continue reading
Jul 12 These stairs recycle your energy so they're easier to climb By Roni Dengler Researchers at Georgia Tech and Emory University have built energy-recycling stairs that store a user’s energy during descent and return energy to the user during ascent. Continue reading
Jul 12 Antarctica's Larsen C ice shelf finally breaks, releases giant iceberg By Nsikan Akpan After months of expectation, a gigantic piece of the Larsen C ice shelf broke off Antarctica sometime between Monday and Wednesday. Continue reading
Jul 11 How to stay out of a nursing home and age independently By Roni Dengler A new study from Sweden outlines which aspects of a healthy lifestyle predict independent living late in life. Continue reading