Jun 23 Why offshore wind turbines can't handle the toughest hurricanes By Roni Dengler Offshore wind developments are rapidly expanding. But most wind turbines are not built to withstand a direct hit from the strongest hurricanes, according to a new study. Continue reading
Jun 23 How to build the perfect sandcastle with science By Matthew Robert Bennett, The Conversation What’s the secret to building a majestic sandcastle that will withstand the tide of time? Luckily, there’s a scientific formula for that. Continue reading
Jun 22 China's blueprint to clean lakes and stop algae blooms is working By Dave Berndtson China's success with cleaning lakes offers a blueprint for other industrializing and developing nations, where algal blooms threaten drinking water, kill aquatic life and pose dangers to children, pets and livestock. Continue reading
Jun 21 Watch 6:07 Why planes can't fly when it's too hot, and other ways our civilization can't take the heat By PBS News Hour An extreme heat wave is baking the West and Southwest, with temperatures well above 100 degrees. More than 40 flights were cancelled or delayed because some planes can't safely lift off in that heat. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien joins Hari… Continue watching
Jun 21 6 things you may not know about jellyfish By Julia Griffin Jennie Janssen, assistant curator of the Blue Wonders exhibit at the National Aquarium in Baltimore, offers six little-known facts she wants people to know about jellies. Continue reading
Jun 20 Are you a mosquito magnet? Own socks? This study is for you By Dina Fine Maron, Scientific American Researchers are studying the way twins smell for clues about the genetic basis of mosquito appeal. Continue reading
Jun 19 Cats were so nice, they conquered the world twice By Nsikan Akpan Cat domestication happened in two waves during ancient times, according to a new genetic analysis. Continue reading
Jun 17 Tired of taking pills for diabetes? How about a shot of broccoli? By Roni Dengler A compound found in broccoli improves diabetic outcomes to an extent that rivals the go-to drug treatment, with fewer severe side effects. Continue reading
Jun 16 Your next happy hour buzz, brought to you by bees By Nsikan Akpan, Matt Ehrichs Only two species of yeast --- ale yeast and lager yeast -- have been used for traditional beer brewing over the last 600 years. A lab in North Carolina may have found a third in the strangest place: On bees… Continue reading
Jun 15 Column: What does 'clean coal' mean and can it save the planet? By Emily S. Bernhardt The difference between coal and renewable energy is not whether they each pollute, but the forms that pollution takes, writes Duke University ecologist Emily S. Bernhardt. Continue reading