Mar 03 Why this Brazilian city uses tilapia fish skin to treat burn victims By Nadia Sussman, STAT In a historic Brazilian city, burn patients look as if they’ve emerged from the waves. They are covered in fish skin — specifically strips of sterilized tilapia -- but why?… Continue reading
Mar 03 Northwest scientists scramble to keep deadly bat syndrome at bay By Michael Werner, OPB/EarthFix Wildlife biologists tackle the big mystery as to how white-nose bat syndrome landed in Washington state. Continue reading
Mar 02 Click this linky and learn the secrets of the Slinky By Andrew Wagner A Princeton professor offers new math behind why a Slinky appears to hang in midair when dropped. Continue reading
Mar 01 Watch 4:47 Human moon missions could be on the horizon under Trump By PBS News Hour Is there renewed focus inside the Trump administration, NASA and the private sector to revive travel to the moon? There are signs, like a single reference in President Trump's address to Congress, that seem to suggest that a space journey… Continue watching
Mar 01 New Lego set to celebrate NASA's women pioneers By Alison Thoet Five women pioneers of NASA are becoming Lego characters. Computer scientist Margaret Hamilton, mathematician Katherine Johnson, astronomer Nancy Grace Roman and astronauts Sally Ride, the first woman in space, and Mae Jemison, the first African-American woman in space, are… Continue reading
Mar 01 Flocks of birds perish by crashing into new Minnesota Vikings stadium By Alison Thoet Scores of birds are dying due to collisions with the new U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, according to a new report from the Audubon Society. Continue reading
Mar 01 Ever wondered why your cat's tongue feels like sandpaper? By Joshua Cassidy, KQED Science By looking closely at cat tongues, research at MIT and Georgia Tech reveals clues to cats’ predatory prowess and finds inspiration for new technologies. Continue reading
Feb 28 Watch 3:16 How scientists brought bison back to Banff By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, bison have returned to Canada's Banff National Park after being wiped out more than a century ago. A biologist explains the efforts to help anchor a herd to its new home. Continue watching
Feb 28 Laser light uncovers hidden secrets of feathered dinosaur fossils By Kristin Hugo In a new study, researchers have used lasers and simple cameras to uncover the body shape and texture of 200 fossils of a small, feathered dinosaur named Anchiornis huxleyi. Continue reading
Feb 27 SpaceX charters human mission to the moon By Andrew Wagner SpaceX announced Monday that two private citizens have booked a trip around the moon for late 2018. Continue reading