Nov 21 Wireless brain implant allows paralyzed woman to communicate, but is it safe? By R. Douglas Fields, Scientific American Experts call the brain implant technology a “significant achievement,” but critics say the risks may not be justified. Continue reading
Nov 20 Column: Reviving optimism for regenerative medicine By Jonathan Gertler, STAT The next wave of regenerative medicine research is tackling enormous health care issues: AIDS, Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes and heart disease, among others. Continue reading
Nov 18 Earthquakes triggered by fracking, not just wastewater disposal, study finds By Kristin Hugo Hydraulic fracturing drives earthquakes in western Canada, according to research published Thursday in Science. Continue reading
Nov 17 Watch 9:44 How Trump could dismantle current environmental policy By PBS News Hour Donald Trump made it clear during his campaign that as president he would make substantial changes in climate policy. The president-elect has threatened to withdraw from the Paris climate accord and has tapped climate-change skeptic Myron Ebell to head the… Continue watching
Nov 17 Column: How colors get their names By Claire Bowern, The Conversation A Yale linguist explains how many colors exist in your language’s rainbow. Continue reading
Nov 17 Pluto's heart may conceal an ocean By Lee Billings, Scientific American Astronomers have just found the best evidence yet of an entire ocean in an exceedingly unlikely place—the dwarf planet Pluto. Continue reading
Nov 16 Watch 5:30 How setbacks and failures shaped an improbable astronaut By PBS News Hour It's completely improbable that Mike Massimino actually became an astronaut. With a fear of heights, impaired vision and difficulty with swimming, he calls his achievement a miracle, but his is a story of overcoming setbacks. In his new book, “Spaceman,”… Continue watching
Nov 16 National Geographic makes hazardous journey to 'MARS' in new miniseries By Nsikan Akpan The myriad strains of a future deep space journey percolate through ‘MARS’ — a new six-part miniseries on the National Geographic Channel. Continue reading
Nov 16 First human treated with CRISPR gene-edited cells in China, report says By Leigh Anne Tiffany For the first time, a cancer patient is being treated with cells altered using a gene editing technique called CRISPR-Cas9. Continue reading
Nov 15 Facebook, Google take aim at fake news by blocking ad revenue By Ryan Connelly Holmes Facebook and Google banned fake news sites from collecting funds via their advertising networks on Monday. Continue reading