Jul 13 New underwater microscope films kissing and fighting corals like never before By Leigh Anne Tiffany We can now get up close and personal with corals, watching how they kiss and fight, thanks to a new high-tech microscope. Continue reading
Jul 13 Culture, not biology, decides the difference between music and noise By Lora Strum A new study shows only cultures previously exposed to western music form opinions on consonance and dissonance, an element of music theory that establishes consonant chords as more aurally pleasing… Continue reading
Jul 12 You can see Florida’s state-of-emergency level algae bloom from space By Eugene Mason An algae bloom in southeast Florida has grown so large it’s visible from space. A NASA satellite snapped an image of the algal bloom in early May as it festered across 33 square miles in Lake Okeechobee, which… Continue reading
Jul 11 The End of AIDS? By Megan Crigger, William Brangham, Jason Kane It’s a bold mission by any standard: to end the AIDS epidemic. But the tools are there, say officials of the joint United Nations program on HIV/AIDS. Here’s what the UNAIDS plan, known as “90-90-90,” looks like. Continue reading
Jul 09 Deadly Tesla crash exposes confusion over automated driving By Larry Greenemeier, Scientific American Amid a federal investigation of a Tesla vehicle crash, ignorance of the technology’s limitations has come into focus. Continue reading
Jul 08 Robot-delivered lethal explosive in Dallas police standoff was a first, experts say By Kassia Halcli, Gretchen Frazee Dallas police executed an unprecedented move Friday morning, when officers used a robot-delivered bomb to engage a suspect. Continue reading
Jul 08 Study tracks 31-year history of female sexualization in video games By Lora Strum Hypersexualization in video games has existed since the days of Super Mario, according to a new study from Indiana University. Continue reading
Jul 08 2,000 generations of algae foretell future of ocean acidification By Leigh Anne Tiffany Plankton can adapt to the primary cause of ocean acidification -- rising carbon dioxide in water -- but the organisms eventually lose their form of a skeleton. As a result, the plankton cannot fend off predators or competitors, and on… Continue reading
Jul 08 Elizabeth Holmes, Theranos CEO, banned from operating medical laboratory for two years By Megan Thielking, STAT Federal regulators have banned Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes from owning or operating a medical laboratory for at least two years. Continue reading
Jul 07 This camera snaps photos three billion times faster than an iPhone By Larry Greenemeier, Scientific American A new approach to high-speed photography could help capture the clearest-ever footage of light pulses, explosions or neurons firing in the brain. Continue reading