Jun 01 These female sawfish prove they don’t need a male to procreate By Nsikan Akpan The first observation of a free-living vertebrate animal that switched from sexual to asexual breeding and produced viable offspring in the wild. Continue reading
May 31 Watch 4:28 How to hook young people on math and science? Robots. By PBS News Hour In the United States, the number of college students pursuing degrees in math and science fields lags well behind dozens of industrialized countries. The numbers are even smaller for women and people of color. But one program is using robotics… Continue watching
May 29 Watch 6:12 How did a fake study make it into Science magazine? By PBS News Hour A study published in Science magazine suggested that attitudes toward same-sex marriage were more likely to be changed by face-to-face conversations with gay canvassers over straight ones. But now that study has been redacted, spurring questions about how scientific research… Continue watching
May 29 Video: Bugs wage chemical warfare with butts and guts By Nsikan Akpan The bombardier beetle is just one of many bugs that moonlights as a chemical warfare wizard. Continue reading
May 28 Science Magazine officially retracts study on gay equality canvassing By Nsikan Akpan Science Magazine retracts article that a 20-minute conversation could sway opinions on same-sex marriage… Continue reading
May 28 Video: Human ancestor ‘Lucy’ may have had a neighbor, new fossils suggest By Nsikan Akpan Archaeologists uncover a new species of hominid near where and when human ancestor Lucy lived. Continue reading
May 27 Watch: Which U.S. cities face the heaviest downpours? By Nsikan Akpan Guess which U.S. city was hit hardest by heavy rainfall over the last half century. Continue reading
May 27 The case for starting sex education in kindergarten By Saskia de Melker In the Netherlands, the approach, known as “comprehensive sex education,” starts as early as age 4. You'll never hear an explicit reference to sex in a kindergarten class. The goal is bigger than that. It’s about having open, honest conversations… Continue reading
May 27 Scientists trace cancer-causing chemical in drinking water back to methadone By Nsikan Akpan Methadone reacts chemically with a disinfectant used at a third of U.S. wastewater treatment plants to create a carcinogen. Continue reading
May 26 Researchers use brain scans to hunt for Alzheimer’s cause By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press Now researchers are adding tau brain scans to an ambitious study that's testing if an experimental drug might help healthy but at-risk people stave off Alzheimer's. Whether that medication works or not, it's the first drug study where scientists can… Continue reading