Oct 03 Watch New Scan Improves Time Frame for Diagnosing Genetic Diseases in Newborns New Scan Improves Time Frame for Diagnosing Genetic Diseases in Newborns… Continue watching
Oct 03 New Rapid Test Can Diagnose Baby’s Genetic Disorder in Days In genetic diseases for which treatments exist, rapid diagnosis is critical for neonatal interventions that lessen morbidity and mortality. Sarah Maxey Photography Pompe disease is a rare genetic disorder that often affects babies at birth, disabling the heart and skeletal… Continue reading
Oct 02 Watch Storms, Starfish and Warmer Waters Wiped out Half of Great Barrier Reef Coral Storms, Starfish and Warmer Waters Wiped out Half of Great Barrier Reef Coral… Continue watching
Oct 02 Starfish and Storms Cost Great Barrier Reef Half Its Coral The images above show the damage that severe weather and crown of thorns starfish have caused to Australia's Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest coral reef system. A study from the Australian Institute for Marine Sciences found… Continue reading
Oct 02 Losing the Great Barrier Reef By PBS News Hour The Australian Institute of Marine Science reported that over half of the Great Barrier Reef has been lost due to storms, ocean acidification and a destructive species of starfish called crown of thorns. Here you can see the difference these… Continue reading
Oct 02 Worm Researcher, Planet Hunter, Geochemist Among ‘Genius Grant’ Winners Olivier Guyon is an Optical Physicist and Astronomer at the University of Arizona. Photo: John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Olivier Guyon designs powerful telescopes that hunt for Earthlike planets -- exoplanets -- outside our solar system. Terry Plank… Continue reading
Sep 28 Driverless Car to Hit California Roads EmbedVideo(4590, 482, 304); Who says a car needs a driver? California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a law on Tuesday that makes it legal for driverless cars to travel on state highways. This opens California roads to the cars… Continue reading
Sep 28 Curiosity Finds Evidence of Ancient Water Flows on Mars NASA's Curiosity rover found evidence for an ancient, flowing stream on Mars at a few sites, including the rock outcrop pictured here. Image by NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS. NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has found signs of water in the form of gravel… Continue reading
Sep 27 Why Pandas Have Trouble Getting Pregnant EmbedVideo(4568, 482, 304); On Sept. 16, after five years of trying, a female giant panda at Smithsonian's National Zoo finally gave birth to her second cub. Zookeepers were overjoyed; director Dennis Kelly called it… Continue reading