Sep 13 Watch antibiotic-resistant bacteria evolve right before your eyes By Lora Strum, Julia Griffin It’s spreading! Scientists at Harvard Medical School in Boston and Technion-Israel have designed a way to document bacteria as the microbes become impervious to antibiotics. Continue reading
Sep 08 Interactive: Lionfish invasion By Megan Crigger Once just an alluring pet, the ravenous lionfish is now a predatory threat to Atlantic reefs. Continue reading
Sep 02 Watch 2:03 Aboard a boat that ferries scientists to Alaskan wildlife By PBS News Hour Every summer, the federal research vessel Tiglax travels along the chain of Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, ferrying scientists to remote locations to study wildlife. The Aleutian archipelago is 1600 miles in length and constitutes an ecosystem of stunning diversity. Tiglax’s captain… Continue watching
Sep 01 Dogs distinguish words and tone much like humans By Leigh Anne Tiffany Dogs are able to process individual words and intonations in a manner similar to humans, based on a new study in the journal Science. Continue reading
Sep 01 3.7 billion-year-old Greenland fossils are oldest yet, scientists say By Harry Zahn A newly discovered fossil from Greenland may represent the oldest known evidence of life on earth and could guide the search for life on moons or others planets in our solar system. Continue reading
Aug 30 Zika stays in the family, mother mosquitoes pass virus to eggs By Nsikan Akpan The inheritance of Zika virus may guarantee its long-term survival in mosquito (and human) populations. Continue reading
Aug 29 X-rays suggest ironic end for famous human ancestor Lucy By Courtney Norris The "Lucy" skeleton has reshaped our understanding of human evolution, but no one has ever been able to explain how she died -- until now. Continue reading
Aug 24 Watch 5:29 Four light years away, a planet may be hospitable to life By PBS News Hour Scientists have discovered a potentially habitable new world, a mere four light years away from Earth. They call the planet “Proxima B,” and it may feature characteristics that are just right for human life. Nonetheless, it has some major differences… Continue watching
Aug 24 Meet the Dolphin species that was hidden in Smithsonian's fossil room By Lora Strum A new species of dolphin has spent the last 65 years hiding at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Continue reading
Aug 23 This device turns neon plasma into natural patterns By Leigh Anne Tiffany Nature features breathtaking patterns. Now, physicists based in China have found a way to recreate these natural motifs in 3-D -- using just a little electricity. Continue reading