Mar 20 Which came first: society or a fear of god? By Nsikan Akpan Religion is a fundamental feature of humanity, but did our ancestors need it to form complex societies?… Continue reading
Mar 15 This new 'army' of spiders is named after Star Wars stormtroopers By Vicky Stein They wouldn’t survive the deserts of Tatooine or the frigid planet Hoth, but these newly described, tarantula-like spiders are named after the stormtroopers who marched through the “Star Wars” movies. Continue reading
Mar 14 Deep dish or New York style? How pi can solve your pizza order By Nsikan Akpan, Julia Griffin, Jamie Leventhal Math can solve your eternal questions of ordering pizza and explain why folding your pizza is always the strongest move. Continue reading
Mar 08 Watch 2:57 Why recreating ancient artifacts may be the future of archaeology Have you ever heard of an archaeologist who burns, hammers or smashes artifacts? That’s what Metin Eren does, except it’s with replicas. Eren is a rising star in the field of experimental archaeology. In his lab at Kent State University,… Continue watching
Mar 05 Is climate change making U.S. tornadoes worse? By Nsikan Akpan After a deadly storm struck Alabama and Georgia, here's what scientists know -- and don't know -- about climate change and tornadoes in the U.S. Continue reading
Feb 28 If this space study is right, humans have never left Earth's atmosphere By Vicky Stein A new study redefines the boundaries of our planet. Continue reading
Feb 20 Can too much salt lead to bad skin? By Nsikan Akpan A new German study suggests eczema, one of the most common skin diseases, may be so prevalent because of too much table salt in our diets. Continue reading
Feb 14 Why that one song will always remind you of your ex By Nsikan Akpan This Valentine’s Day, three neuroscientists explain why music-evoked memories are so potent -- and whether we can let them go. Continue reading
Feb 06 Watch 6:55 How cutting-edge engineering borrows nature's innovations By Miles O'Brien In the never-ending hunt for new designs that jump, pump, or run faster and better, scientists are finding inspiration in nature. The field of biomimicry blurs boundaries between living things -- like the butterfly’s proboscis or the flea's powerful legs… Continue watching
Feb 06 How to teach a honeybee to do math By Vicky Stein Despite their “miniature brains,” honeybees can harness both long-term rules and short-term memory in order to solve math problems. Continue reading