Aug 17 Giant plankton eat and transport plastic through the ocean By Roni Dengler Giant larvaceans -- bizarre and beautiful zooplankton -- can transport ocean plastic and may introduce it into the food chain. Continue reading
Aug 11 When faced with pollution, these sea snakes shed their stripes By Teresa Carey Australian ecologists found turtle-headed sea snakes cope with excessively polluted waters by losing their white stripes. Continue reading
Aug 09 Watch 9:38 How industrial farming techniques can breed superbugs By Miles O'Brien As high-density, industrial-scale livestock farms have become fertile breeding grounds for disease, they’ve also become a major source of drug-resistant superbugs. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien and economics correspondent Paul Solman team up to report on how scientists are studying how… Continue watching
Aug 09 How a flood of antibiotics landed in your chicken By Nsikan Akpan In the book "Big Chicken," Maryn McKenna chronicles how humanity went from developing antibiotics to keep healthy to standing on the verge of an onslaught of unstoppable diseases. Continue reading
Aug 03 This ancient asteroid family reveals clues about the birth of the solar system By Roni Dengler An international team has tipped the debate on the origins of the solar system with the discovery of one of the oldest known asteroid families. Continue reading
Aug 02 U.S. scientists are fixing genetic defects in human embryos. Should you be nervous? By Nsikan Akpan For the first time, U.S. scientists have genetically edited human embryos with CRISPR, thanks in part to regulatory loopholes. Continue reading
Aug 01 Study confirms how lead got into Flint’s water By Roni Dengler The absence of a water treatment -- called orthophosphate -- was a major contributor to lead contamination in Flint, University of Michigan chemists confirmed. Continue reading
Jul 25 The moon may be hiding a lot of water under its crusty exterior By Roni Dengler For years, scientists thought our moon was a dry expanse. But, new evidence suggests the lunar mantle is wet on a global scale. Continue reading
Jul 20 Elephant seals recognize vocal rhythms to avoid bullies By Teresa Carey Elephant seals become the first mammal, other than humans, to recognize rhythmic patterns in the voices of their kind. Continue reading
Jul 18 When did wolves become dogs? New research throws a bone into the debate By Nsikan Akpan Dog domestication wasn't too rough. A new population genetics study from Stony Brook University argues wolves were tamed just once, 40,000 years ago. Continue reading