Oct 12 Can your ‘brain fingerprint’ reveal how smart you are? By Nsikan Akpan Neuroscientists at Yale University discover a way to identify individuals and predict their intelligence levels by using brain fingerprints based on functional MRI scans. Continue reading
Oct 02 What ‘The Martian’ can teach us about the weather on Mars By Nsikan Akpan The Martian author Andy Weir and the NASA director of planetary science discuss the movie, Mars weather and where else people might one day live in our solar system. Continue reading
Sep 21 Could a mushroom save the honeybee? By Ken Christensen, KCTS9/Earthfix In recent years, research has shown that rare fungi found in the old-growth forests of Western Washington can help fight viruses, including tuberculosis, smallpox and bird flu. What if the honeybee would see similar health benefits from wood-rotting mushrooms?… Continue reading
Sep 16 How rising seas could sink the sea turtle By Nsikan Akpan Climate change and sea level rise do more than just wash away sea turtle habitat. Continue reading
Sep 02 How NASA measures the death of a glacier from space By Catherine Woods In 2017, a new NASA satellite called ICESat-2 will measure how fast ice is melting in order to estimate how soon coastal cities might suffer from sea level rise. Continue reading
Aug 27 The race for the unbreakable password is almost over By Nsikan Akpan Consumers may soon have access to quantum cryptography, a system for building secret codes that are so secure and difficult to intercept, some call it unhackable. Continue reading
Aug 13 The heart rates of black bears spike when drones fly overhead By Nsikan Akpan Drones are a popular toy/tool among ecotourists, ecologists and conservationists, but a new study shows an unintended health consequence of their use with bears. Continue reading
Aug 05 Debunking the biggest genetic myth of the human tongue By Catherine Woods You didn’t inherit your tongue rolling ability from your parents. Continue reading
Jul 29 What’s all the fuss about fizzy drinks? By Catherine Woods snap-click. ahh. gulp. -- Familiar sounds at a summer BBQ. Get to know your carbonated beverage. Continue reading
Jul 24 Meet three scientists behind the Pluto mission By Megan Crigger Shortly after the July 14 flyby of Pluto and its moons, we spoke with three members of the New Horizons mission team: Alice Bowman, the mission operations manager, and Cathy Olkin and Kimberly Ennico-Smith, deputy project scientists. Editor’s note: Women… Continue reading