Apr 24 Naked mole rats can survive for 18 minutes without oxygen. Here’s why. By Andrew Wagner It has a little something to do with sugar. Continue reading
Feb 09 Pill bugs emerged from the sea to conquer the Earth By Joshua Cassidy, KQED Science Pill bugs are more closely related to shrimp and lobsters than crickets or butterflies -- plus other little known facts about roly polies. Continue reading
Dec 06 Big antlers shouldn’t exist. This math model explains why they do By Kristin Hugo Mathematicians tackle a question that once stumped Charles Darwin: Why do animals have antlers, manes and other ornaments?… Continue reading
Oct 05 Epic yawns boost brain growth, study says By Sharon Begley, STAT If you have a big brain, you can credit yawning for promoting brain growth and activity, the researchers found. And if you have a small brain, you can blame the fact that you don’t yawn long enough. Continue reading
Aug 29 Watch sea urchins turn themselves inside out to be reborn By Joshua Cassidy and Carrie Boyle, KQED SCIENCE Every summer, just beyond the crashing surf, hundreds of millions of tiny sea urchin larvae prepare for one of the most dramatic transformations in the animal kingdom. Continue reading
Aug 22 Want to make waterproof bandages for internal injuries? Ask the caddisfly By Elliott Kennerson, KQED Science Current medical adhesives work well outside the body, but the challenge is making adhesives for the human body's watery internal environment. Enter the caddisfly. Continue reading
Jun 09 What a smell looks like By Nsikan Akpan, Matt Ehrichs Smells are normally invisible, but this lab in Colorado uses lasers to bring odors to life. The research is part of a nationwide project to build a robot that can smell. Continue reading
May 24 Watch 6:19 The secret life of plants — and ‘Lab Girl’ author Hope Jahren By PBS News Hour When geobiologist Hope Jahren sat down to describe the results of her research, she found that she couldn’t relate her findings without discussing the people who made them possible, herself especially. That revelation led to her new book “Lab Girl,”… Continue watching
May 18 Watch 5:05 From Mt. St. Helens’ volcanic ashes, Mother Nature rebuilds By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 28 Watch 6:29 How to save life on Earth, according to E.O. Wilson By Frank Carlson Biologist and Pulitzer winner E.O. Wilson has spent his life studying animals and fighting for their conservation. As species go extinct at 1,000 times the normal rate thanks to human interference, Wilson’s new book “Half Earth” holds a bold plan… Continue watching