Nov 04 The switch that could turn off your nightmares and dreams By Nsikan Akpan A renaissance is happening in the collective understanding of REM -- rapid eye movement -- sleep, which may yield a day when scientists could shut off nightmares and dreams. Continue reading
Oct 28 7 times that science explained aliens By Nsikan Akpan, Joshua Barajas You want to believe in aliens, UFOs, crop circles and Roswell, but science says not so fast. Happy Halloween!… Continue reading
Oct 21 The countries where global warming will shrink bank accounts By Nsikan Akpan Global warming might tighten your wallet no matter where you live, according to a new study from Stanford University. Continue reading
Oct 14 The life of Sally Ride, America’s first woman astronaut, in pictures By Nsikan Akpan A new photobiography details Sally Ride's childhood, her early struggles with stardom and the scientific zeal of America's first woman in space. Continue reading
Oct 07 DNA repair research wins 3 scientists Nobel Prize in chemistry By Nsikan Akpan Tomas Lindahl, Paul Modrich and Aziz Sancar split the 2015 Nobel Prize in chemistry for mechanistic studies of DNA repair. Continue reading
Sep 23 As a scientist, is the pope dodging the biggest contributor to climate change? By Nsikan Akpan Once you’re a scientist, you’re always a scientist, and Pope Francis was once a scientist. In recent years, the pope’s outspoken views on issues like the environment seem to reveal his familiarity with life in a lab. Some scientists applaud… 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 09 Can Alzheimer’s proteins be spread via medical procedures? By Nsikan Akpan New study suggest Alzheimer’s disease symptoms were transmitted via human growth hormone treatments. 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