Aug 20 8 things you didn’t know about Orville Wright By Nsikan Akpan Happy 144th birthday, Orville Wright!… 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 22 Mediterranean whales bear the brunt of industry’s historic toxins By Catherine Woods Researchers detect high levels of banned toxic chemicals in whales in the Mediterranean Sea. Continue reading
Jul 08 The ant, the butterfly and their chemical warfare with an oregano plant By Nsikan Akpan When pushed to the brink by ant invaders, oregano uses chemical warfare to call in butterfly reinforcements. Continue reading
Jun 17 This rockstar scientist wrote a song about her friends who died from Ebola By News Desk In the world of science, Harvard geneticist Pardis Sabeti is a rock star. She also fronts a guitar-heavy alternative rock band from Boston. Continue reading
Jun 10 How close is the Ebola vaccine? By Caleb Hellerman, Global Health Reporting Center Is the world prepared to fight the next Ebola outbreak? NewsHour provides an update on Ebola vaccine testing in West Africa. Continue reading
Jun 03 Why is there a huge methane hotspot in the American Southwest? By Laura Santhanam A team of scientists scrambles to better understand a gigantic cloud of methane looming over the Four Corners region of the U.S. Southwest. This single cloud is believed to comprise nearly 10 percent of all methane emissions derived from natural… Continue reading
May 27 Scientists trace cancer-causing chemical in drinking water back to methadone By Nsikan Akpan Methadone reacts chemically with a disinfectant used at a third of U.S. wastewater treatment plants to create a carcinogen. Continue reading
May 20 NOAA Report: Deepwater Horizon oil spill caused biggest dolphin die-off in Gulf’s history By Nsikan Akpan A new NOAA study provides a verdict on how the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil disaster led to a flourish of dolphin deaths along the Gulf coast. Continue reading