This Week’s NOVA Next Feature
A team of microbiologists, drilling deep underground, is on the hunt for the most extreme extremophiles. NOVA Next contributor Carrie Arnold reports the story.
Also, Joanne Silberner reports on how Vietnam mastered infectious disease control as part of our ongoing collaboration with The GroundTruth Project on a multi-part investigation called Next Outbreak .
In other news:
- Zoom into stunning high resolution images, watch dramatic videos, and more. Take a virtual trip across the continent with our “Making North America” interactive map .
- As ice vanishes, life on the Antarctic seafloor explodes with variety .
- How is it that vultures can eat rotten meat that could kill a human?
- VW cheating could cause 59 early deaths , not including newly accused models.
- Who needs antigravity when you have ultrasonic acoustic holograms ?
What We’re Reading
- A giant crack in the Earth has opened up in Wyoming’s Bighorn mountain range . [The Washington Post]
- Autism is a valuable part of humanity’s genetic legacy , writes Steve Silberman. [Slate]
- Every time you ask Siri for directions, you’re reliving general relativity’s legacy . [Innovation Hub]
- Death rates for middle-aged white Americans are rising. [The New York Times]
Did you miss "Making North America: Origins" this week? Watch it streaming online.