This Week’s NOVA Next Feature
Manmade earthquake hazard maps will identify vulnerable buildings in the heartland, but they’re still years away. NOVA Next contributor Terri Cook reports the story.
In other news from NOVA and around the web:
- In a first, Chinese scientists report that they’ve genetically modified human embryos .
- The universe’s “supervoid” may be the largest structure ever discovered by humanity.
- In the last 25 years, Hubble has revealed our universe like few other telescopes could. What are your favorites? Add them in the comments here .
- Explore the tree of life and get a front row seat to what some have called the greatest show on Earth. That show is evolution .
- Scientists are trying to make cow burps more like kangaroo farts . Believe it or not, that would be a victory for the environment. Happy Earth Day from Gross Science!
- Has philosophy been eclipsed by science in the quest for knowledge & understanding?
- The conversation about end-of-life care is changing. Learn more with Frontline’s “ Being Mortal ,” based on the best-selling book by Atul Gawande.
- A major study in a leading medical journal concludes there’s no link between MMR and autism .
Did you miss "Invisible Universe Revealed" this week? Watch it streaming online here.
- It’s not personhood, but two chimpanzees in New York were just granted more rights.
- One woman’s drive to revolutionize medical testing
- This bestseller , published decades ago, warned us about California’s water problem.
- Yes, you can catch insanity. On the re-emergence of immunopsychiatry
- This camera is powered by the light it uses to take pictures.