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Scientists create world’s tiniest 3-D glasses to show bugs 3-D movies
Praying mantises are the only invertebrates known to possess 3-D vision, and researchers have found the perfect tool for studying how this vision works: miniature 3-D glasses. The research team has...
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Physicist who contributed to discovery of Higgs boson dies
Physicist Gerald Guralnik was one of the scientists who originated the Higgs theory in 1964. Photo by Brown UniversityGerald Guralnik, one of the physicists who developed the Higgs theory in the 1960s,...
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As Pacific acidifies, ‘sea butterflies’ are quickly losing their shells
A healthy pteropod collected during the U.S. West Coast survey cruise (left) and one of a dissolving shell (right). This is the first evidence of marine snails from the natural environment along the...
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On tiny racetrack, scientists test self-driving cars of the future
In a robotics lab at the George Washington University, there’s a small-scale race track, complete with a loop-the-loop. A battery-powered car hurls itself around the room, flipping over jumps and...
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FDA-approved device treats sleep apnea in a new way
Photo by Flickr user Hobvias Sudoneighm Loud snoring, sore throats, excessive drowsiness — all common signs of a disorder called sleep apnea that affects an estimated 18 million Americans. For those...
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Star cluster flung from distant galaxy at 2 million mph
An illustration that shows the hypervelocity star cluster HVGC-1 escaping from the supergiant elliptical galaxy M87. HVGC-1 is the first runaway star cluster discovered by astronomers. Image by David...
View ArticleNanosponges soak up superbugs and even snake venom in your blood
Drug-resistant bacteria are a hospital’s nightmare. Two out of every 100 people carry methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a bacteria that can’t be treated easily by antibiotics. When...
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Your next mixtape could hold more songs than tens of thousands of iPods combined
Photo by Flickr user Andrew MaloneForget a playlist or a hard drive — a new spin on an old technology could let you fit as much music, or any other type of data, as you could ever want on a cassette...
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Feds fund research to create a climate-proof chicken
Carl Schmidt, associate professor at University of Delaware, leads a team of researchers that are developing new breeds of chickens that would be able to withstand conditions of climate change. Image...
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Effects of climate change projected to worsen across the U.S., federal study...
A weed grows through the dry earth at Marion Kujawa’s pond which he uses to water the cattle on his farm on July 16, 2012 in Ashley, Illinois. Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images WASHINGTON — Global...
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White House report warns how climate change will directly influence the lives...
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioGWEN IFILL: The U.S. government released today its most comprehensive report on climate change yet, and the forecast is far from sunny. RELATED LINKSCan the U.S. compel...
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As species decline, so do the scientists who name them
Close up of pellucid hawk moth or greenish hyaline hawk moth (Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus) perching on human fingers. Photo via Getty Images Quentin Wheeler’s career can be traced back to a fascination...
View ArticleSimulating 13 billion years of the universe
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The ants who make rafts out of their buoyant babies to escape floods
Creative commons photo by webted via flickr. “In the ant’s house, the dew is a flood,” an old proverb tells us. Yet for floodplain-dwelling ants, a little dew is nothing. When a real flood arrives,...
View ArticleMaking rocket parts in a giant microwave
When NASA blasts rockets into space, the engines kick out an inferno that would melt most metals. How do you make a material that withstands temperatures over 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit? The answer may...
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Dunes on Mars resemble Starfleet logos
This image was acquired by the HiRISE camera aboard NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on Dec. 30, 2013. The resemblance is uncanny, but no, these aren’t Starfleet logos emblazoned on planet Vulcan....
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Two students solve the case of the watery ketchup by designing a new cap
North Liberty High School seniors Tyler Richards, left, and Jonathan Thompson used a 3-D printer to create a new cap that prevents watery ketchup squirts and eliminates the need to shake the bottle....
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University lectures are ineffective for learning, analysis finds
A lecture hall at Dalian University of Technology in China. Photo by Michael Saechang/FlickrAfter nearly a thousand years, it might be time for universities to rethink how professors convey wisdom and...
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Ice sheet in Antarctica has melted past ‘point of no return,’ NASA says
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioRELATED LINKSCan the U.S. compel global collaboration on climate change? Ground zero for climate change in Alaska Closing window for action on climate change offers...
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500 years later, Christopher Columbus’ flagship Santa Maria likely found off...
Painting of the flagship Santa Maria, circa 1628, by Andries van Eertvelt. Image courtesy of National Maritime Museum A leading underwater archaeologist says he has identified the shipwrecked remains...
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