| June 23, 2017 |
Car Charging On-The-Go
- Wireless charging of moving objects could let electric cars cut the cord.
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| June 22, 2017 |
Exploration Telepresence
- Tomorrow’s space pioneers will be very different from the explorers of yesterday.
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| June 21, 2017 |
Harlequin Frog Release
- Researchers release endangered Harlequin frogs back into the Panamanian rainforest.
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| June 20, 2017 |
Wildebeest Windfall
- Unlucky wildebeests play a big role in African river ecology.
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| June 19, 2017 |
Noisy Fish
- The loud noises made by spawning croakers could help fisheries manage their sensitive populations in Mexican waters.
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| June 16, 2017 |
Science Comics
- Communicating about science through comics.
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| June 15, 2017 |
Bionic Fertilizer
- Scientists combine chemistry and biology to make fertilizer out of air and water.
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| June 14, 2017 |
Chemical-Stopping Fabrics
- A fabric that renders nerve gas harmless.
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| June 13, 2017 |
Prenatal Face Preference
- New research suggests that not just newborns, but fetuses, too, preferentially favor the human face.
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| June 12, 2017 |
Prehistoric Mushroom
- Paleontologists find the world’s oldest mushroom fossil.
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| June 9, 2017 |
Chronic Pain Receptors
- Stopping pain may require getting pain meds inside nerve cells.
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| June 8, 2017 |
Early Autism Algorithm
- Can brain studies predict autism in babies?
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| June 7, 2017 |
Compression Tights
- Do elastic compression tights improve running performance?
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| June 6, 2017 |
Undersea Methane Craters
- Massive undersea craters in the Arctic were formed by methane eruptions.
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| June 5, 2017 |
Fair-Minded Ravens
- Ravens, like humans, remember who has treated them fairly.
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| June 2, 2017 |
Flightless Genes
- Researchers identify genetic factors that grounded a species of birds whose relatives all can fly.
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| June 1, 2017 |
Methane Fuel Cells
- A deep sea microbe helps engineers convert methane to electricity.
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| May 31, 2017 |
Snakes In A Cave
- Snakes cooperate to snag bats on the wing.
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| May 30, 2017 |
Audio Sheets
- Thin, flexible transducers could lead to newspapers that can hear and talk.
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| May 29, 2017 |
Giant Whale Evolution
- A changing climate three million years ago drove whales to evolve to the giant size they are today.
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| May 26, 2017 |
Binge-Eating Brain Cells
- Activating neurons in the subthalamus region of the brain caused mice to binge eat.
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| May 25, 2017 |
Hospital Microbiome Project
- What happens to the microbes people bring to a hospital after it first opens?
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| May 24, 2017 |
Saving Salt Marshes
- Saving endangered salt marshes.
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| May 23, 2017 |
Choosy Bees
- Rather than gather any pollen in the vicinity, bumblebees carefully select it based on their nutritional requirements.
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| May 22, 2017 |
Marine Debris Tracker
- A smartphone app allows citizen scientists to track litter that makes its way into our waterways.
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| May 19, 2017 |
Climate & Sea Spray
- The variable chemistry of sea spray has a big effect on global climate.
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| May 18, 2017 |
Cooling Beaver Dams
- Beaver dams could protect trout populations from the effects of climate change.
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| May 17, 2017 |
Human Smell
- New research debunks myths about human’s inferior sense of smell.
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| May 16, 2017 |
Fish Leaders
- Some fish are leaders and some are followers, especially when there are predators are around.
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| May 15, 2017 |
Hardy Ancient Microbes
- What helped certain kinds of bacteria survive through the ages and eventually thrive in hospitals?
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| May 12, 2017 |
Beauty & Thinking
- Does enjoying beauty require thought?
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| May 11, 2017 |
Human Noise in the Wilderness
- Human-produced noise is adding significantly to the ambience in national parks.
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| May 10, 2017 |
Seizure Patterns
- Why do particular black and white patterns trigger seizures?
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| May 9, 2017 |
Beta-Blocking Sunscreen
- A common blood pressure drug could prevent skin cancer.
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| May 8, 2017 |
Albatross Satellites
- High-resolution space satellites monitor threatened albatross populations in remote areas of the world.
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| May 5, 2017 |
Oxytocin, Opioids & Sociability
- A drug used to treat drug addiction offers clues into the brain chemistry behind autism.
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| May 4, 2017 |
Reading Infant Pain
- Scientists measure babies’ pain via their brains.
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| May 3, 2017 |
Plasma-Producing Paper
- Engineers turn paper into a high-tech microbe zapper.
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| May 2, 2017 |
Water from Air
- Water for the world’s most arid regions could come right out of the air.
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| May 1, 2017 |
Human DNA in Sediment
- Scientists develop a new technique for finding ancient DNA in rock sediments.
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| April 28, 2017 |
3D Printed Buildings
- Giant robotic 3D printers can rapidly construct whole buildings, and could build moon bases, remote research stations, and more.
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| April 27, 2017 |
Synthetic Mucus
- Why are scientists trying to replicate mucus in the lab?
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| April 26, 2017 |
The Amino Acids of Life
- How did the proteins forming life on earth come to be formed from just twenty of the the many possible amino acids available?
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| April 25, 2017 |
Dinosaur Proteins
- Ancient dinosaur proteins could reveal how the Mesozoic creatures dealt with high carbon dioxide levels.
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| April 24, 2017 |
Star-Nosed Moles
- What star-nosed moles reveal about the specialized mammalian brain.
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| April 21, 2017 |
Oxygen-Deprived Mole-rats
- An odd-looking little mammal uses a trick from the plant kingdom to survive without oxygen.
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| April 20, 2017 |
Rapid Infection Detection
- Scientists adapt a genetic engineering tool to the task of quickly diagnosing infections.
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| April 19, 2017 |
Complex Cholesterol
- Researchers are using good cholesterol, or HDL, as a window into inflammation and disease.
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| April 18, 2017 |
Peak Randomness
- Mathematically random behavior in humans peaks at the quarter-century mark.
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| April 17, 2017 |
Biased Artificial Intelligence
- Computer scientists discover bias in artificial intelligence programs.
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