Science Update

Endangered Whale Detector

November 7, 2013

Engineers are developing “whale detectors” to help ships avoid striking them.

November 6, 2013

Encoding cellular proteins on a barcode could help researchers learn more about mental illnesses …

November 5, 2013

Miniature “casinos” built specially for rats are helping researchers understand gambling addiction …

November 4, 2013

Brain differences explain why not everyone has an ear for music.

November 1, 2013

The obesity epidemic extends to pets, but studying them could help us as well.

October 31, 2013

Researchers have created a citizen science website called Bat Detective to get the public involved …

October 30, 2013

Spiders in air conditioners have prompted a recall of over 800,000 Toyota vehicles.

October 29, 2013

The Zoobiquity project teams up physicians with veterinarians to study diseases that affect humans …

October 28, 2013

Female fairy wrens are more likely to cheat with males that have red plumage.

October 25, 2013

Caterpillars build tiny “houses” that shelter other creatures as well.

October 23, 2013

Scientists are using the science of computer vision to document climate change in the Rocky …

October 22, 2013

Elephants, unlike mammals much more similar to us, seem to instinctively understand pointing …