The Sciences
Epic Battle: Scorpion versus Mouse [Video]
Believe it or not, you might end up rooting for the scorpion
Stories by Eliene Augenbraun
The Sciences
Listen Up, Candidates: Science Matters, and Here's Why
Scientists know how important their work is to America, and a science advocacy group thinks politicians should know it too
The Sciences
Did Astronaut Scott Kelly Stay in Space Too Long? [Video]
This video will make you wonder if a year in free-fall finally got to him...
The Sciences
What Is the Largest Number? [Video]
This is not a trick question
Quantum Cuteness: Neutron Beta Decay
This toy is radioactively cute—and able to explain how a neutral-faced neutron turns into a proton with a positive expression.
The Sciences
There's Love--and Ladybugs--in the Air
Ladybugs mate once in their lives at a public love-in when the whether is cool. This amazing video gets you up close and personal with lots and lots of ladybugs
Fitness
What Does It Mean When Your Heart Skips a Beat?
If seeing the one you love makes your heart skip a beat, should you see a cardiologist?
Size Matters--for Heart Monitors
The same technological advances that shrank telephones miniaturized heart monitors, with far-reaching implications for heart health.
3-D Printed Trilobites
In his spare time, D. Allan Drummond, an assistant professor at the University of Chicago in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, fuses art and science to create lifelike trilobite sculptures...
The Sciences
Giant Pandas Love Snow
No, really, they do
Mind & Brain
Animals with Big Brains Are Better at Problem Solving [Video]
The idea that bigger is better when it comes to thinking is controversial, but it just got a scientific boost
Aviation Furniture: When Planes Come Home
A junkyard full of old airplanes turns out to be an artist’s playground. Several companies exist to turn historic old aircraft parts into seating, tables, picture frames, book shelves and any other piece of furniture you might imagine...
The Sciences
Watch This Cedar Tree Sneeze Pollen, and You'll Sneeze, Too [Video]
It's that time of year in central Texas
3-D Printed Yeast Cell
Why would a biochemist make three-dimensional prints of budding yeast cells?
Technology
Making Art with Drones
What can you create with 100 drones flying in formation? Intel and Electronica FutureLab partnered to answer that question, with spectacular results
Richard Garriott's Cabinet of the Universe, Part 3: Life Begins
Life first began on Earth in a carbon dioxide–rich atmosphere. Plants evolved that can still be found today. But when oxygen started building up, that emergent life got into trouble...
The Sciences
The Latest on Science in Pop Culture
We present three moments this week when science intruded into the cultural conversation
Richard Garriott's Cabinet of the Universe, Part 2: Earth Forms
In this episode of Richard Garriott's miniseries, he shows us how Earth formed, how remnants of that formation still wander the solar system and how our planet came to be covered by oceans...
Richard Garriott's Cabinet of the Universe, Part 1: The Big Bang
Richard Garriott, video game developer and space entrepreneur, explains how he and his wife collected enough artifacts to illustrate the entire history of the universe. In this video he takes us back to the very beginning...
Climate Change
Why This Refugee Farmer Left His Land
Farming is becoming ever more difficult on lands that are getting hotter and drier.
Related Article: The Ominous Story of Syria's Climate Refugees...
