Stories by Eliene Augenbraun

This toy is radioactively cute—and able to explain how a neutral-faced neutron turns into a proton with a positive expression.

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

If seeing the one you love makes your heart skip a beat, should you see a cardiologist?

The same technological advances that shrank telephones miniaturized heart monitors, with far-reaching implications for heart health.

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.

No, really, they do

The idea that bigger is better when it comes to thinking is controversial, but it just got a scientific boost

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.

It's that time of year in central Texas

Why would a biochemist make three-dimensional prints of budding yeast cells?

What can you create with 100 drones flying in formation? Intel and Electronica FutureLab partnered to answer that question, with spectacular results

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.

We present three moments this week when science intruded into the cultural conversation

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.

Next week: Life on Earth Begins

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. Next Week: Earth Forms

Farming is becoming ever more difficult on lands that are getting hotter and drier.

Related Article: The Ominous Story of Syria's Climate Refugees

All it takes is a magnet and knowing where to look.

The Breakthrough Prize is the richest award in science, conferring $3 million on each winner or winning team. In a series of symposia, current and previous winners discuss the science that earned them their honors

A hammock turns out to be the perfect place to contemplate spacetime, especially if you happen to have some coconuts

When a German physician performed the world's first catheterization on himself, he changed the course of medicine

After 16 years, Jon Stewart signed off from The Daily Show on August 6, but not before leaving the world a trove of humorous and pointed clips about science

Researchers were surprised to find that cyclists rode faster while taking on easy mental tasks.

—Karen Hopkin, Eliene Augenbraun

As officials take extreme measures to stop the spread of a deadly bacterium, farmers worry about the future of their ancient groves

One species of ant turns out to have a lot in common with blue cheese and rotting coconuts.

Photo courtesy: Antweb.org