Star Trek's LeVar Burton to Be Scientific American Guest Web Editor June 11
NuqneH! Buy' ngop! That's "greetings" and "good news" in Klingon. These otherworldly tidings seem like a fitting way to let you know that LeVar Burton, who played the U.S.S.
World Cup to Debut Mind-Controlled Robotic Suit
Scientific American speaks with the scientist behind an innovation that will enable a paralyzed person to walk and “feel” it
Models salamanders, in a cave
While on a family holiday recently I visited Dan yr Ogof, the famous National Show Cave for Wales. Besides being interesting for the expected geological and speleological reasons, Dan yr Ogof is set within landscaped gardens that, bizarrely, feature one of Europe's largest `dinosaur parks'.
Size-Changing Science: How Gases Contract and Expand
A chemistry challenge from Science Buddies
LEGO to Produce Female Scientist Minifigure Set
Two and a half years ago, the LEGO Corporation made a move that set into motion a chain of events that has led, circuitously but unambiguously, to the following exciting announcement, released yesterday via YouTube: In late summer or early fall of 2014, the company will release to the public an official set of female [...]
A Short Safari In A Small Oak Tree
Imagine a safari in your neighborhood. Instead of a few days hauling luggage through international airports, though, picture a leisurely five minute stroll from the front door.
Book Review: Sally Ride: America's First Woman in Space
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Book Review: Deep
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Where Do Baby Sea Turtles Go?
Tracking the transatlantic journey of young sea turtles reveals surprises
Students Build the First Eukaryotic Chromosome from Scratch
The feat is a landmark achievement in synthetic biology
Making the Ugly World of Medical Illustration Online Pretty Again
Shortly after my Symbiartic co-blogger Kalliopi has run a workshop about social media for nature & science artists at the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators annual conference in July, I will be speaking about social media for medical illustrators and communicators at the Association of Medical Illustrators annual conference at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, [...]
Dinosaurs in Broad Daylight: The Paleoart of Julius Csotonyi
Back in 2012 I described paleoartist Julius Csotonyi as a Paleoart Rockstar. The title certainly fits: few illustrators today can make a living image-making full-time, especially in the sciences.