Painting a Pelagornis, the Largest Bird Ever to Fly
This bird went extinct before the Homo sapiens ever took a step. In this video, science artist James Gurney shows us his painstaking process to reconstruct an animal unseen by human eyes...
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Researchers 3-D Print Living Tissue
A new method of 3-D printing can produce human-size bone, muscle and cartilage that survive when implanted into animals. It's potentially a giant step toward fabricating replacement tissue and organs in humans...
Latest in Smart Textiles--a Musical Tablecloth
A Swedish company has developed a musical tablecloth with a drum kit and piano keys printed on the fabric. A Reuters Video report
Africa's Most Elusive Animals Caught on Camera
Stunning images captured using remote camera trap photography are changing the way the WWF is able to research of some of Africa's most endangered species.
Wounded Soldiers to Receive Penis Transplants
Doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital are preparing to perform the first penis transplant in the U.S. The recipient will be a veteran injured in war.
Apple Opposes Order to Help FBI Unlock iPhone
Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook is opposing a demand from a U.S. judge to help the FBI break into an iPhone recovered from one of the San Bernardino shooters. Vanessa Johnston (Reuters) reports...
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.
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.
Gravitational Waves Are the Ringing of Spacetime
The universe is a noisy place, but we didn’t always have the right ears to hear the sounds—until now.
The Evolution of Oral Anticoagulants
This animation explores progress in the development of oral anticoagulants that target components of the blood coagulation cascade to inhibit blood clotting in high-risk patients. This article was reproduced with permission and was first published on January 28, 2016...
The Computer That Mastered Go
Google-owned company DeepMind have created an artificial intelligence which can beat a professional at the ancient Chinese boardgame of Go - a feat thought to be a decade away. This article was reproduced with permission and was first published on January 27, 2016...
Immunology of the Rheumatoid Joint
This animation guides us through the immune pathways involved in the disease, from the first signs of self-reactive immune cells to joint damage and other symptoms. This article was reproduced with permission and was first published on January 25, 2016...
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...
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...
3-D Printed Yeast Cell
Why would a biochemist make three-dimensional prints of budding yeast cells?
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...
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.Next week: Life on Earth Begins...
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...
Is Wool Really Warmest for Winter?
In an experiment pitting cotton against wool, two socks battle for the title of warmth heavyweight.
