Stories about unusual animals and unusual science make this an entertaining read Great Adaptations Neurobiologist Kenneth Catania’s passion for studying strange animal adaptations began with a creature with a 22-pointed star on its face. Catania first saw a mole-nosed star (Condylura...
White tumor showed signs of bacteria that caused brucellosis, an infectious disease Perhaps the oldest known solid cheese was found in an ancient Egyptian tomb. Made from a mixture of cow’s milk and sheep’s or goat’s milk, the cheese filled a...
New design could help solve a problem that has long caused chaos for air-conditioned power cells Batteries that use aluminum and oxygen generally live quickly and die young. However, a new design can help electrical devices last longer. Aluminum-air batteries promise...
His organization contains stories of discoveries and strange reactions Do you recognize these rows and columns? You may remember a detail or two about setting up a powerful table from a chemistry class in the past. Elements are classified according to...
Testing personal electronics can help people in need of life-saving treatment make it faster In the event of a nuclear attack or accident, personal electronics can be used as a radiation detector. A ceramic insulator, found in many devices such as...
Chemicals known as semi-volatile organic compounds have been linked to health problems WASHINGTON – Home decor like furniture and floors may not be as infamous as polluters like gas pigs, but home products can also be a significant source of potentially...
Some of these isotopes have a half-life of a few seconds or less, while others last and last In the periodic table, most of the elements have at least one stable form. Others, however, have only unstable forms, all of which...
Finds needing further evidence include fossils of dinosaurs from the sun that hit a giant asteroid on Earth and shooting star jets Discoveries about the death knell of dinosaurs, a watery exoplanet, a new species of hominids, and more keep us...
It has not been known for a long time whether democratic values come first in a society or in democratic institutions. When the United States invaded Iraq in the early 2000s, President George W. Bush pledged to make the autocratic country...
In a new year comes the new science. Here is an overview of the events, projects and perspectives our presenters are watching or want to see in 2020. Cosmic clarity When astronomy writer Lisa Grossman and physics author Emily Conover predicted...
