The Race to Contain, Rather Than Cure, Ebola
With production of experimental treatments slow-going, rapid diagnostic testing could be the best bet for containing the ongoing Ebola outbreak.
12m Oct 09, 2014
12m
How to Make Quark Soup
Brookhaven National Laboratory cooks up tiny ephemeral batches of quark-gluon soup that are said to be the most "perfect" fluid ever discovered.
6m Oct 09, 2014
6m
Atul Gawande: On Being Mortal
In his book Being Mortal, surgeon Atul Gawande argues that more medicine may not be better medicine in end-of-life care.
28m Oct 09, 2014
28m
Taking the Temperature of Rising Seas
Researchers are trying to better understand ocean water temperatures, which is an important factor in rising sea levels.
12m Oct 09, 2014
12m
Catching a Glimpse of an Eclipse
This month, North America will be under the skies of a full lunar eclipse on October 8 and a partial solar eclipse on October 23.
17m Oct 02, 2014
17m
Community Labs Practice Do-It-Yourself Biology
In DIY biology labs across the country, citizen scientists take the tools of synthetic biology into their own hands.
23m Oct 02, 2014
23m
A Whiff of What’s to Come: What Sense of Smell Says About Health
Older adults’ sense of smell might be a strong indicator of their risk of mortality within a five-year span.
7m Oct 02, 2014
7m
Dance and Physics Collide in ‘Quantum’
Choreographer Gilles Jobin took inspiration from the movements of physics for his piece Quantum.
17m Oct 02, 2014
17m
Mining the Internet for Clues to Chinese Censorship
Protests continue in Hong Kong, but only glimpses of the activity make it into mainland China due to censorship.
17m Oct 02, 2014
17m
Do Chimps Have Culture?
Researchers say a real-world case of “monkey see, monkey do” might model the origins of human culture.
12m Oct 02, 2014
12m
Science Friday Science Club: Observe Everything
The Science Club embarks on its next project and explores observation.
17m Sep 25, 2014
17m
Stories to Make You Think BIG
With his new story about a 20-kilometer-high skyscraper, sci-fi author Neal Stephenson hopes to get engineers thinking big.
17m Sep 25, 2014
17m
Water on Earth Is a Million Years Older Than the Sun
The cloud of gas and dust that eventually condensed to form the Sun contained "thousands of oceans of water," says astronomer Ted Bergin.
12m Sep 25, 2014
12m
Plant Emissions: How Do Trees Interact With Pollution?
Certain tree species can add to pollution if they’re planted in certain locations.
11m Sep 25, 2014
11m
Sprouting a Forest in the City
Foresters are piecing together the complicated ecosystem of the urban forest.
6m Sep 25, 2014
6m
‘Internal Medicine’ Gives a Resident’s Eye View of the Hospital
A writer-doctor’s stories reveal the hospital through the eyes of a resident.
17m Sep 25, 2014
17m
MAVEN Maneuvers Into Mars’s Orbit
MAVEN makes into Mars’ orbit in time to meet a comet and begin unraveling mysteries of the Martian atmosphere.
12m Sep 25, 2014
12m
Food Failures: How to Collect Mushrooms (and Eat Them, Too)
Eugenia Bone, president of the New York Mycological Society, talks about the dos and don'ts of wild mushroom foraging.
17m Sep 18, 2014
17m
Dissecting the Politics and Money Behind Health Care
In The Cost of Cutting, private practice surgeon Paul Ruggieri delves into the shadowy ways money influences health care.
17m Sep 18, 2014
17m
Artificial Sweeteners Might Sour Your Microbiome
Researchers say artificial sweeteners may alter the microbiome and the body’s ability to control glucose levels.
12m Sep 18, 2014
12m
Shake Your Silk-Maker: The Dance of the Peacock Spider
With their ornately colored bodies, rhythmic pulsations, and booty-shaking dance moves, male peacock spiders attract mates and researchers alike.
9m Sep 18, 2014
9m
Functional Features: The Evolution of the Human Face
Human social interaction may have been the reason faces evolved to be varied and unique.
7m Sep 18, 2014
7m
‘Dr.Fill’ Vies for Crossword Solving Supremacy
A computer program named “Dr.Fill” competes against human solvers for crossword puzzle glory.
18m Sep 18, 2014
18m
The People's March Against Climate Change
Ahead of the United Nations Climate Summit, the People’s Climate March in New York City will bring a public voice to the climate change discussion.
12m Sep 18, 2014
12m
The Science of ‘Sameness’: Developing Generic Medications
As of 2010, generic drugs comprise almost 80 percent of the American pharmaceutical market, compared to 10 percent in 1960.
17m Sep 11, 2014
17m
After 40 Years, a Blue Whale Population Bounces Back
Blue whale populations are only a fraction of what they once were globally, but a California population has nearly made a comeback.
6m Sep 11, 2014
6m
Can Conservation Efforts Save the Birds?
A look at the effects of conservation efforts and climate change on bird populations in North America.
23m Sep 11, 2014
23m
Understanding the Urban Ecosystem
Researchers say road salt and dissolving concrete have contributed to increased salinization in urban streams.
16m Sep 11, 2014
16m
A Jovian Moon With Earth-Like Tectonics
The icy surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa may undergo processes similar to plate tectonics on Earth.
6m Sep 11, 2014
6m
Keeping an Eye on Eruptions Around the World
At least 20 volcanoes are probably erupting as you read these words.
24m Sep 11, 2014
24m
Randall Munroe Asks, ‘What If?’
In his new book What If?, xkcd comic artist Randall Munroe answers his reader’s hypothetical questions with math and science.
17m Sep 04, 2014
17m
Hello, Stranger, Wanna Share a Cab?
Researchers found that potentially 95 percent of cab rides in New York City could have been shared.
10m Sep 04, 2014
10m
From Exotic Garden to Eco-Haven
A former millionaire's estate is becoming an environmental haven and training ground.
7m Sep 04, 2014
7m
The Wilderness Act Turns 50
Fifty years ago this week, legislation set aside over nine million acres of official wilderness.
12m Sep 04, 2014
12m
To Master Test Material, Give Your Brain a Break
Salvador Dalí and Thomas Edison took very brief naps when they were stuck on artistic and scientific problems.
34m Sep 04, 2014
34m
Supermassive Dinosaur Would Have ‘Feared Nothing’
Scientists estimate the dinosaur Dreadnoughtus schrani would have weighed as much as a Boeing 737.
12m Sep 04, 2014
12m
Experimental Therapy Saves Monkeys From Deadly Dose of Ebola
ZMapp, the cocktail of antibodies used to treat two American aid workers infected with the Ebola virus, spared 18 severely ill monkeys from death.
12m Aug 29, 2014
12m
Making Hollywood’s Digital Doubles
Now that Hollywood’s visual effects wizards can create convincing “digital actors,” will we still need the real thing?
18m Aug 28, 2014
18m
Science in the Writers’ Room
Hollywood T.V. and film writers explain how they balance scientific accuracy and storytelling.
18m Aug 28, 2014
18m
Science in the Writers’ Room
Hollywood T.V. and film writers explain how they balance scientific accuracy and storytelling.
17m Aug 28, 2014
17m
From the Lab to the Silver Screen: The Birth of CGI
Animator Tom Sito explains how scientists and engineers kickstarted Hollywood’s digital animation revolution.
12m Aug 28, 2014
12m
Less Flashy Fossils Offer Paleoclimate Clues
Uncharismatic microfauna, such as insects and mollusks, are giving scientists at La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles a glimpse of the city's cool, humid past.
17m Aug 28, 2014
17m
Electric Bacteria Form Nanowires, Shoot Out Electrons
USC's Moh El-Naggar says engineers hope to harness bacterial energy using fuel cells.
8m Aug 28, 2014
8m
Unraveling the Mysteries of Black Holes
High energy x-rays provide a rare glimpse into the behavior of black holes.
9m Aug 28, 2014
9m
Tar Noir
Using paleoforensics, researchers recount the grim details of life and death at the the La Brea Tar Pits.
9m Aug 21, 2014
9m
Neanderthals and Modern Humans Mingled for Millennia
New, more accurate radiocarbon dating suggests the two cultures co-existed in Europe for nearly 5,000 years.
10m Aug 21, 2014
10m
Making ‘Masstransiscope’
A filmmaker uses science to transform the New York City subway into a movie theater.
8m Aug 21, 2014
8m
Oceans Act As the World's Thermostat
Global temperatures hit a plateau at the turn of the 21st century. Now researchers say they've discovered where that missing heat was hiding: in the oceans.
12m Aug 21, 2014
12m
The SciFri Book Club Talks ‘Dune’
The SciFri Book Club concludes its discussion of Frank Herbert’s ecological epic, Dune.
18m Aug 21, 2014
18m
Microbes Thrive in Antarctic Lake Buried Beneath Ice
Microbes have made a home in a lake trapped beneath an 800-meter-thick ice sheet in Antarctica.
7m Aug 21, 2014
7m