Tag: Science

What’s the future of education? The guru of education gives us a big hint.

I am with my friend Jeff as we drive to the airport to pick up Sugata. I only know him from his TED video, which has been watched a gazillion times and forwarded to me by various friends throughout the years. I have little expectation as I’ve become accustomed to meeting people and finding them far different than their online personas. Almost as if...

A single litter of pups could mark the beginning of a red wolf resurgence

Conservationists are hoping a new litter of red wolf pups will spark new life for the species.
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Could brain surgery be the cure for opioid addiction?

Opioid overdoses claimed 49,860 lives in 2019, according to the CDC, and those overdose deaths -- made worse by the strain of the pandemic...

Revolutionary Winged Microchips are Smaller Than An Ant

Winged microchips are no bigger than the tip of a pencil and could be used for data collection.

Study Reveals Sharks Can Be ‘Friends’ With Other Sharks

Sharks are the ocean's top predator, but do they have friends? A new study suggests that sharks may indeed be friendly with one another.

Could Lab-Grown Meat Be Coming To Menus Sooner Than Expected?

Lab-grown meat might still be limited to science labs, but one fast food giant wants to take it national.

Resistance to Antibiotics Will be the Next Worldwide Epidemic. What are the Solutions?

Recently, the United Nations convened to discuss the growing global threat of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, aka "superbugs". While their pronouncement is bleak, a string of...

This Man Thinks Mushrooms Can Fix the Environment and Take Down Monsanto

Monsanto is one of the largest developers of genetically altered seeds and pesticides like Roundup. It pulls in around $16 billion a year and...

Can This Frog’s Special Power Save Millions of Lives?

Since Alexander Fleming's rather fortuitous discovery of penicillin in 1928, a vast array of antibiotics have been discovered and developed. Recently, in response to...

Scientists Might Have Just Accidentally Cured Our Plastic Epidemic

Plastic waste is creeping into every corner of the planet; but thanks to an unexpected ally in the form of a bacterial enzyme, we...

Teenager Wins the Oscars of Science With This Simple Yet Brilliant Video

When you think of Albert Einstein's greatest hits, the theory of relativity is among them. But ask any non-scientist adult what it is and...

All Blue-Eyed People Might Be Related To One 10,000 Year-Old Ancestor

"Behind Blue Eyes," "It's Blue Eyes Blue," "Don't Make My Brown Eyes Blue"; baby blues have long been a popular reference in pop music,...

Why Some People are Still in Denial Over Climate Change & Evolution

Author Jonathan Swift once said: “You cannot reason someone out of something he or she was not reasoned into.” Three hundred years later, man...

This Eleven Year-Old’s Invention is Why We Need More Women in Science

Recently, the Young Scientist Lab named Gintanjali Rao America’s Top Young Scientist, a remarkable achievement for an eleven-year-old. Selected from a group of ten...