This Plastic Bunny is Filled With Artificial DNA. The Data Inside: More Bunnies
Researchers store the blueprint for a plastic bunny in DNA that's then injected into the bunny's body. ...read more
Month: December 2019
Fossils on Mars? If They Exist, NASA’s Mars 2020 Rover has a Shot at Finding Them
A recent study suggests the landing site for NASA's next Mars rover holds minerals that often preserve fossils on Earth. ...read more
Why Do People With Alzheimer’s Stop Eating?
The disease can make eating, and remembering to eat, difficult. ...read more
How the Icy Moon Enceladus Got ‘Tiger Stripes’ at its South Pole
Saturn's moon Enceladus has mysterious, evenly spaced fissures in its icy shell where water erupts into space. ...read more
Deaths at New Zealand’s White Island Show the Dangers of Volcano Tourism
Visiting volcanoes can be dangerous, especially ones that are persistently restless. The deaths at White Island are a chilling example. ...read more
Why Do People With Alzheimer’s Tend to Sleep a Lot?
The disease causes changes to our brain's circuitry that can make sleep difficult. ...read more
Climate Change Could Be Making Birds Smaller
Forty years of data show that migratory birds have been shrinking as the planet warms. ...read more
With Sea Level Rise, We’ve Already Hurtled Past a Point of No Return
Climate negotiators in Madrid are trying to avoid 2 meters of sea level rise, but research suggests 10 times that — 65 feet — is already inevitable ...read more
Giant Claws and Outlandish Antlers? Thank the Sexual Arms Race
Male-male competition, and sometimes female preferences, have driven arms races for the flashiest horns, antlers, pincers, tusks and claws. ...read more
Life Through A Bee’s Eyes: New Software Replicates Animal Vision
By adjusting various parameters of sight, this high-power photoshop hints at what other animals might see from our perspective. ...read more