60-Second Science
60-Second Science
Leading science journalists provide a daily commentary on some of the most interesting developments in the world of science. For a ...
Alan Alda Looks for "The Human Spark"
1 day ago
The Human Spark, a three-part PBS series hosted by Alan Alda and debuting January 6th, looks at what makes humans the exceptionally unusual ...
Animal Mimics: More Than Just Camouflage
2 days ago
A study in the journal Science finds that animals that use mimicry--for example, an insect closely resembling a twig--are indeed seen and ...
Computers Can't Show You the Monet
3 days ago
A study in the journal Computers & Graphics finds that computer programs for identifying works of art fall far short of even nonexpert ...
Do Cardiovascular Implants Get Enough Testing?
6 days ago
A paper in the Journal of the American Medical Association points out that many implantable cardiovascular devices appear to get FDA ...
Restoring Cells' Potential is Method of the Year
7 days ago
The journal Nature Methods is calling its "Method of the Year" the technique that now allows researchers to take an adult cell and make it ...
NYC High Schoolers Find Fake Food Labeling with DNA
1 week ago
Working with professional gene sequencers, high school students Brenda Tan and Matt Cost identified food frauds and unusual animal species ...
NYC High Schoolers Find Fake Food Labeling With DNA
1 week ago
Working with professional gene sequencers, high school students Brenda Tan and Matt Cost identified food frauds and unusual animal species ...
Natural Pot-Like Compound Could Fight Obesity
1 week ago
A study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences finds that endocannabinoids, compounds naturally found in the body related ...
Find X and Say Your Work
1 week ago
A study in the Electronic Journal of Research In Educational Psychology found that students who worked out math problems out loud got more ...