Researchers looking to shine a light on the dark
If you ever watch CSI, Law & Order, or any other such show or film involving detective work, you’ll notice there’s always some guy or gal with a camera. They’re […]
Monthly Archives: September 2012
Adler for adults
Science and the social scene don’t often mix, but every once in a while the planets align to make it happen. Adler Planetarium is hosting Adler After Dark tonight at […]
Immaculate conception? Not quite
Did you know that certain vertebrates (animals with backbones and spinal columns, basically the higher orders of animal life) can reproduce as virgins? Female snakes, sharks and some birds sometimes […]
Some sperm swim to the beat of their own drummer
Your boys might not swim straight. They could paddle along in a corkscrew pattern, or hyperactively wiggle in no pattern at all. But the truly vital discovery is that now […]
Let it snow… on Mars
NASA made another discovery about Mars recently, and it’s not from that little vehicle rolling around the rocks and craters at the moment. The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has found […]
Captain Kirk may have had it right
You need to get the USS Enterprise across the galaxy in minimal time. What to you do? Why, use the warp drive, of course! Bending the fabric of time and […]
Two new zoo additions: A panda and a… liliger?
Yes, you read that correctly. It’s LIliger, not liger. And it’s what you get when a lion mates with a liger. The cub, named Kiara, was born last month in […]
Dear cilantro-haters: Yes, it actually is your fault
It’s been relatively common knowledge that your affinity/dislike for cilantro is determined by your genetic makeup. That is, until now. Two studies came out this week about our taste buds […]
There’s nothing silly about a golden goose
Scientists are in the business of discovery, even if it’s not what they set out to find. For example, Charles Townes worked much of his life as a researcher for […]
“Potentially hazardous asteroid” to pass by Earth tonight
In case you’re not interested in watching the Bears whoop Green Bay tonight, there’s a possibly more spectacular show taking place in the sky. PHA 2012 QG42 (the PGA means […]
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