Cheap new HIV test could be a boon for poorer countries
It might be no big deal for you to stop into the local clinic for an HIV test. But for some countries, testing needs to be cheaper. Researchers at the […]
Monthly Archives: October 2012
How paintball could save the planet
We all know what will happen if a apocalypse-heralding asteroid comes hurtling toward Earth. Bruce Willis and his rag-tag team of oil rig workers join forces with NASA and detonate […]
A bivalve population could have battled against Sandy
Unless you’re about to slurp them down or are a marine biologist, chances are you don’t think about oysters very much. But Paul Greenberg does. The New York Times op […]
New lizard species escapes extinction
Sometimes you discover something in the last place you’d expect. Like a new species near a housing development. Researchers from Australian National University happened upon the coastal plains skink, Ctenotus ora, […]
Freak factors made Sandy a Frankenstorm
Hurricanes are nasty customers any way you spin it. But as we’ve seen in the past with storms like Katrina, some are much more devastating than others. But it’s more […]
Astronaut’s-eye view of Hurricane Sandy
Hurricanes are big. Storms less than 274 miles across are considered small or “midget” hurricanes. Sandy’s tendrils stretch almost the entire length of the eastern seaboard, so she’s a giant among […]
Hurricane Sandy revealed
Ever wondered what makes a hurricane so destructive? RiaNovosti breaks it down for you with their hurricane infographic, detailing how we measure their strength and how they start spinning, peppered […]
Our space house is a very very very fine space house
When a space exploration agency eventually sends some astronauts to a foreign planet to live for a little while, what will their home look like? It could be something similar […]
It’s someone’s big day at the Shedd…
An 8-week-old beluga calf can been seen at the Shedd Aquarium for the first time today. The baby doesn’t have a name yet, but she’s getting the best of care […]
Massive, hot vortex forms from Saturn storm
Sometimes we get to see how much Earth has in common with other planets in our solar system. For example, storms form on Saturn just like storms form on Earth. […]
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