The pitcher plant Heliamphora nutans puts the Sarlacc to shame; this carnivorous plant kills more efficiently and with considerably less effort. Researchers have been studying the physical properties of the plant […]
The chance of finding a planet capable of sustaining life is looking more likely, not just because of the discovery of an Earth-like planet orbiting neighboring star Tau Ceti, but […]
If a kid is clever enough to stuff their pillows under the covers in vague approximation of their body shape when they sneak out at night to egg a house […]
We’re one step closer prosthetics controlled by the human brain. Jan Scheuermann, 53, worked with researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and learned to maneuver a robotic arm with her thoughts, […]
It’s the Thelma and Louise of space exploration. Lunar probes Ebb and Flow will going out in a blaze of glory this afternoon, hurling themselves at a mountain range on the Moon’s […]
Next month, the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC1) will meet in Switzerland to discuss mercury pollution and regulation. Researchers at the Coastal and Marine Mercury Ecosystem Research Collaborative (C-MERC) are way […]
There are two things happening when you’re observing distant stars or galaxies. You’re looking through space, measured as a physical distance, but you’re also looking through time. These celestial bodies […]
…and you really don’t want one to bite you. That’s because the Kayan slow loris has a toxic chomp. The little guy has a gland on his arm that he […]
If your neighbor’s Christmas lights aren’t too bright, you’ll be able to witness another light show in the sky tonight. Just after sunset the Geminid meteors will begin streaking across the […]
Politicians, lobbyists and the media’s talking heads can hurl all the “studies” they want at each other; when it comes to global climate change there’s only one group of people […]
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