For your afternoon slump: It’s okay to look at cute animal photos
If you’re losing your focus around the typical 2-2:30 p.m. slump today, don’t reach for the 5 Hour Energy. Just pop over to the LOLcats website. A new study out […]
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Good news for lactose-intolerance sufferers
Researchers in New Zealand genetically engineered a cow that can produce hypoallergenic milk. The calf’s milk lacks milk protein beta-lactoglobulin or BGL, which is what causes allergic reactions in humans and […]
Playing nice has its perks… if you’re a baboon
Nice guys might finish last, but what about nice girls? Being nice to others in baboon populations may mean a longer, healthier life for females according to a study by […]
Working to bring back the peregrine
It’s not very often you can follow along with scientists’ work. Typically you just read about it when the study results are released and someone like Scientific American breaks it […]
Biologist Dr. Barry Commoner dies at 95
Dr. Commoner was something of a hybrid scientist; he was a researcher and a professor, but he was also an activist. His resume includes biology professor, government researcher, environmental and […]
More evidence of water from the Mars rover
Curiosity is sending evidence of a new discovery home to NASA. Images from the rover’s camera show what could be an ancient stream bed. Outcroppings of rock, named “Hottah” by NASA […]
When atomic scientists play with their building blocks
…they can sometimes create a new element. That seems to be the case in Japan, where researchers at RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science say they’ve created element 113, a missing […]
An auction for space lovers
If you have a spare $340,000 you can own a piece of the moon. Too pricey? That’s okay – for $140,000 you can take home an iron meteorite discovered by […]
A deeper look from the Hubble Telescope
The Hubble Space Telescope is proving that good things come to those who wait. It just produced the deepest look at the universe ever made by “staring” at the same […]
Einstein’s brain? There’s an app for that
Albert Einstein’s brain is ready for its closeup. Nearly 60 years after Einstein’s death, anyone can have the chance to explore that remarkable noodle. During Einstein’s autopsy, Princeton pathologist Thomas […]
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