Why is the U.S. Navy interested in Cicadas?
It turns out the swarms of loud, creepy insects serve a human purpose beyond frying those tasty little suckers in butter. When the Brood II cicadas emerge in the northeastern […]
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The oldest light in the universe gets its closeup
Don’t worry, it’s much less terrifying than Norma Desmond, and infinitely more complex. Researchers at the European Space Agency (ESA) released their image of the light produced by the Big […]
Probably the cutest Kickstarter yet
What good is science if it doesn’t inspire the younger generations? Not much good at all, really, which is why this fourth grade class from North Carolina is positively joy-inducing. […]
This DNA isn’t on fire
How do you keep your T-shirts from lighting on fire? Roll around in some herring sperm DNA. That’s obviously not the intrinsic response; researchers at Italy’s Politecnico di Torino lab led […]
How an entrepreneur could help green Chicago
Vince Cushing Jr. has a pretty impressive pedigree when it comes to building things. His grandfather, John Cushing, was a civil engineer, and the namesake of Notre Dame’s Cushing Hall, […]
New Boeing drone releases only water
Boeing’s rotund new drone may be kind of cute, but it represents a big technological advance in unmanned aircraft. The Phantom Eye flew for 66 minutes this week, its second […]
Mars mission details revealed
The Inspiration Mars Foundation came out with details about their 2018 mission, and boy, do they have a lot to do before then. The mission, which will send two people […]
Fermilab, Argonne, and the “S” word
You’ve probably heard it half a hundred times in the last few weeks: Sequestration. Basically, it potentially means big fat budget cuts if Congress can’t compromise on how to spend […]
Proving Ridley Scott wrong
According to Alien director Ridley Scott, in space, no one can hear you scream. This statement stands to some reason; space is a vacuum with a severe drought of molecules […]
Sea turtle gets new limbs
It seems the world of prosthetics is continually taking remarkable leaps and bounds when it comes to helping people who’ve lost a leg walk again, or crafting a new arm […]
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