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Two new elements
The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry added two new elements - flerovium and livermorium - on the periodic table to 118.
June 14, 2012
High-fructose corn syrup: A brief history
What is high-fructose corn syrup? And is it making you fat? And is it really more evil than sugar? These questions are harder to answer than you’d think.
June 7, 2012
Fetus DNA: Blood from mom, saliva from dad
Researchers have determined the fetus DNA using only a blood sample from a pregnant woman, and a saliva specimen from the father.
June 7, 2012
Shrimp cocktail or buffalo wings?
Is eating a 100-gram portion of shrimp cocktail really equivalent to burning 90 liters of gasoline, as a widely disseminated story suggests?
June 6, 2012
Jay Harman froze a whirlpool to clean water
Nature likes spirals, from galaxies to shells. Jay Harmon used a natural spiral to design a "frozen whirlpool" for keeping water tanks clean without chemicals.
May 31, 2012
Climate change might drive human evolution
How climate change might have driven turning points in human evolution.
May 29, 2012
Pamela Silver: New fuels from deep sea life
Pamela Silver is exploring the use of deep-ocean extremophiles to create new biofuels. She described the bacteria she works with as “like little batteries.”
May 24, 2012
Brain map locates landmarks for memory, vision, language, arousal
A new brain map provides a clearer picture of how different areas of the brain are physically connected and how these connections relate to basic functions.
May 23, 2012
Neil deGrasse Tyson says science is in our DNA
In this video from BigThink's Humanizing Technology series, Neil deGrasse Tyson describes why science is a truly human activity.
May 23, 2012
Urban heat island effect has upside for oaks in NYC
Red oaks in New York City grew eight times faster than rural oaks. Scientists think the the urban heat island effect was the primary reason.
May 17, 2012
