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A camera that can see around corners
Great new video shows a new camera that can see around corners - how it works. Neat! The camera was developed by researchers at MIT.
March 28, 2012
Brain cells hold memories, say researchers
Researchers say brain cells hold memories. Memory engrams - traces of memory do reside in brain cells, say researchers from MIT and Stanford.
March 26, 2012
Hidden water use, by Charles Fishman
Watching your flat screen TV uses water. So does running your computer. Fishman talked about water use that we might not think about - or even know about.
March 22, 2012
Mysterious ‘Red-deer Cave people’ fossils found in China
Fossils from two caves in southwest China have revealed a previously unknown Stone Age people. These cave people hunted the now extinct red deer.
March 20, 2012
Corn insecticide linked to honeybee die-off
New research has linked springtime die-offs of honeybees with insecticides used to coat corn seeds. Any honeybee is susceptible.
March 19, 2012
Chemistry makes up the world we live in: George Whitesides:
"The world we live in is chemistry," George Whitesides told EarthSky, and described what it means to be a chemist today.
March 16, 2012
Gorillas more closely related to us than thought
Researchers have completed the genome sequence for the gorilla. It turns out that about 15% of our genome more closely resembles gorillas' than chimpanzees'.
March 14, 2012
Artificial muscles created in the lab
Ray Baughman's lab creates tiny artificial muscles. They spin carbon nanotubes into yarn stronger than steel yet so light it almost floats in air.
March 13, 2012
Shark fin soup to blame for blue shark decline
Scientists say the market for shark fin soup is the likeliest reason for the sharp drop in blue shark numbers over the last 30 years.
March 13, 2012
White roof cooled New York building by 42 F
On the hottest day of the 2011 summer in New York City, a white roof covering was 42 degrees cooler than a traditional black roof.
March 10, 2012
