Hundred-year-old dirt may be able to help restore damaged desert
Scientists hope to restore biocrusts by transplanting healthy salvaged biocrusts to damaged areas. This method was found to successfully…
Category: Big Questions
Scientists use bacteria to remove uranium from polluted water
Scientists discover a bacterial species that could potentially clean up uranium contamination in the environment following mining activity…
Artificial intelligence can learn to play a complex war game
A team of scientists recently learned that "reinforcement learning" can be used to play a very complex war game.
Can a computer learn to play Settlers of Catan?
At a glance, board games may seem to have no connection to artificial intelligence (AI). However, board games are quite useful when studying…
Just how nutritious are broccoli microgreens?
Nothing says “foodie” like a dish garnished with microgreens, which are immature shoots of common vegetables harvested after just 2…
Can the Mediterranean Diet reduce Alzheimer’s Disease risk?
Eating more seafood, fruits, and vegetables, and less red meat and dairy is good for your brain health. #neuroscience #health #brain
How does damaged DNA repair itself?
Our DNA is a crucial part of creating every cell in our bodies. It is the instruction manual our cells read to know exactly what to do and…
Why your body thinks that spicy food is “hot”
It’s the start of November, which means another year of Nobel Prizes have been awarded! This year, the Nobel Prize in Medicine or…
Is lettuce grown in space nutritious and safe to eat?
Is a space salad healthier than salad grown on earth? We may be one step closer to finding out. A NASA team conducted a study onboard the…
Warming oceans are having an unexpected effect on certain fish
Some fish are increasing in size as ocean temperatures increase, which goes against previous experimental conclusions. #climatechange #fish