Food or Foul? Aquaculture Pests May Actually be a Valuable Resource.
Many marine organisms have a planktonic form. This means that they drift in the ocean for part of their life until they can find something…
Category: Big Questions
Why Could Tyrannosaurus rex Bite So Hard?
Be grateful you didn't live at the same time as a T-rex, because it's superior biting strength could really mess you up. Scientists at…
For a Cooler Climate, Just Add Ice
Should we geoengineer larger ice caps to reflect radiation away from the Earth to cool the climate? Is this a good idea? This article…
Using The Big Bang As A Ruler
Baryon acoustic oscillations, an artifact remaining from the Big Bang, can be used by scientists to measure cosmological distances…
Farmed Fish Need More Exercise to Out-Swim Wild Fish
Many people believe that farmed fish wouldn’t do very well in the wild, but do direct experiments comparing farm-raised to wild fish…
Science Makes it Harder for Criminals to Cover Their Tracks
We’re all familiar with “heat signatures” and “infrared images” thanks to the numerous cop shows on television. You’d be…
Molecules that make lab-grown human cells younger
Aging is a natural and inevitable biological process – one that happens to all living organisms on our planet. While most scientists…
Pregnant HIV-Positive Women In East Africa Sometimes Quit Treatment
Once someone is diagnosed with HIV, it is important for them to get on HIV treatment as soon as possible. One especially important group is…
Lasers and Fool’s Gold Give a Glimpse Into Our Ocean’s Past
The amount of trace elements in ocean pyrite correspond to ocean oxygen concentrations at different points in geologic time.
Do Nice Apes Finish Last? It’s Complicated.
Bonobo apes are among our closest genetic relatives. Like humans, they are very social and are known to cooperate to find food. However, new…