Can Science Help You Become the Ultimate Cook?
You just came back from a romantic night out at your favorite restaurant. Unfortunately, as luck would have it, the meal tasted a little…
Category: Biology
Which Workouts Burn the Most Calories?
In addition to good diet, exercise is a cornerstone to a healthy lifestyle. Even a short walk during your lunch break can do wonders for…
Writing the Alphabet of Life
When studying the origin of life on Earth, scientists must rely on past data, physical laws, and models instead of direct observations.…
Pesticide exposure is harmful for queen bees
Bees are important pollinators for plants not only in our home gardens, but in productive agricultural fields and natural environments…
Sunscreen: Hero for Humans, Villain for Marine Life?
Have you ever spent extra time at the store trying to decide which sunscreen to purchase? We try to protect ourselves from the Sun’s…
Fossils of Ancient Shark Relative Found in South America
There are only two currently living species of bramble shark in existence today – Echinorhinus cookei and Echinorhinus brucus. The…
4 High-Impact Lifestyle Changes That Help The Environment
Imagine a kitchen in a busy household — dirty dishes piled in the sink, leftovers cold on the counter, and utensils strewn about.…
Choosing a weapon against antibiotic resistance just got easier
They say what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, and this applies just as well to infectious diseases. Antibiotics have revolutionized…
New Study Elaborates on What Aquarium Owners Already Know
Researchers in Germany and Switzerland used next generation sequencing to study an active aquaponics system. They sampled a biofilm from the…
Microbial Computers: Is There Anything that Bacteria Can’t Do?
Really, is there anything that microbes can't do?