Researchers have devised a clever method, using terahertz radiation, that can “see” through a stack of paper pages and distinguish ink from paper, making type readable. Terahertz radiation, unlike x-raysRead more . . .
The deadly invasive chytrid fungus has driven more than 200 species to extinction world-wide and poses a serious threat to amphibians in California. One species particularly at risk is the mountainRead more . . .
Illegal logging is a huge problem and a significant threat to forests world-wide. Rescent developments in DNA barcoding have provided a valuable set of tools to identify and hold accountableRead more . . .
Very few recent scientific advances have engaged public opinion as deeply as the development of genetically modified organisms, aka GMOs. But don’t we already grow and eat a wide variety ofRead more . . .
Did you know that Ted Bundy’s first dog, a collie, was named Lassie? You’re not terribly important to me. Did you know I’m utterly insane? I have to return someRead more . . .
Vibrio vulnificus, a rare bacteria that causes necrotizing fasciitis, aka “flesh-eating bacteria”, is becoming more common along the Gulf Coast of the US. It doesn’t actually eat your flesh butRead more . . .
Along with marine mammals, seabirds are top predators in polar marine ecosystems and their decline has been traced to global changes in temperature and the recession of sea ice cover.Read more . . .
Forty-eight million years ago, a snake ate a lizard with a bug inside that it had eaten earlier, and all three ended up as a fossilized in an ancient frozen-in-timeRead more . . .
Places of untouched wilderness on this planet are disappearing, rapidly. A recent study estimates that 10% of the wild places on the planet have been lost to development since the 1990sRead more . . .
Giraffes all pretty much look the same don’t they? Scientists previously thought there were several subspecies of Giraffa camelopardalis, but it turns out that there are actually four different species.Read more . . .
