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What modern builders could learn from the Pantheon — and grass bridges in Peru
You’re in Rome, and your footsteps echo throughout an ancient, marbled structure. You look up, and above the columns, above the walls, there’s an opening to the sky. That opening has been letting in...
View ArticleZimbabwe has a lot more going on than the death of Cecil
It has been impossible to escape the widespread coverage of the death of Cecil the Lion, a protected feline, by American dentist and recreational hunter Walter Palmer. The tragedy has rightfully...
View ArticleWhy screams are scary
Leave it to a group of new parents to be inspired to study the effects of screaming on the human brain.David Poeppel, a professor of psychology and neuroscience at New York University and director of...
View ArticleAs Mideast temperatures soar, Iraqis lament the 'fiery August, that burns the...
Hot weather is no big deal to Iraqis. But when temperatures soar to the point where scorching hot liquid comes out of cold water taps, even Baghdad residents struggle to cope. "Because the pipes mostly...
View ArticleWhat we're learning about the teenage brain
Adolescence is full of emotional roller coasters, non-stop drama, self-hating, self-loathing, and a hearty dose of self-aggrandizement.But adolescents can do things that change the world — if we arm...
View ArticleMinecraft is not just fun — it's changing education
Many people believe video games are intellectually lazy and have a poor effect on students. There are, however, a growing number of teachers, students, and parents who are using one video game in...
View ArticleWhy dying bees may cause a public health problem
A new study examines the death, disease, and health issues humans might face if a worldwide decline in animal pollinators continues. Fruit, vegetables, nuts, seeds, honey: these are all nutrition-rich...
View ArticleHow the prairie dog could help restore the ancient grasslands of Mexico and...
An ecosystem is like a giant game of Jenga — remove the wrong piece and the entire structure can collapse. The history of the black-tailed prairie dog and how its elimination altered the landscape of...
View ArticleBarnacles could help unlock the mystery of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
Investigators searching for clues about what caused the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 to go down, and where, may have a surprising helper at their disposal: barnacles, those small crustaceans...
View ArticleThe key player in global climate change policy is China, again
It has been a big week for climate change in the US, says Vicky Arroyo, head of Georgetown University's Climate Center.President Barack Obama announced a final climate action plan on Monday. "It...
View ArticleFirst Americans got here 8,000 years earlier than previously thought
Scientists, historians and archaeologists have long sought to figure out how, when, and from where the first humans arrived in the Americas. One group of geneticists believe they are another step...
View ArticleThe reign of 'King Coal' may be coming to an end. What's next?
To avoid catastrophic global warming, scientists say the world must drastically cut greenhouse gas emissions — and that means slashing the use of fossil fuels. New numbers indicate that the change is...
View ArticleWill these Alaska villagers be America's first climate change refugees?
Scientists estimate that due to climate change, the village of Kivalina, in northwestern Alaska, will be underwater by the year 2025.In 2008, the Inupiat village sued 24 of the world's biggest fossil...
View ArticleThis woman's job is to make Boston stronger
If you could pick someone to help your city prepare for the crises and disasters of the future, you might choose someone like Atyia Martin.At 34, she’s done stints in the Air Force, at the FBI, with...
View ArticleBacterial 'Hunger Games' could help in the fight against infectious diseases
Infectious bacteria have a way of outsmarting us. So maybe it's time, scientists say, that we stopped trying to kill them and instead pit them against each other in a sort of bacterial Hunger Games....
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Smelly seaweed assaults, blankets Caribbean beaches
If you were planning on going on vacation to the Caribbean, maybe you should check first. Are those beaches still stinky and covered in rotting seaweed?The algae is part of a family called Sargassum...
View ArticleJapan's nuclear plants prepare to re-open, four years after Fukushima
Japan has dozens of nuclear reactors — but four years after the earthquake and tsunami that caused meltdowns in Fukushima, none of them are generating electricity.That changes Tuesday. Officials have...
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What makes fireflies glow?
Parents of inquisitive kids: Listen up.For years, scientists have known the basic ingredients behind a firefly's light. But a new study from the Journal of the American Chemical Society finally answers...
View ArticleGoogle's new CEO rose from India's middle class to Silicon Valley's elite
The media giant Google announced Monday that it’s no longer the media giant Google.Instead, Google has become a slightly smaller company that belongs to the umbrella company, Alphabet.“Alphabet is now...
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Don't let the name fool you. The 'Snotbot' drone could innovate how we track...
Iain Kerr squints in the sun as he fiddles with a small camera mounted to the bottom of what looks like a remote control helicopter with four small propellers — he’s looking for whale DNA.If you’re...
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