Biggest X-Ray Laser Gun on Earth Opens in September
Even if you haven’t seen any James Bond films, you’re probably aware that the space laser battle depicted in Moonraker…
Why Your Acid Trips Last So Very, Very Long
People who have “experimented” with LSD know that its mind-altering effects can last upwards of 18 to 24 hours, which…
Poisonous Snail Goo Could Rescue Diabetics
Cone snails employ a fast-acting venom to paralyze their prey. But what is bad news for fish is good news for…
Genetic Analysis of 250 Burgers Reveals Some Unsavory Surprises
Last year, a biotech startup called Clear Labs performed DNA testing on a bunch of hot dogs and discovered that they…
Scientists Have a Wild Plan to Stop These Rhinos From Going Extinct
In a lush conservation park in central Kenya, the world’s last three northern white rhinos are unable to breed. When…
Bloodthirsty Ticks Have a Seriously Weird Genome
Ticks—those unbreakable, blood-lusting arthropods that haunt your summer camp memories—have some fascinating genetic…
Clever Ebola Chip Will Help Doctors Detect Infected People Without Absurd Lab Equipment
In the highly unfortunate case you’re infected with Ebola, you really need to catch it ASAP so that you can quarantine…
Scientists Turn Skin Cells into Brain Cells, Using Alzheimers Patients
You are looking at freshly-made human neurons, or brain cells. But they used to be common skin cells. And their…
The Plan to Feed the World by Hacking Photosynthesis
With the world population projected to soar past the 11 billion mark by 2100, we’re going to need to find some creative…
The Jurassic Park Science to Bring Back Dinosaurs Is Almost Here
Twenty five years ago, Michael Crichton captured our imaginations with the crazy idea that scientists might one day…
Not All GMO Plants Are Created Equal
Many people have strong opinions about genetically modified plants, also known as genetically modified organisms or…
An Opossum May One Day Save You From a Deadly Snakebite
While many of us hold the opossum in about as much esteem as a sewer rat, turns out, we ought to be showing this…
A Cool New Theory Explains Why Red Wine Is So Damned Good For You
The antioxidant resveratrol, which is found in red wine and other foods like nuts and soy, is known for its ability to…
I Origins Went To Insane Lengths To Get Its Science Right
Mike Cahill's new movie I Origins, out tomorrow, is about a molecular biologist studying the evolution of the human…
New Double Helix Visualization Revises What We Know About DNA
By using an advanced microscopy technique, researchers have collected the most precise measurements to date of DNA's…
Supercentenarian's Blood Provides Clues To Extending Human Life
Prior to her death at the tender age of 115, Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper was the world's oldest woman. Recently,…
British scientists have finally figured out how sperm is able to connect with an egg. The process is facilitated by a…
Controversial study linking GM corn to tumors in rats retracted
Since its publication in September 2012, a study that showed rats fed Monsanto’s glyphosate-resistant NK603 maize…
New research suggests women can make sperm, and men can make eggs
What started as an investigation into developmental mouse biology has become a lot more than that. Biologist Katsuhiko…
How do you make eggs out of plants? (And why?)
As food science and our understanding plant proteins expands by leafs and stems, some food-thinking entrepreneurs are…