Stethoscope on top of a chest x-ray
Health

Travel, Quarantine, and the Future of Tuberculosis

A 2007 tuberculosis case teaches us about contagion, travel, and quarantine.
Male and Female symbols on restroom doors
Sustainability & The Environment

Climate and Gender: Too Few Males?

Could climate change lead to fewer males?
A small bird on a thin tree branch
Plants & Animals

Winter Coping Strategies for Animals – and for Us

The winter coping strategies of birds and humans are not so different.
Bird's eye view of a busy and lit up city
Health

Are Artificial Light Cycles Making Us Sick?

Is an artificial day/night cycle affecting our health?
Microscopic view of stem cells
Health

Embryonic Stem Cells Finally Start to Deliver

The early promise of stem cells might finally be overcoming controversy and paying off.
A Gall Wasp on a horizontal stalk
Plants & Animals

Alfred C. Kinsey On Gall Wasps and Edible Plants

Alfred Kinsey was a professor of entomology before becoming a sexologist.
Winged-arm and raptor legs are imagined on the hypothetical illustration of a Deinocheirus
Plants & Animals

Deinocheirus: At Long Last, Arms with a Body to Match

The mysterious Deinocheirus dinosaur now has a body.
Dr. Eugene Porter Walking Dead
Health

Walking Dead: The Science Behind the Zombies

Walking Dead: the science behind the zombies.
A Mexican Free Tailed Bat holding on to the bark of a tree
Plants & Animals

Singing’s Not Just for the Birds Anymore

The common perception of bat calls consists of squeaks and chirps. But many bats, including Mexican free-tailed bats of Austin, TX, sing to one another.
Color coded map expressing ozone concentration over different parts of the globe. Ozone concentration trends upwards from lower hemisphere to upper.
Sustainability & The Environment

Signs of Recovery in Earth’s Ozone Layer, but Danger Remains

For the first time in 35 years, atmospheric ozone actually increased, according to NASA measurements.