Jurassic Celebrity: Early Bird Gets the Spotlight
By Steven Spence A Lasting Impression For its sheer beauty, the Berlin specimen of Archaeopteryx has been described as a…
Month: August 2015
Do You Want to Be a Chemical Engineer?
Do you want to be a chemical engineer? Then meet Sylvie Cloutier. She is a scientists who uses chemical engineering to make foods healthier.
Copying Coral to Contain Heavy Metal Pollution
These scientists are building artificial coral that can absorb heavy metal pollution. Find out how it could work to protect the environment.
Women in STEM Careers, Women in Action
By Chantal Brine We have teamed up with Techsploration to bring you the Women in Action video series featuring women…
Photographer in Alaska: Grazing Grizzly Bears
Did you know that grizzlies eat grass? Grazing Grizzly Bears is the second installment of wildlife photographer Max Goldberg’s latest…
Recipe for the Perfect Coral Reef
The latest health check on the world’s coral reefs wasn’t all doom and gloom; it’s shown us we have a plan for preservation that works.
Comet Carries Building Blocks of Life
Many of us learned in school that comets were lifeless balls of frozen gas and dust hurtling through space. In…
Sleep Makes Memories More Accessible, Vivid
You may have heard that sleeping protects memories from being forgotten. According to new research, however, sleep can also make…
Mounting a Monument to a Mesozoic Monster
Renowned paleontologist Dr. Dave Hone explains how the largest mounted dinosaur skeleton in the world was put together. Photography by…