Preserving a Soft Skeleton: Backs without Bones
By Sebastien Enault What are shark skeletons made of? The skeleton of modern sharks, rays, and skates consists of cartilage,…
Month: December 2015
New Graphene Microphone Outperforms Nickel
By Kate Stone Scientists have developed a graphene microphone that is nearly 32 times more sensitive than ordinary microphones made…
More Heat Waves Predicted in Next 20 Years
By Kate Stone Scientists have developed a new method to more accurately measure and predict heat waves, and the results…
A Tale of Two Turtles: Part 2
By Steven Spence This is the second part of our series on turtles and how cute animals can inspire successful…
Ruminations on Flight
By Rosalind Rude I have a friend who pilots his own aircraft. He’s been away from it for a while…
A Tale of Two Turtles: Part 1
Steven Spence visits Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens to photograph an aquatic turtle with many names: the Arrau River or giant South American turtle.
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance: A Dynamic View of Life
By Florian Celli Florian Celli is a PhD student of biophysics in the Center for Atomic Energy (CEA of Saclay)…
Bald Eagles of Alaskan Skies
By Max Goldberg During my last trip through Alaska, I was primarily focused on photographing the wild grizzly bears as they fished…