Nok Culture Pottery Adds Clues to Ancient Diets
What is the ancestry of your food? New research has traced the origins of leafy greens and other plants in ancient West African cuisine back more than 3,500 years.
Category: Life Sciences and Biomedicine
Shellfish Threatened by Ocean Acidification
Ocean acidification is killing young oysters, clams, and mussels in U.S. coastal regions that depend on these shellfish. Find out why.
How to Disrupt a Hummingbird’s Hover
A hummingbird’s ability to hover in place can be easily disrupted by tricking the bird’s brain. Our brains can be…
Map the World’s Coral Reefs for NASA with NeMO-Net
Play a fun tablet game, learn about coral reefs and help NASA scientists build an algorithm that will map out the world’s coral!
The Cancerous Relationship Between Tumors and Grief
Grief hurts. Losing a friend, partner, or family member is hard and can cause emotional distress. New research suggests that this loss may make cancer worse.
Neurophysiology Product Specialist Dr. Pernille Bülow
Pernille Bülow has a PhD in Neuroscience and currently works as a Product Specialist on neurophysiology at iMotions. Learn about her career!
How a Special Smell Triggers a Memory
Does the smell of freshly baked cookies make you think of your grandmother’s house? Neuroscientists call this an associative memory.
Humans Have Varied Biological Impact on Animals
Why is the biological impact of human activities greater for some marine life populations than others? Scientists investigate.
Snowpack Critical to Helping Forests Heal
A substantial snowpack helps forests heal after fire season, but what can be done with higher temperatures and lower precipitation?
Ebbs and Floes: Watching the Arctic Ice Melt
Watching Arctic Ice Melt: Researchers photographed large ponds of meltwater sitting on the Arctic ice to track climate change.