Panama Disease is Killing the Banana
Cavendish bananas dominate the market because they can withstand one strain of fungus affecting banana crops, but not the newest strain.
Category: Life Sciences and Biomedicine
Green Grow the Salamanders: Shelf Life Video
Many people visit the American Museum of Natural History to view the preserved specimens of dinosaurs and extinct animals, but…
Why Spiderman Can’t Exist, but a Gecko Can
Want to climb walls like Spiderman or a gecko? Not today, but maybe some day. There is a size limit on who or what can stick to walls.
Egg-Shaped Tiny House to Revolutionize Off-Grid Living
By Jonathan Trinastic If you spot Nice Architects’ Ecocapsule while hiking through the woods or turning the corner from your…
Small Metal Stove Grate Makes Big Impact
An inexpensive metal stove grate insert for primitive cookstoves, created by a University of Iowa research team, may decrease global…
Environmental Contaminants Add to Antibiotic Resistance
Are you concerned about overuse of antibiotics leading to antibiotic-resistant bacteria? Industrial waste may be another trigger for antibiotic resistance.
Discovering Dakotaraptor Steini
By Featured Guest David Blagic David is a young, amateur paleontologist and student of vertebrate paleontology. He lives in Mladenovac,…
Spying on the Atomic Structure of Perovskites
By Jonathan Trinastic, @jptrinastic Spying on the Atomic Structure of Perovskites Perovskites are darling materials in the world of solar cells…
How Did Snakes Lose Their Legs?
How did snakes lose their legs? A fresh clue as to how and why has been found deep in an ancient snake’s inner ear.
Using the Power of Photography for Good
The power of photography to achieve environmental good is, indeed, great, as evidenced by the work of photographer Chris van Wyk.