Science
Scientists Engineer Glowing Plants
A little bit of splicing, and you get Avatar plants. Bioluminescence is an ability possessed by several species of plants...
A little bit of splicing, and you get Avatar plants. Bioluminescence is an ability possessed by several species of plants...
“Nanomachines, son!” The idea of “biological robots” is a relatively new one in science fiction, at least as far as...
A special process restored a frog’s lost legs. An animal’s limbs are its lifelines; without them, a creature’s ability to...
Now that’s what I call a microbrewery. The process of brewing beer has always been something of an ersatz science...
The wastewater from your morning coffee could power your home. How many cups of coffee do you drink on a...
The tiny blobs can assemble more of themselves at will. One of the oldest dreams of modern roboticists is the...
That’s one more check on the list of things that can’t kill a water bear. Tardigrades, also affectionately known as...
What kind of lifeforms develop in the vacuum of space? Even in a hermetically sealed capsule floating in the infinite...
If I could do this, I wouldn’t even bother with the dentist. Unlike many parts of our bodies, we only...
Those weird little bubbles have a lot going on under the hood. Jellyfish are one of nature’s simpler creatures, content...
This one’s for those of you who didn’t read Grossology growing up. Body odor. We all have it and we...
Why do people walk with their arms down by their sides, but when they run, their arms are typically swinging...
Plants grow because they grow, not because you ask them to. Despite popular belief that singing and talking to your...