Vampire bats are mysterious creatures that have quite a reputation due to their unique diet. They are the only mammals…
If you feel like you waste a lot of food, you’re not alone. In the United States, 30-40% of the…
There is an old fable1–told in more than one country–about the origin of chess. A wise man shows his king…
When we develop new technologies, we rely on our knowledge of physics, chemistry, biology, and math to produce the best…
Autoimmune diseases are quite common. Most of us know someone with allergies, diabetes, or rheumatoid arthritis, but–despite numerous advancements in…
Recently scientists¹ found a potential alternative for managing pain with anthrax². But bacteria, it turns out, have medical applications beyond…
Last month, the all too familiar scenes of uprooted trees, flipped cars, and wrecked homes played out in the southern…
Genetic engineering can be used to produce genetically modified organisms (GMOs) like weather-resistant crops, modified yeast or bacteria that produce…
Just outside of Chicago in Wilmington, Illinois, there’s a place called Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie where you can see native…
NASA recently sent the James Webb Space Telescope into space. Shaped like a giant honeycomb, the Webb Telescope is one…