The idea that technology will fix complex and systemic problems like climate change, poverty, the housing…
Cars bad for children and the planet
Children today spend more time in cars than previous generations. They also spend less time playing…
Collision Avoidance “Short Course” Part III: CA in Changing Space Flight Environment
Abstract: Satellite conjunction assessment is perhaps the fastest-growing area in space situational awareness and protection, with…
Optogenetics drives structure changes in tissues
In optogenetics, researchers use light to control protein activity. This technique allows them to alter the…
How can the rest of the country prepare for wildfires like those in California?
Firefighters, legislators, and residents on the East Coast should watch carefully the way their California counterparts…
Eleven seal species narrowly escape extinction
Population geneticists at Bielefeld University and the British Antarctic Survey have found that eleven seal species…
Cells decide when to divide based on their internal clocks
Cells replicate by dividing, but scientists still don't know exactly how they decide when to split.…
Future wheat harvests very vulnerable to disease, warn experts
Scientists have predicted that within two years a viral disease outbreak will likely hit European wheat…
How vultures use each other as guides through the turbulent skies
How would you move through a space when you can't see the obstacles ahead? For example,…