Beluga Whale Facts Include Friendship Beyond Family Ties
Science
Amanda Maxwell Dec 2nd 2020
Science
Naked and Afraid? The Functional Fur Forfeit of Human Evolution
Why did humans lose their fur? Examining the functional fur forfeit of human evolution.
Environmental Tech
Solar Forecasting Helps Ensure Balance, Stability of National Power Grid
Independent system operators rely increasingly on solar forecasting tools to create a greener, more reliable and...
Science
Cellular Immunotherapy for Cancer: A Microscopic Army
Immunotherapy for cancer boosts a patient's immune system so it can battle cancerous cells.
Tech
Seymour Cray and the Birth of the Supercomputer
In the beginning, computers were called giant electronic brains. And from the early 1950s on, no...
Science
A Debate Over the Evolution of Language Is Stuck in the Throat
Muscles and organs leave behind no fossilized remains and so the evolution of language is hard...
Tech
Swarming Behavior: Drone Swarms to Survey Unknown Environments
Robotic platforms — drone swarms — can organize themselves into different flight patterns or spread out...
Environmental Tech
Thawing Permafrost May Reawaken Dormant Diseases
Thawing permafrost may also thaw ancient bacteria and lead to the reawakening of certain dormant diseases.
Frontiers
Pics or It Didn’t Happen: The History-Making Snap of Explorer 6
On Au. 14, 1959, Explorer 6 sent back the first satellite image of Earth. It wasn't...
Science
Saharan Dust Doubles Down for “Godzilla” Draft Delivery
Saharan dust drives monster "Godzilla" draft across the Atlantic Ocean to U.S. shores.