Will you live to 100? Last year, scientists published a study proposing a “genetic signature” that could help answer that…
Month: January 2012
46 new species in tropical forests
An expedition to a tiny South American country has revealed more than 40 species that scientists believe to be new…
Extinct” Monkeys With Sideburns Found
A Miller’s grizzled langur pauses while drinking water from a mineral spring, or sepan, in 2011. Feared extinct, the monkey…
Magnetic soap could clean up oil spills
A soap that responds to magnetic fields could be used to clean up oil spills without leaving behind detergents that…
Shan Sethna teaches avalanche awareness to make backcountry skiing safer
The wind howls and the temperature plummets to hypothermic levels. Despite the frigid conditions, Shan Sethna is digging a pit…
Old Mice Made “Young”
The key is muscle-derived stem cells, which—like other stem cells—are unspecialized cells that can become any type of cell in…
Dinosaur Freeway Found in Colorado
Colorado’s bustling thoroughfare 98 million years ago was the Dinosaur Freeway. Over 350 newly discovered tracks, made by various dinosaurs,…
Four New Sharks Found
Four new sharks—including a “rapier wielding” sawshark—are among 140 new species discovered by California Academy of Sciences researchers in 2011, the…
Our truly special friendship
On a blustery day, Lily Turley and Cara Hearst are sipping tea together in a cafe. Lily is still grieving…
Dogs Probably Feel Sorry For Us
Dogs appear to empathize with us, to the point that some therapy dogs even seem to take on the emotions of…