Humans have caused some big changes on land, in the ocean, and even in the air. Some of those changes have impacted vast amounts of species including in here in the Southeastern part of the nation. Science and conservation are wonderful tools to help address some of those impacts. Many species have been wiped out, but with a little planning, work, and luck scientists are hoping to give some of these dwindling species a shot at a comeback.
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The pandemic has caused a lot of new medical science to be explored, but all the other science work must get done too! Part of that work includes better understanding our planet’s biological history, including extinct animals! Why have ancient rats and cats been in the science news lately? -
You know what they say, folks: Birds of a feather, flock together! Well, dinos of a scale, may flock together as well! It’s a slant rhyme, people. Come on! Get excited, we’re about to dig into some brand new dino-science!
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The science community had some great news to start off this week, a historic first ever, powered, controlled flight on another planet!! There are a lot of articles being shared all over the world in regard to this massive achievement, but we wanted to take a moment to explore how something like this is possible in the first place.
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For most of us, our daily lives involve highways, roads, and parking lots. Cars have become an undeniable presence nearly everywhere on Earth that has humans. What about the future though? Will we continue to only expand one mode of transportation?
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Do you remember the year 2004? Let's take a little stroll back in time. Back to when Mean Girls was on the big screen, Usher’s "Burn" was heating up the Billboard charts, and the TV show Friends aired its final episode. Also, that was the last time 15 states in the US experienced the 17 year periodic Cicada emergence! If we move forward 17 years from then that takes us to today and the process is happening again.
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Tens of millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccine have started to make their way around the globe. But, we will still need many more to effectively vaccinate our entire human family - especially those in countries with limited resources for logistics. This means we'll need more companies and more types of shots to address global needs. I
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The pandemic has been a game changer for so many aspects of life here on Earth. We’ve seen the global crisis impact everything from economics to health care systems and beyond. Some changes made from the pandemic will have long lasting impacts on topics like schools, offices, and entertainment venues to name a few. Birth rates too were impacted by the pandemic.
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Humanity now has a few tools to helping address the novel coronavirus pandemic. Here in the United States the FDA has three vaccines now authorized for emergency use. The latest vaccine offering is made possible by the Johnson & Johnson company.
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As the world continues to combat the pandemic everyone is paying a lot of attention to symptoms like a runny nose and watery eyes. Be sure to pay attention to why you’re having those symptoms though because it could very well be because of something in the air. No, not a virus, but the annual release of springtime pollen! A
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How close are we to a real life Jurassic Park? Can scientists even clone an extinct species?
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Did you get your beauty sleep last night? Yes, I’m talking about that old wive’s tale about getting enough sleep and staying beautiful. While beauty truly is in the eye of the beholder, a recent study kind of backs up some of the physical benefits associated with regularly getting a good night’s sleep. Is beauty sleep real? -
Since Valentine’s day is often considered a hot and steamy holiday, we figured we’d dig into the hottest overlap in science these days: Dating and Climate Change. No really, Is climate change impacting dating?
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We love to celebrate new animal discoveries. Every year smart and dedicated people from around the world learn about more things that share this planet with us.
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The global medical science network has been making a lot of noise about the newly discovered strain of the coronavirus. News outlets around the world have been picking up this story and getting a lot of attention regarding this newly discovered virus.
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We can find a lot of old stuff here on Earth. Original vinyl records from the 1950’s, ancient ruins around the globe, fossils of extinct animals, and so on. We sure have collected a lot of interesting things here on Earth in the time that this planet has existed.
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Wildfires have certainly been in the news a lot lately. We’ve recently seen big wildfires break out in California, the Amazon, Africa, and now Australia’s bushfires are making similar headlines all over the world.
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As always we are looking forward to seeing what science stories will shape our lives in 2020. Before all the science stories of 2020 begin to roll let’s take a moment to acknowledge some of the big science stories from last year that humanity can now build on in the new year. What were the big science stories of 2019?
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On Christmas morning millions of people gather around a tree and spend loving and joyous moments together. So this holiday season we thought we’d spread some joyous love for the Xmas centerpiece itself, trees. Why is your Christmas tree so important? And what should you do with it once you're done with the holidays?
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This time of year classic holiday songs are heard blasting out of speakers all over the nation. One of those timeless classics is "The Little Drummer Boy", classic or Bowie version, both can be frequently heard this time of year.
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Over the years researchers have looked into ways that diet, exercise, time in nature, and social structures can play a big role in our body's health.
