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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In the last few years, we’ve been seeing a lot of news about big organizations, companies, and government facilities building solar infrastructure to support energy needs. This trend has continued to move forward with installations in many school systems around the nation. -
Scientists have been studying our family and have some remarkable news to share with us this holiday season. Which new relative of ours was discovered?
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We’re all familiar with the rat race, right? For most folks that include the daily grind and being in the car at rush hour twice a day! The regular commute has often been known to raise stress levels in drivers making their way to their various destinations. Unlike what happens to human drivers during rush hour, scientists at the University of Richmond have been teaching rats how to drive special tiny cars to see how their stress gets lowered!
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In case you had not noticed, it's cold out there again! The annual dance of warm to cold is of no surprise to us, but there are some changes happening that have scientists paying attention. In fact one way to study how our overall climate is doing is by looking at our first frost of the season. Let's kick this off with today's big question: Why study the first frost?
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There are so many commonly used home-related phrases out there. Clearly we care a lot about what home is to us. Well, it just so happens that a team of researchers has recently used genetics, climate history, and contemporary indigenous tribes to try to answer that question. These researchers just announced that they have identified the region from which all of our modern human ancestors arose.
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Nintey percent of the world is righthanded. History and culture have not been kind to left handers. This is a somewhat rare occurrence among us humans. So, after all these years, if the right hand is preferred then why do we still have a bunch of leftys out there? What causes left handedness?
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Everyone who owns a dog loves to talk about how great it is to own their dog. Despite chewed up shoes, messes made on the carpet, and the seemingly never-ending costs of treats and accessories, dog owners love their furry best friends, but does that love mean anything for our health?
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Communication is so important! Consider for a moment how valuable it is that we have the ability to communicate with one another. These exchange of thoughts have helped us build the world around us and will continue to be vital as we explore the rest of the universe.
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We know more about the surface of the moon than Earth’s oceans and we know even less about the human brain, but a recently published study from CalTech is helping us put together a few pieces of the huge puzzle that is the brain. One of the biggest aspects of our lives is our memories. How does the brain keep memories?
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Recently many marches and rallies took place around the globe to implore world leaders to act on climate change. Teenager and recent climate action wunderkind, Greta Thunberg, has been making a lot of news lately through her school strikes asking nations, cities, and individuals to explore the many options which could greatly decrease the amount of climate-warming carbon put into the atmosphere by human use.
