Several plants and animals have evolved surfaces with long-term air-retainability to prevent wetting and submersion. One example is Salvinia, a plant floating on water. The secret “how do they maintain an air-mattress” has been unraveled by…
CERN opens its doors for Researchers’ Night
On Friday, 28 September 2018, budding scientists and physics fans of all ages will come together for Researchers’ Night at CERN, a free and fun bilingual event. This is the ninth year that the world’s…
Search for the Lost Pink-headed Duck Gets Underway in Myanmar
Researchers to Explore Swampy Wetland in the First Search for Lost Species Expedition. [caption id="attachment_13449" align="alignnone" width="615"] Pink-headed duck art decoy by Philip Nelson.[/caption] The very first Search for Lost Species expedition gets underway Monday,…
Most British scientists cited in study feel Richard Dawkins’ work misrepresents science
[caption id="attachment_10447" align="alignright" width="640"] Photo credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University.[/caption] HOUSTON – Controversial British evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins is well-known for his criticism of religion, but a new Rice University study of British scientists reveals that a majority…
Facts About The American Bison
[caption id="attachment_8773" align="alignnone" width="1200"] Bison herd on the move. Photo by Neal Herbert, National Park Service.[/caption] In prehistoric times, millions of bison roamed North America -- from the forests of Alaska and the grasslands of Mexico…