Biology
Stranded Whales on the Key Largo Shore
Florida mile marker 102 is easy to miss, and many of the volunteers coming to help save three struggling pilot whales have to make a U-turn on U.S.
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Biology
What Bats, Bombs and Sharks Taught Us about Hearing [Video]
The most surprising part of this story was that they managed to record brainwave activity from the sharks. This tale is about one of the most fascinating figures in the history of neuroscience: Dr...
Biology
When Cells Discovered Architecture
In early 1997, while still a freshman in college pondering whether to study biology or archaeology, I opened up my copy of Discover Magazine to find an article that startled and captivated me...
Behavior
Weinergate: Private Records in a Public Age
History is littered with private indiscretions made public—some have just been more public than others: · It is believed the Leonardo da Vinci was a passionate instructor to his students; one in particular remained in da Vinci’s favor for 26 years...
The Sciences
Ant Thrills: Seeing Leaf-Cutter Ants through an Artist's Eyes
When Catherine Chalmers headed to Costa Rica for the third time this past January, she had a script in mind that told a very specific story: the stripping of nature.
Mind & Brain
Too Hard for Science? Regaining the Element of Surprise
How do you repeat experiments that require volunteers to not know what's next? In "Too Hard for Science?" I interview scientists about ideas they would love to explore that they don't think could be investigated...
Policy
Lindau Nobel Meeting--Courting Minerva with Ragnar Granit
When I glossed over the list of Nobel laureates that attended the Lindau meetings in the first few decades, I was ashamed to discover that I only recognized a few.
Health
It's Your Virtual Assistant, Doc. Who Is Watson?
Ever since IBM supercomputer Watson beat Jeopardy! champions Brad Rutter and Ken Jennings, there’s been a lot of talk about putting the computer’s question-and-answer capabilities to real applications...
Mind & Brain
To Turn Up the Music, Cochlear Implants Need a Software Update
While you’re humming along to the Talking Heads, I’d like to consider another group who can listen to the Talking Heads without really hearing them.
Biology
A World Ocean
Every year on June 8 ocean enthusiasts celebrate World Oceans Day. Last year over 300 official events in 45 countries recognized how the Earth’s largest and most complex ecosystem affects not only the rest of the planet and its inhabitants, but how the seas touch upon the essence of being human and the connectivity of the human-sphere to the ocean-sphere...
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