NORTHERN WHITE RHINO
Re-creating the Northern White Rhino sounds a bit like science fiction, but we have already cloned a sheep successfully and, if reports are to be …
DRONES KILLING HUMANS
Drones killing humans is a scenario we have been programmed to think will never happen. We think that all robots will have a built-in safety …
OUR ANCESTORS HAD TAILS
Millions of years ago our ancestors had tails. So, why don’t we? The short answer, of course, is that we’ve lost the ability, and …
WELSH MADE BUDWEISER
Welsh made Budweiser seems like a joke, but it’s a reality that may be on the forefront of technological advancement. Wales is about to get …
CONTRAILS ARE NOT BENIGN
Contrails are not benign. Those wispy white contrails that criss-cross the skies are far less benign than their fluffy patterns might suggest. Until now, …
AUSTRALIA VERSUS TED CRUZ
Australia versus Ted Cruz, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, may seem like a bad joke but it’s a refreshing story, and a perfect comeback to the …
A VACCINE FOR MALARIA
A vaccine for malaria may not seem to be a big deal for the Western world, or even the Eastern world, but it will make …
YOUR NEXT NIGHTLIGHT
Scientists say that your next nightlight could be a plant. Plant nano-biologists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a process that can cause plants to …
CANADIAN UNDERWATER MYSTERY
The research of tens of thousands of wooden stakes poking up from British Columbia’s shoreline has solved a Canadian underwater mystery and smashed a long-held …
THE SCIENCE OF CONTAINER SHIPS
The science of container ships, and their perilous crossings of the oceans and seas of the world, may not seem like a particularly engaging topic, …