What happens when governments crack down on scientists just doing their jobs?
On a sunny day in March 2016, Turkish forensic physician Şebnem Korur Fincanci drove into Cizre, a town in southeastern Turkey. The government had just lifted a 79-day curfew meant […]
A Dallas museum hosts rare hominid fossils from South Africa
For the next few months, visitors to the Perot Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas will have a rare opportunity to see fossils of ancient hominids up close. A […]
Malaysian Scientist Wins the ‘Nobel Prize for Cancer Research’ With Breakthrough in Treatment
UK-based Malaysian scientist Dr. Serena Nik-Zainal was given the Dr. Josef Steiner Cancer Research Prize 2019 for her work in advancing cancer genome interpretation. Originally also known as the “Nobel […]
Clumps of cells in the lab spontaneously formed brain waves
By Laura Sanders AUGUST 29, 2019 AT 11:00 AM It’s baby’s first brain wave, sort of. As lentil-sized clusters of nerve cells grow in a lab dish, they begin to fire off […]
A predicted superconductor might work at a record-breaking 200° Celsius
The hydrogen-rich material would still need to be squeezed to extremely high pressures Share this: Facebook Twitter Pocket Reddit Print By Emily Conover 9 HOURS AGO The steamiest summer day would […]
Fly fossils might challenge the idea of ancient trilobites’ crystal eyes
By Susan Milius 7 HOURS AGO Fossil crane flies found in Denmark have crystals in their eyes — individual, see-through mineral pieces where the living eyes’ lenses once were. Those little […]