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Technical Creativity Needs Nurturing at the Grassroots Level
Efforts to promote sustainable development must tap into technologies developed locally, driven by community needs and priorities. The products...
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Social Networks for Academics Proliferate, But Are They Effective?
The past five years have seen a proliferation of social networking sites designed specifically for scholars, like Academia.edu, which,...
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South Korea Steps Up Stem-Cell Work
The South Korean health ministry announced that research into stem cells and regenerative medicine will receive a funding boost...
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Oetzi the Iceman’s Blood Is World’s Oldest
Researchers studying Oetzi, a 5,300-year-old body found frozen in the Italian Alps in 1991, have found red blood cells...
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Solar Storms Present a Growing Threat
Geomagnetic storms generated by the interaction between the electrically charged solar particles and the earth’s own magnetic field could...
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‘Supersizing’ the College Classroom: 2,670 Students Share One Teacher
Conventional wisdom deems smaller classes superior. John Boyer a professor at Virginia Tech and a self-described “Podunk instructor,” calls...
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Brand New Particle Discovered at CERN
An entirely new type of particle has been discovered by scientists using the world’s largest and most powerful particle...
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Wikipedia and the Shifting Definition of ‘Expert’
How do we judge whether a person knows what he or she is talking about? How do we gauge...
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Dark Matter May Be Colliding With Atoms Inside You Right Now
Invisible dark matter particles may regularly pass through our bodies, and dozens to thousands of these particles may be...
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FDA Proposes Rules for Nanotechnology in Food
Foods and packaging containing nanoparticles may require more scrutiny, the FDA says. The FDA has previously stated that nanotechnology...