If the U.S. wants to keep its prominence as a world power and technological innovator in the 21st century, we need to work fast.
Richard Pell, who teaches electronic media at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh has a new museum, the Center for PostNatural History. With it, Pell endeavors to create a curiosity cabinet from the Anthropocene period – the age of man. The only criteria for inclusion in Pell’s Wunderkammer are that the organisms have been intentionally altered…
Dolphins sponge up culture
Dolphins that use sea sponges as hunting tools form cliques with others that do the same — the first evidence of animal grouping based on mutual interest.
Rethinking Labels Boosts Creativity: Thinking generically leads to innovative uses for everyday items
For years, scientists have known that man-made underwater noise from an array of sources can deafen or harm whales and other sea mammals. Now, according to The New York Times, scientists say whales can turn down the volume to help protect themselves. “It’s equivalent to plugging your ears when a jet flies over. It’s like a…
Invasive species such as kudzu, privet and garlic mustard can devastate ecosystems, and, until now, scientists had little reason to believe that native plants could mount a successful defense. A new University of Georgia study shows that some native clearweed plants have evolved resistance to invasive garlic mustard plants—and that the invasive plants appear to…
Novel generator uses harmless viruses to create an electric charge.