The Joy Of Cooking Asteroids
How making simulated asteroid dirt paves the way for a future of space mining.
Dark Skies
Darkness can be scary for humans. But illuminating our cities comes with a cost.
Bobtails + Bacteria = BFF
This tiny squid works with bacteria to camouflage itself.
Cephalopod Inc.
Will cephalopods one day be as ubiquitous in labs as mice and fruit flies?
Kelp: It’s What’s For Dinner
Meet the farmers who want to make cheap, environmentally friendly kelp America’s next favorite vegetable.
How To Grow Coral
Corals have long been at risk of bleaching. At Georgia Aquarium, a team of biologists are helping restore coral in the wild—by cultivating them in the lab.
Big Ideas, Tiny Museum
Traditional museums can be intimidating and are usually in wealthier neighborhoods. A new company that makes portable museums is hoping to change that.
Reading A Dog’s Mind
How can you get a glimpse into a dog’s mind? Start with an MRI machine.
Hurricane In A Box
Unable to study Category 5 hurricanes in the field, University of Miami researchers create them from scratch in a giant box.
The Very Hungry Maggot
What happens when you give hundreds of puppies a single bowl of food? This mechanical engineer is trying to solve this problem with physics…and maggots.