Diary Of A Snakebite Death
Karl P. Schmidt, famed snake expert and herpetologist, made a detailed scientific account of the effect of venom from a snake bite in the human body—his body.
4850 Feet Below: The Hunt for Dark Matter
Deep in an abandoned gold mine in rural South Dakota, a team of physicists hunt for rare and elusive quarry: dark matter.
Plants in Space!
For humans to travel to the Moon and Mars, they'll need a companion - a lowly weed known as crackwort.
Pedaling Through Pollution
Using biometric sensors, a wearable pollution monitor, and GPS, the a new study will detail cyclists' exposure to toxins as they bike through city streets.
A Cure for the Colorblindness Blues
Using a virus-based gene therapy and a group of highly trained monkeys, Maureen and Jay Neitz may have created a cure for colorblindness.
The Unlikely Tale of a Tenacious Snail
For over 70 years, no one had seen the oblong rocksnail, until one spring day in 2011.
The Lollipop Hypothesis
Mathematicians studying fluid dynamics designed experiments to watch how lollipops dissolve.
Run, Octopus, Run!
Dr. Chrissy Huffard explains how and why an Octopus might stand up on two tentacles and run backwards.
Isn’t this Octopus Adorabilis?
Stephanie Bush of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute aims to classify and name a presently undescribed deep-sea cephalopod.
The Medical Wonders of Worm Spit
David Kaplan explains how bioengineers at Tufts University craft silk into a myriad of medical materials.