Empathy, cooperation, fairness and reciprocity — caring about the well-being of others seems like a very human trait. With great humor, Frans de Waal shares some surprising videos of behavioral tests on primates and other mammals that show how many of these moral behavior traits all of us...
Apr
12
What’s the key to using alternative energy, like solar and wind? Storage — so we can have power on tap even when the sun’s not out and the wind’s not blowing. In this accessible, inspiring talk, Donald Sadoway takes to the blackboard to show us the future of large-scale...
Mar
27
On March 25, 2012, filmmaker James Cameron completed the deepest solo dive ever attempted, joining the likes of Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, Jr, the first humans to set foot on the moon.
He blasted back to the surface at noon, local time (10 p.m. ET) after spending...
Mar
26
Monkey Business
With fear of radiation contamination from the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster last March still rampant, researchers at Fukushima University have announced plans to monitor radiation levels by fitting a thousand of its native wild monkeys with devices that will measure radiation...
Jan
19
A group of lab chimpanzees caged inside testing facilities for the last 30 years see sunlight for the first time after being released into their new outdoor quarters at a safari park for ex-laboratory animals in Austria.
The Institute of Medicine Committee Calls for an End to Most Research on...
Jan
11
Using Nature to Grow Batteries
Genetic engineering doesn’t have to mean Monsanto.
In this enlightening TED talk, Angela Belcher from MIT explains how it is possible to create things from natural elements that humans can use.
Inspired by an abalone shell, she programs viruses to make elegant...
Jan
03
Earlier this year, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) invited software developers to participate in its Apps for the Environment Challenge, and all 38 submissions are now online for free downloading.
Contestants were challenged to come up with innovative applications using EPA...
Nov
30
Shoppers club card aids in identifying source of multi-state Salmonella outbreak.
You know those shopper club savings cards that grocery stores use to track your purchases and construct a profile of your shopping habits? The ones you fumble through your wallet or purse to find, while people in line...
Nov
04
