The Origins of Silicon Valley
Some scholarly sources behind the origins of Silicon Valley and the tech sector
Under The Sea
In the coastal waters of New Zealand, ambient reef noise has been shown to be louder in the summers.
Salmon and Agriculture Compete in the California Drought
California’s prolonged drought is leading to bitter competition for water supplies between fish and agriculture.
Scientists Have an Answer to How the Egyptian Pyramids Were Built
Using sand, water, and a scale model of an ancient Egyptian transport sled, a team of international scientists ...
Go Outside, It’s Good for You
If E.O. Wilson is right, that our love of nature is innate, what does it mean to be cloistering ourselves inside, away from it?
Happy Birthday, Osamu Shimomura!
August 27th marked the birthday of Osamu Shimomura, the organic chemist who discovered green fluorescent protein in 1962. ...
Mosquitoes: The Science Behind the Pests
Why do mosquitoes bite some people more than others? How you smell to a mosquito affects how much you're bit.
“Plastic Rock” Marks the Presence of Humans in the Fossil Record
Plastic in the ocean has created an entirely new kind of rock: plastiglomerate.