Shrinking to the Nanoscale
Discover how a team of MIT researchers have taken cues from “Honey I shrunk the Kids” and made it real. …
Biology
Biology has at least 50 more interesting years. – James Watson
Biology. The study of life. From single celled organisms harvesting light turning the San Francisco bay pink to the hugely multicellular organisms like you and me, biology studies how it all came to be.
Lifetimes of Biology Projects Leaves a Roadmap.
Through hundreds of years of study we have learned that cells are the basic unit of life, while genes are the basic unit of hereditary and evolution is the engine that drives all life.
Even with discovering the human genome, proving evolution and discovering cellular processes some things remain unanswered. Two biological processes that no one can quite understand are seemingly simple. Sex and aging.
Enjoy your stroll through our Science Happening NOW! biology section! Don’t forget to head on over to our kids science experiments section to get easy biology project ideas to do at home or in the classroom!
Bionic Mushroom Power
Mario’s mushroom power. Super Mario Brothers is a long-loved game where magical mushrooms can give Mario or Luigi extra powers. While these …
Plastic in your Poop
Microplastics are making their way through you. A recent discovery presented at the United European Gastroenterology conference this past week …
Heidi’s Hearing Plants
Dr. Heidi Appel – The scientist who listens to plants Did you know plants can ‘hear’ and react? That is …
Bees learn the concept of zero
Scientists have taught many types of animals to count before. Some of those animals even understand the concept of zero, …
Exploring the Deep Dark Sea
TO SAVE A HABITAT, WE MUST UNDERSTAND THE RESIDENTS OF THAT HABITAT. We know less about the mysterious part of …
A 3D printed Cornea
For many, the ability to see is taken for granted. That ability to see relies on healthy eyes with healthy …
The world’s coolest new species
Every year thousands of new species of animals, plants, bacteria, you name it are found. Nearly 18,000 a year, which …
Sensational Plants
Plants can sense, react, and act like an animal. When we are young we learn to classify objects. The first …