We transformed living cells into tiny lasers
Matjaž Humar, Harvard Medical School and Seok-Hyun Yun, Harvard Medical School
In the last few decades, lasers have become an important part of...
New Horizons brought our last ‘first look’ at one of the original nine solar...
Joseph Tatarewicz, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Carl Sagan famously said we were the luckiest generation, to be present during the first reconnaissance of the...
Musical training can accelerate brain development and help with literacy skills
Amy Spray, University of Liverpool
The notion that musical training can have positive effects on cognitive functions other than music has long been a source...
Low-cost sensors track CO2 where it counts
Alexis Shusterman, University of California, Berkeley
Earlier this summer, climate change was once again thrust into the global limelight, this time by an unlikely source...
You should really be nicer to your colleagues – rude behavior is contagious
Trevor Foulk, University of Florida
We experience rudeness and incivility all the time. From simple insults and offhand remarks to purposely excluding others from groups,...
A teacher uses Star Trek for difficult conversations on race and gender
James Smalls, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
The television series Star Trek: The Original Series (1966–1969) debuted one year after my immediate family and I...
White shark populations are growing. Here’s why that’s good news
George Burgess, University of Florida
When bald eagle populations rebounded, people rejoiced. When alligators came back from the brink of extinction, most of us agreed...
Health Check: what bugs can you catch from your pets?
Vincent Ho, University of Western Sydney
Household pets are often a great source of joy and have positive effects on our mental well-being. For most...
