Does reduced agrobiodiversity threaten our food systems?
By Karl Zimmerer Fewer crops are feeding more people worldwide, and that is not good, according to Karl Zimmerer. One day last March I talked with Juliana and Elisa, a mother and daughter who farmed just outside the city of Huánuco, Peru. Although they had only one...
Does your phone light interfere with your internal clock?
By Jackie Grimm It’s not just sleep: Circadian rhythms influence your metabolism, circulation, and psychology, too, according to Jackie Grimm. On December 30th, 1882, at twenty minutes past eight, the first electric streetlights were turned on in Los Angeles. The few...
Do animals feel fear?
By Cassie Freund Afraid of lions by moonlight and raptors by day, animals will behave in dramatic ways, as Cassie Freund explains. Anyone who has ever watched a horror movie late at night while home alone understands how fear can affect behavior. You may be on high...
Is mind control possible?
By Lily Toomey With new technology, mind control is no longer just science fiction, as Lily Toomey explains. Reading minds seems to be a common part of the science-fiction canon—a genre much loved by actual scientists. But even as someone who turned their love of Kurt...
The world’s appetite for meat is growing. How will we satisfy it?
By Devang Mehta In the near future, “meat” could mean a lot more than it does now. In the future, analysts agree that people will be producing—and eating—a lot more meat. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has found that the consumption of meat...
How to be a better tourist? Look to the Galápagos
By Jenny Howard Tourism accounts for eight percent of greenhouse gas emissions and Jenny Howard says we can do more to limit our carbon footprint. Flying on an airplane always gives me a rush, especially when the plane is heading toward the Galápagos. Without fail,...
Do dogs really, truly understand what we tell them?
By Lauren Mackenzie Reynolds Do dogs really, truly understand what we tell them? Scientists trained some pups to endure MRIs to help find out, as Lauren Makenzie Reynolds explains. Scrolling back through my Instagram posts recently, I came across a short video I took...
Is it safe to eat GMO foods?
By Devang Mehta Genomics expert Devang Mehta explores whether it is safe to eat genetically modified food. So far, all commercially available GMO crops, anywhere in the world, have been found to be substantially equivalent to their non-GM counterparts. This means that...
We know how to fight wildfires effectively. Why don’t we do it?
By Michael Graw Microbial ecology expert Michael Graw discusses what we should be doing to combat wildfires. The West is burning. A spate of wildfires in California killed 10 people on Monday, in addition to the 8.5 million acres of the western United States that had...Subscribe by Email
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