Fourth Industrial Revolution
Stretchy 'nano-forest' might power future wearbles
Crumpled carbon nanotube forests, or CNT forests, are a potential solution to the power needs of future wearable technology, say researchers.
Layne Cameron is the Media Communications Manager and Spartan Science Storyteller at Michigan State University.
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Nature and Biodiversity
New data shows that bumblebees are in big trouble – with grave consequences
An estimate of bumble bee population and distribution shows that half of the species studied have seen a more than 50 percent decline.
Nature and Biodiversity
How flooding causes damaging carbon to course through ecosystems
During floods, water moves massive amounts of carbon laterally through ecosystems, according to a study that could have implications for climate change and water quality.
Health and Healthcare Systems
How your dead microbes could improve public health
The postmortem microbiome, populations of micro-organisms that move in after death, can provide crucial insights into public health, a new study shows.
Social Innovation
Why conservation won't work without locals on board
If the locals don’t perceive actions like lemur-hunting or forest-burning as crimes, or they believe there’s a low risk of getting caught, then poaching and deforestation will continue.
What does Brad Pitt's hair have to do with fighting cancer?
What does Brad Pitt have in common with a fruit fly? They both have cowlicks—a swirl of hair caused by a patterning mechanism.