Tag: #BestOf
The Best of 2013 // #76: The Rise of Citizen Science
Citizen Science was a driving force behind some major science stories in 2013, thanks in partly to its exponential growth: in 2009, fewer than...
BEST OF 2014 // #74: Babies say the darndest things
How does a baby go from babbling to talking actual words? In June, researchers discovered part of the answer: near the end of their...
Best of 2016 // #73: Juno’s Last Dive
NASA's Juno probe descended into Jupiter's orbit on July 4th of this year. The spacecraft will study our biggest planet in much closer detail...
Best of 2017 // #72: Early Bird vs Night Owl
If you are a night owl or early bird, you can thank human evolution for your problems. The staggering of sleep cycles amongst different...
Best of 2018: The First Human Hybrid
In 2018, researchers attempted to decode the genome of a hominid, believed to be a teenage girl from 90,000 years ago. The sample used...
Best of 2011 // 80: Neanderthal DNA makes you healthier
When our ancient ancestors mated with Neanderthals and Denisovans they added bits and pieces into the human gene pool. Researchers are now suspecting that...
Best of 2012 // #78: Uranus has some rough weather
When Voyager 2 flew past Uranus in 1986, the seventh planet in our solar system appeared bleak, featureless and wrapped in blue-green clouds. New...
The Best of 2013 // #77: Our Solar System has a...
It was something that was long theorized, but only recently have scientists been able to confirm that our solar system is leaving a trail...
BEST OF 2014 // #75: Mercury is Shrinking
From watching the surface activity, Scientists have known that Mercury has shrunk somewhat over it's 4.5 billion year life. For several decades, however, the...
BEST OF 2015 // #73: Keeping GMOs in Line
Genetically Modified Organisms, or GMOs, show a lot of promise for the world: from eating up oil spills to ushering in a new generation...
