Tag: #BestOf
Best of 2016 // #81: The first Spider
This frightening looking fella is Idmonarachne brasieri. It's less than half an inch long, and is the earliest example of a true spider. It's roughly...
Best of 2017 // #81: Fetuses Favour Faces
Newborn babies tend to favour face-like shapes, like Mickey Mouse, or upside down Triangle. Researchers have been able to prove that fetuses in the...
Best of 2018: Is CRISPR Safe?
The much-hyped editing tool, CRISPR-Cas9 has already revolutionized the fields of genetics and medicine. The technique, which entered the public eye around 5 years...
Best of 2011 // 89: The Weather Can Move Continents
The movement of the Earth's crust can create valleys, raise mountains and even reshape the coastline, all influencing our climate. So, it was unexpected...
Best of 2012 // #87: The Eternal Struggle
About 100 million years ago, a wasp became ensnared in the webbing a spider. The spider excited bore down on it's prey, but before...
The Best of 2013 // #87: When Worlds Collide
Geologists that monitor underwater topography and seismic activity has come to the conclusion that the tectonic forces that split and moved around the original...
BEST OF 2014 // #85: Hunting HIV
HIV treatment has made great progress since the turn of the century, and thanks to something called HAART - Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy -...
BEST OF 2015 // #83: Hubble Revisits An Icon
In celebration of Hubble's 25th anniversary, NASA researchers decided to re-capture a new look at a classic star-forming region, originally captured in one of...
Best of 2016 // #82: Hope for Skin Grafts
In April, researchers from Japan's RIKEN institute made a surprising announcement, and it may one day help skin graft recipients.
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Best of 2017 // #82: Does Sleep Need a Brain to...
Is falling asleep easy? Jellyfish, for example, are just bunches of neurons without a brain, yet they display similar sleep behaviours that people do.
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