by Taryn Roll | Oct 19, 2020 | News
Nobel Prize 2020 Winners Announced! The winners of the various prizes have been announced! We have, once again, gathered up highlights of each of the STEM related awards. This way you can keep up to date with the latest contributions that these men and women have...
by Ben Atkinson | Jul 24, 2020 | News
Flying snakes are found in Southeast Asia, are mildly venomous, and are able glide through the air, flattening their bodies to provide lift as they travel from tree to tree.
by Ben Atkinson | Jul 17, 2020 | News
The livestock supply chain emits 65 trillion grams of nitrogen into the environment every year, which exceeds the number calculated to represent the planetary boundary.
by Ben Atkinson | Jul 3, 2020 | News
A new strain of swine flu with the potential to become pandemic has recently been identified by scientists in China. While it is not an immediate threat, the new virus has all of the signs of being highly adapted to infect humans, and should be closely monitored. If the virus mutates further, it could set off another global outbreak.
by Ben Atkinson | Jun 26, 2020 | News
Two white rhinoceroses at the Waterberg Plateau in northern Namibia. Image courtesy of Ikiwaner. The University of Pretoria (UP) is working with international partners to perform in vitro fertilization (IVF) to support dwindling rhinoceros populations. By developing...
by Ben Atkinson | Jun 10, 2020 | News
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon successfully launched on Saturday, May 30 at 15:22 from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The historic launch pad has previously hosted Apollo and space shuttle missions. Demo-2 was the first crewed orbital...