Experimental Musings

Since genetics plays such a big role in the development of our lives, scientists wanted to see if genes also pass on behaviors like picking a special mate and sticking by their side.

As millions of Americans finally warm up after last week’s polar vortex event, air temperature is on a lot of people’s minds, especially climate scientists. The chilly polar air made some headlines for sure, but the infrequency of cold snaps has scientists asking a pretty big question.

Over centuries, thanks to advances in science and technology, we have been piecing together the story of our own human evolution. The twists and turns in the story of our origins have made headlines for quite a while now, but when brand new technology is involved, the discoveries become even more remarkable!

As science and technology grow, so do the possibilities of how we humans communicate with one another. For example, only two decades ago it was nearly impossible to send a friend a photo of where you were standing, waiting for them, in real time.

Recently scientists worked on a new way to engineer plants to be more productive and spend less energy while cleaning up occasional cellular messes.