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Solving The Unsolvable With Supercomputers–An Interview With Dr. Sam Foreman

Argonne National Laboratory is home to several supercomputers with impressive computational power. These computers have aided research efforts in fields…

3 years ago

Night of the Living Dead: Viral & Parasitic Zombies

People have been fascinated by zombies for over a century. The modern zombie concept emerged in the 1920s thanks to…

3 years ago

Why Do Vampire Bats Have A Taste For Blood?

Vampire bats are mysterious creatures that have quite a reputation due to their unique diet. They are the only mammals…

3 years ago

Composting 101

If you feel like you waste a lot of food, you’re not alone. In the United States, 30-40% of the…

3 years ago

In The Game of Chess Humanity Has Finally Met Its Match

There is an old fable1–told in more than one country–about the origin of chess. A wise man shows his king…

3 years ago

Weaving our World with Biomimicry

When we develop new technologies, we rely on our knowledge of physics, chemistry, biology, and math to produce the best…

3 years ago

Kissing Multiple Sclerosis Goodbye: The Surprising Link Between MS and Epstein-Barr Virus

Autoimmune diseases are quite common. Most of us know someone with allergies, diabetes, or rheumatoid arthritis, but–despite numerous advancements in…

3 years ago

Masters of Disguise: Fighting Cancer With Bacteria

Recently scientists¹ found a potential alternative for managing pain with anthrax². But bacteria, it turns out, have medical applications beyond…

3 years ago

Why Are Tornadoes So Unpredictable?

Last month, the all too familiar scenes of uprooted trees, flipped cars, and wrecked homes played out in the southern…

3 years ago

GMOs without the GM!

Genetic engineering can be used to produce genetically modified organisms (GMOs) like weather-resistant crops, modified yeast or bacteria that produce…

3 years ago