Browsing: Lens_biology

Contrary to popular belief, peace and quiet is all about the noise in your head.

Sensory deprivation goes from CIA torture manuals to a yoga studio near you.

Genetic tests can predict when placebos may be the best medicine.

The primatologist and neurologist talks turbulence—teens, stress, and the information age.

The chemicals in our everyday lives are, argues immunologist Claudia Miller.

Staph bacteria (red) forming a biofilmNational Science Foundation A common enemy befouls surgeons, plumbers, and sailors alike: slime. In each of their professions, they wage ceaseless war against biofouling—layers of living organisms that stick around exactly where we don’t want them.  Removing these various scum layers is a billion-dollar endeavor. Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free […]

Three of the rare Przewalski’s horses that now roam the area near the Chernobyl nuclear plant.Sergey Gaschak After a fatal series of errors and malfunctions in the early morning of April 26, 1986, the core of the Chernobyl nuclear facility melted down and then exploded, killing 31 workers at the plant. The accident spewed massive […]

Paleontologist Neil Shubin explains how he charts evolution in the human body.

Most creatures flee storms, but some thrive because of them.