Science

September 22, 2015 3:48 PM

Physicist Michio Kaku predicts the future

The future is coming fast, according to Kaku. Your cell phone has more computing power than all of NASA did in 1969, when it sent a man to the moon. At that rate, imagine what will be possible by 2020.

by MPR News Staff

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September 18, 2015 10:56 AM

British scientists seek permission to edit DNA in human embryos

After Chinese scientists announced in April that they had edited the genes in human embryos, many researchers said it shouldn't be done. Scientists in London say they want to do it for research only.

by Rob Stein

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September 18, 2015 10:00 AM

Forest defense and threats, robotic Barbie, and the world's heaviest insect: Your weekend reading list

Take a look at the forest threats and the tenacious fights to protect them, the human history of a robotic Barbie, and meet the world's heaviest insect, the tree weta.

by William Lager

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September 18, 2015 8:24 AM

Fly insomnia might help you sleep better

Like people, fruit flies sleep at night, caffeine keeps them awake, and they get insomnia. Those similarities have made the the flies extremely valuable to sleep researchers.

by Jon Hamilton

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September 15, 2015 10:46 AM

Amazon's Bezos plans to build, launch rockets from Florida

In announcing a new expansion of commercial efforts to launch earthlings into space, Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos says the launch pads at Cape Canaveral have been dormant for too long.

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September 15, 2015 8:35 AM

Scientific literacy: It's not (just) about the facts

It may be that it's scientific beliefs -- not in isolation but in conjunction with political, religious and other beliefs -- that shape our decisions and engagement in civic life, says Tania Lombrozo.

by Tania Lombrozo

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September 15, 2015 8:01 AM

Paleo people were making flour 32,000 years ago

Research into an ancient stone found in a cave in Italy shows Paleolithic hunter-gatherers were grinding oats and other grains for flour. It's the earliest evidence yet of food processing in Europe.

by Jeremy Cherfas

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September 12, 2015 3:10 PM

Russian cosmonaut returns from record-breaking space mission

Gennady Padalka, who spent several months aboard the International Space Station, has now spent more time in space than any human, clocking more than 2.4 years in space on five missions since 1998.

by Susie Neilson

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September 11, 2015 3:00 PM

New Ukrainian police, proteins, and killer caterpillars: Your weekend reading list

This weekend follow the aspirations of the new Ukrainian police force, explore a possible new human evolutionary ancestor, and watch carnivorous Hawaiian caterpillars hunt.

by William Lager