Michio Kaku Clears up God Discovery
Several months ago there was a flurry of headlines claiming that Michio Kaku had proven the existence of God. In this exclusive interview with the famous physicist, Kaku elaborates on what happened. I&T Today: You recently made a lot of headlines with your discoveries regarding the possible existence of a higher intelligence. Could...
Solar Eclipse Proves the Earth is Flat (According to Flat-Earthers)
This week, the people all across the United States had the opportunity to view a magnificent astronomical event. If you’re like me, you took it as a moment to step out of the office, spend some time outside, and witness a potentially once-in-a-lifetime scientific phenomenon. It was neat, really, seeing the usually near-empty park full...
What You Need To Know For The 2017 Solar Eclipse
The upcoming solar eclipse has people buzzing, with eclipse fans voicing their excitement and eclipse-related merchandise flying off of store shelves. At least, I assume that’s what’ going on. Well, in keeping with that hype, let's take a look at some of the essentials you should know about the 2017 solar eclipse. 1) The Eclipse...
The Medieval Working Class, More Than Face Value
Little is known about the lives of the working class from medieval England. A new project at the University of Cambridge, called “After the plague: health and history in medieval Cambridge,” wants to change that by piecing together biographies based on recently exhumed remains. After nearly 400 bodies were discovered in a...
Larvae Methane Fart Rockets, Propel Climate Change
For years, cows and the larger agriculture industry have been blamed for the large amount of methane released into the atmosphere. Cows need to eat plenty to fill their four stomachs, which means they, well, fart a lot – producing a substantial amount of methane, which traps 28 times more heat than CO2. But scientists at the...
Radiated Robots
In March of 2011, Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant suffered several devastating explosions when the plant’s cooling systems were knocked out by a tsunami. In the aftermath, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), tasked with investigating and cleaning up the reactor site, started sending robot probes into the damaged...
Scientists Edit Human Embryos for the First Time
Yesterday, the science journal Nature published a study titled “Correction of a pathogenic gene mutation in human embryos.” This was big news to the science community. Essentially, what happened is, for the first time in U.S. history, scientists successfully edited the DNA of viable human embryos using the gene-editing tool CRISPR....
Would You Eat Jellyfish Chips?
In nearly 26 years of eating (including while I type this sentence), I have seen some pretty interesting food trends. From the brief obsession with kale to the great gluten wars of the 2010s to the ongoing practice of taking a picture of your food instead of eating it, there are some pretty unique mealtime trends. Well, I’m going to...
New Study Finds Evidence of Extractable Water on The Moon
The Moon had long been assumed to be a dry and desolate place. However, in 2008, that notion began to shift when water was found trapped in lunar volcanic glass. Debate ensued shortly after as to just how much was hiding under the lunar surface. Many argued that the water content of the samples was not representative of the rest of the...
Trillion Ton Iceberg Breaks off of Antartica Ice Shelf
Imagine the size of London: 1,583 square kilometers (611 square miles). Now imagine an iceberg as big as London. Finally, imagine an iceberg four times that size – an iceberg that could hold almost four Londons. That’s the size of the iceberg that just broke off of the Larsen C ice shelf in Antarctica. It weighs approximately 1.12...
New Study Claims Earth's 6th Mass Extinction is Underway
Earth’s sixth mass extinction event may already be underway and it may be worse than previously thought. The world has already seen five mass extinctions in the last 450 million years. End-Ordovician, 443 million years ago A severe ice age led to sea level decline of 100 meters, wiping out 60-70% of all species, predominantly...
Searching for Life Beyond Earth with the SETI Institute
Is E.T. real? Can we travel to Mars? How far away are the stars? Are there other worlds we can travel to, and what are they like? Can we discover life on other worlds? Intriguing questions like these motivate young people to pursue STEM careers and to gaze at the night sky and wonder: Are we alone in the universe? SETI Institute...
Double Launch Scheduled for SpaceX this Weekend
Once again, Elon Musk excited space enthusiasts everywhere with his announcement on Twitter that, if the schedule holds, there may be two Falcon 9 launches within 48 hours this weekend. This would kick off a two-week period where SpaceX could launch three separate rockets. Although Elon Musk and SpaceX are making leaps and bounds in the...
ACTE, Advance CTE Statement on President’s FY18 Budget
ACTE, Advance CTE Statement on President’s FY18 Budget Alexandria, VA – The following is a joint statement from the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) and Advance CTE in response to the $168 million cut to state grants for career and technical education (CTE) included in the President’s Fiscal Year 2018...
Build a Robot? Win $1.5 Million
NASA, whose probe Juno made major headlines with its remote photography of Jupiter, is raising the stakes of robo-engineering with a competition that pits students from around the country against each other for a literally constructive purpose. The goal? Design an exploratory robot that can navigate otherworldly terrain worthy of one of...
You Show Me Your Amygdala and I’ll Show You Mine
Those who were old enough to watch Oprah in the ‘90s likely remember the popular paperback Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus. The book brought discussion about differences between male and female brains into the public sphere, claiming different biology leads to different behaviors. By the time I had my first sex ed. class,...
Safe Travels, Boaty McBoatface!
Boaty McBoatface is off on its maiden voyage. The autonomous underwater vehicle left Punta Arenas, Chile on March 17 and headed to the Orkney Passage to help scientists from the University of Southampton and British Antarctic Survey with their research. The passage is about 500 miles from the Antarctic Peninsula and plunges some...
3 Innovators Who Regretted their Creations
The general public may believe that innovators love each and every one of their creations. However, sometimes it's best to recall Doctor Victor Frankenstein and his horrid creation, the Frankenstein Monster. Dr. Frankenstein is known for having recoiled in fear and disgust from his abomination, going so far as to try and destroy...
An Inside Look at the Smashing Physics of CERN
Built by CERN and Buried nearly 570 feet beneath the ground, and stretching over 17 miles on the idyllic French-Swiss border, lies the largest, most powerful machine that humanity has ever produced. The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is a particle accelerator of unparalleled size and scope that seeks to shed light on some of the greatest...
