Author: Carina Storrs
Contemplating Oneness: The Neuroscience of Meditation
Neuroscientists at New York University study longtime meditators to glean insight into how our brains work.
Clam Power in Numbers
Scientists at the Nature Conservancy move a new batch of mollusks into Great South Bay to shore up the clam comeback.
Electric Shock
Vehicles could get a boost in gas mileage from GenShock, a shock absorber developed by students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Safety City, New York
The New York City Department of Transportation offers school kids from neighborhoods with high rates of traffic accidents a crash course in navigating sidewalks, crosswalks and seat belts.
Fighting Flies with Flies
New tricks to breed sexier Mediterranean fruit flies could improve control of an important agricultural pest.
Cosmic Cancer
Exposure to space radiation on long-term interplanetary voyages could threaten astronauts’ health and thwart manned missions.
Lights! Camera! Science!
Alexis Gambis brings science and film together to create a new genre of science fiction.
Behind the Scenes with Scientist and Filmmaker Alexis Gambis
Alexis Gambis describes how life and lab inspired his science fiction films.
Stem Cells From Lou Gehrig’s Patients Hold Secrets to the Disease
Geneticists hope their stem cell research will find new drugs against this debilitating disease.
