A dino in iridescent color
A wonderfully preserved Jurassic relative of both birds and T. rex shows that iridescent feathers were fashionable in ancient times, too
Every ring tells a story
The past comes clothed in rich detail, thanks to tree ring comparisons, archaeological evidence, oral traditions, linguistics, genetics, and other data Stephen E. Nash In the fall of 1282, a…
A modern Prometheus
About Nikola Tesla, an inventor who did not let setbacks come in the way of his curiosity Richard Gunderman, Indiana University Match the following figures – Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison,…
The amazing spider silk mic
Researchers get some enviable sound quality using some wispy fibers coated with gold P Rajendran Most microphones cannot provide as much sound fidelity as the wiggly hair deep in our…
Teaching machines to teach themselves
For future machines to be as smart as we are, they’ll need to be able to learn like we do. Arend Hintze, Michigan State University Are you tired of telling…