Advancing Basic Science for Humanity
James Cohen Director of Communications and Public Outreach The Kavli Foundation (424) 353-8821cohen@kavlifoundation.org
Man-made St. Elmo's fire generated with just water and a flat, dielectric plate.
Stable autonomous kill switches ensure biocontainment of living microbes designed as devices for medicine or the environment.
Stories on the social value of aging killer whales, a meteor hunt and the brain of the world’s greatest solo climber are among the winners.
Scientists call for ethical guidelines to cover the evolving use of neurotechnologies to enhance or restore human capabilities.
Japan launches an organization to develop the world's biggest neutrino particle detector.
UCSB astrophysicists and LCO astronomers study a supernova that challenges known theories of how certain stars end their lives.
A Q&A with neuroscientist Franck Polleux, Ph.D.
Team of professional and citizen scientists identifies tails of comets streaking past a distant star.
Two distinct classes of interneurons orchestrate independent cell classes of the positioning system.
Researchers develop mathematical techniques for designing shape-shifting shells.