Author: Ferris Jabr
An Interview with Jodie Holt, the Botanist Behind ‘Avatar’
Before ‘Avatar’ could hit the silver screen, it needed one plant scientist’s green thumbs up
Australian Meat Ants Enjoy Cane Toads à la Cat Food
Biologists use cat food to recruit omnivorous ants in their battle against invasive cane toads
What Do The Planets Sound Like?
Astronomer Greg Laughlin and composer Philip Glass try to hear the “music of the spheres” at the Rubin Museum’s latest Brainwave event
Puppy Tweets Unleashes Dogs on Twitter
Mattel’s new toy collar for dogs allows them to update their own Twitter accounts
The Immortal Woman Who Science Stole and History Tried to Forget
Rebecca Skloot’s new book reveals untold truths about one of medical science’s most important tools
Bionic Bugs
The Defense Department’s attempts to merge insects and electronics are benefiting science more than the military
The Shocking Truth: Trees are Electric
New circuits tap into electric currents generated by bigleaf maple trees
Did Tainted Cow’s Milk Kill Jane Austen?
Medical and literary experts debate English novelist Jane Austen’s fatal illness
