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Charles Bennett fingerprints the universe
May 16, 2012FREE CONTENTWhen AAAS member Charles Bennett read about Nobel laureates' Arno Allan Penzias and Robert Wilson, two scientists who discovered cosmic microwave background radiation, he knew immediately that was the type of work he wanted to do. -
Embracing mistakes
May 14, 2012MEMBER EXCLUSIVEAlbert Einstein once said “a person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.” He also said “the only thing that interferes with my learning is my education” raising questions about how our education system may punish mistakes that could lead to innovation. -
Ettore Majorana and his enigmatic fermions
May 11, 2012MEMBER EXCLUSIVEThe Majorana fermion is an important particle predicted by theory but scientists are only beginning to detect. The man who predicted these particles, Ettore Majorana, was a very unique scientist himself. -
New home for rare tuatara reptiles
May 11, 2012FREE CONTENTTuatara is a reptile native to the islands of New Zealand. They were around during the time of the dinosaurs but today are under threat. They have a new home in New Zealand to hopefully help these reptiles reproduce and rehabilitate their population. -
Fighting heart disease with a vaccine?
May 9, 2012FREE CONTENTCardiovascular Disease affects millions of people every year. Drugs to treat common causes are not 100 percent affective. However, a new vaccine is currently being tested which could help your own body fight plaque build up.