Do you know someone with math anxiety? New research offers clues about what's happening in a brain that's anxious about math. Our science guy, Neil Shubin, has that story and more in Scientific Chicago.
2011 marked the year the U.S. Space Shuttle program came to an end, but NASA's unmanned exploration of space remained at full throttle. We look at some of last year's astronomical achievements and what scientists are eyeing in the year ahead.
The arctic nomad known as the snowy owl is rarely seen in Chicago in the winter. But this year is different. Ash-har Quraishi explains why the great white owl is visiting, and how you can help name one.
A new Illinois law makes it illegal to throw out most of your old electronics. Jay Shefsky tries to get rid of an outdated computer, as he finds out what everyone needs to know about recycling electronics.
Creepy, crawly cuisine? Find out why some Chicagoans would like insects to be an essential part of our diet.
Ever think of pressing record on that Blackberry or smartphone? Thanks to an obscure state law, you could be committing a felony, punishable by several years in prison. Paris Schutz has the story.
We find out about a new iPhone app that actually sends you a paycheck. Jay Shefsky has the story.
Hollywood loves it when giant rocks fall from space, but scientists assure us that the asteroid passing close to Earth tonight will NOT hit us. We have a close encounter with our science guy, Neil Shubin, who also has a little show-and-tell with a huge fossil.
Creepy, crawly cuisine? Find out why some Chicagoans would like insects to be an essential part of our diet.
We get the latest on Chicago's winter weather from a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.
2011 marked the year the U.S. Space Shuttle program came to an end, but NASA's unmanned exploration of space remained at full throttle. We look at some of last year's astronomical achievements and what scientists are eyeing in the year ahead.
There was no white Christmas for Chicago this year. So will it ever snow? We examine this winter's mild weather.
Henrietta Lacks died of cervical cancer in 1951. But her cells kept living, starting a scientific revolution and a multi-billion dollar industry. When members of her family found out, they felt angry and exploited. We revisit our recent conversation with the author of a best-selling book about the story.
Last week, we reported on an obscure state law that makes it a felony to make an audio recording of police actitivies without their consent. We asked what you think of the "eavesdropping" law. We read what some of you had to say in Viewer Mail.
It turns out that rats might not be such "rats" after all. Our science guy, Neil Shubin, talks about rat empathy and other stories on Scientific Chicago.
The mind of the chimpanzee is far more complex than we once thought. Eddie Arruza tells us what researchers at the Lincoln Park Zoo are learning about our closest non-human relative, and why those findings just might save the endangered species in tonight's Scientific Chicago.
A data center is where all the information you find on the Internet is stored. We take a look inside one of the data centers in Chicago, and find out why the city has become a national hotbed of cyber-storage.
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