Satellite Sees Tropical Storm Flossie Hawaii-Bound
This NOAA GOES-West satellite animation from July 26-29 shows the movement of Tropical Storm Flossie from the Eastern Pacific into the Central Pacific Ocean and approaching Hawaii.
CT Scan of Albatross Brain
This video shows the three-dimensional scan of an albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis) skull and brain endocast (shown in blue) taken with high-resolution X-ray computed tomography. The specimen...
3-D Computer Modeling
Now, new computer technology is making highly sophisticated biological systems available for viewing by students and researchers. In a new study, a scientist from the University of Missouri's School ...
Cockatoos and Object Permanence
How do you know that the cookies are still there although they have been placed out of your sight into the drawer? Alice Auersperg and her team from the University of Vienna and Oxford show that "...
Living Lab Combines Research with Outreach
It's hands-on time at the Museum of Science Discovery Center in Boston. Kids can touch and play their way through scientific exhibits, and even take part in actual science experiments in Living ...
Cubelets: Small Robots Teach Big Science Lessons
These simple robotic cubes are the building blocks of intelligent systems.
Cubelets are magnetic, electronic building blocks, each with a small computer inside, that can be connected in many ...
Potassium Channel Blocked by Water (2 of 2)
Simulation of potassium channel. Watch water molecules fill the cavity behind the selectivity filter. The potassium channel does not recover because water molecules are initially present inside the ...