All Stories
- Fossils
Where do humans come from?
Some scientists propose a newfound South African species as the most likely ancestor of the line that led to humans. But not everyone accepts that this is where it all began.
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Need money to invent? Get your own grant!
The Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam offers high school students grants to help bring to life inventions that often can help those in need. Along the way, students get experience in solving real-world problems.
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- Space
Oldest, most distant galaxy found
Galaxy's light comes from a time shortly after the Big Bang.
- Fossils
How sharks survived the ‘Great Dying’
By abandoning their coastal homes, some sharks survived an event that caused mass extinctions of other species.
- Brain
Restoring a sense of touch
A zap to a monkey’s brain fools the animal into thinking its finger has been touched. The findings point to a way for artificial fingers to communicate with the brain so that touch “feels” more real.
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Interview: Studying rivers means wading into more than just water
Geology assistant professor Anne Jefferson talks with Eureka! Lab about what she does, why she does it and why she dyed a stream purple for science.
- Chemistry
Self-forming envelope holds fluids
These plastic-laced water molecules can create their own protective shell. That can make capsules for holding drugs or for hosting chemical reactions.
- Health & Medicine
Veggies: A radiation shield
Here’s another reason to eat broccoli and related veggies: They protect the body’s cells from killer radiation — at least in rats.
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Teachers: Can they be eco-villains?
Science teachers across the country use species in the classroom that are not native to their area. Releasing them into the wild could pose a threat to native species.
- Animals
True vampires
Forget Count Dracula or Twilight’s Edward and Bella. Many creatures have a true thirst for blood, and here’s why.
- Animals
Vampires’ gift of ‘blood honey’
A Maryland biologist probes the unusual dining behaviors of a blood-thirsty bat.
