By Nick Lavars – The reasons for a zebras stripes are far from black and white. Debate has long raged over the reasons for a zebra’s stripes, with scientists spending decades theorizing over the evolutionary causes for the animal’s iconic patterns. A …
By Michael Irving – A gene known as mcr-3.1 that grants bacteria like Salmonella resistance to “last resort” antibiotics has been detected in a patient in the US. (Credit: katerynakon/Depositphotos). Antibiotics were one of the most important scientific developments of the 20th century, helping …
By Rich Haridy – It’s hoped a new drug showing promise for reversing age- and depression-related memory loss will move into human safety testing within the next two years. (Credit: vitstudio/Depositphotos). A team of Canadian scientists has developed a fascinating new experimental drug …
By Loz Blain – The Ultima RS is a 250 mph hypercar you can own for less than some sports cars. (Credit: Ultima Sports). The new top dog Ultima hypercar can compete with multi-million dollar dream machines on nearly every performance metric …
By Ben Coxworth – The disposable patch gathers genetic material containing both plant DNA, and the DNA of disease-causing organisms. (Credit: NC State University). When farmers find sickly plants in their crops, it’s important that they find out which malady is responsible, as quickly as possible. …
By Michael Irving – Comet Wirtanen, which buzzed Earth in December 2018, has been found to harbor “ocean-like” water. (Credit: NASA). Earth is a famously wet planet, but where all that water came from in the first place remains a mystery. The most …
Released in the same year as The Wild Bunch and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Henry Hathaway’s western was defiantly old-fashioned in comparison. By Scott Tobias – Kim Darby and John Wayne in True Grit. Wayne called Marguerite Roberts’ script the best …
By Loz Blain – The back end of the Citroen 19_19 concept looks badass. (Credit: Citroen). Is there a Minority Report sequel coming out that we’re unaware of? If so, this concept Citroen’s put together for the VivaTech Paris expo will fit …
By Darren Quick – Photographer Micky Wiswedel snapped climber Jamie Smith airborne above Cape Town to win the “Wings ” category of the Red Bull Illume Image Quest in 2016. (Credit: Micky Wiswedel/Red Bull Illume). Not so long ago, most photographers had to be selective …
By Rich Haridy – These were shot using a DJI Mavic Pro 2 drone. (Credit: Paolo Pettigiani). Italian photographer Paolo Pettigiani has been experimenting with capturing the infrared spectrum of light for several years, most notably turning New York’s Central Park into …
