Jennifer Ouellette

9/30/16

X-Ray Images of Bird Feathers Hold the Secret to Dinosaur Colors

Textbook illustrations and museum dioramas could soon be even more accurate in their depiction of the rich colors…

9/29/16

This Amazonian Caterpillar Sports Donald Trump's Hair

Did Donald Trump happen to lose one of his signature hairpieces in the Amazonian wilds of Peru? Wildlife…

9/28/16

It Would Cost a Whole Lot To Live on the Moon for One Year

This week Elon Musk announced plans to plans to build a “self-sustaining city” on Mars. It’s a thrilling notion,…

9/25/16

Another Psychological Study Fails the Reproducibility Test

The field of psychology is currently in the midst of a kind of civil war, with one side claiming a widespread…

9/25/16

Those Used Coffee Grounds Could Get the Lead Out of Your Water

Those used coffee grounds you dump into the trash every morning might just help remove lead and mercury from…

9/25/16

How Venomous Creatures Can Kill You--Or One Day Save Your Life

If you’ve ever been stung by a jellyfish while swimming in the ocean, you know firsthand the pain that a venomous…

9/23/16

Breakthrough Quantum Cat Experiment Captured on Camera

The paradox of Schrödinger’s cat—in which a quantum cat is both alive and dead at the same time until we check to…

9/23/16

Meet the Winners of This Year's Ig Nobel Prizes

Rats in tiny trousers, pseudoscientific bullshit, the personalities of rocks, and Volkswagen’s, shall we say,…

9/22/16

What Ötzi the Iceman's Voice Sounded Like

Ötzi the Iceman, the world’s favorite prehistoric mummy, has been subjected to every scientific test imaginable,…

9/21/16

Scientists Made Beautiful Holograms Using Sound

We’re all familiar with holograms, the projected 3D images created by manipulating light. But can you create a…

9/21/16

Wondergadget Allows Researchers To Read a Charred Biblical Scroll

For over forty years, archaeologists have longed to peek inside a badly damaged ancient scroll found on the western…

9/21/16

Moneyball Could Offer Winning Strategy for Drug Development

Nearly one-third of drugs in development ultimately fail during clinical trials because the side effects are just…

9/19/16

Does Listening to This Pink Kinetic Sand Give You the Tingles?

Kinetic sand is a freaky-looking substance made of 98 percent sand and 2 percent silicone oil, so it sticks to…

9/19/16

How Tiny Algae Helped Form the Famous White Cliffs of Dover

England’s famed White Cliffs of Dover were formed almost 100 million years ago out of the crushed shells of tiny…

9/18/16

Now We Know How Beer Foam Stops All That Sloshing

There’s something especially satisfying about a nice cold brew with a thick head of foam. But that foam also serves…

9/9/16

Controversial Maya Codex Is the Real Deal After All

Scientists have been arguing over the authenticity of an ancient document called the Grolier Codex for 50 years. A ne…

9/9/16

Scientists Have Identified Schadenfreude Brain Cells

Secretly gloating over the misfortunes of others (a.k.a. schadenfreude) might not be the most noble of human traits,…

9/5/16

Scientists Create Robotic Terminator To Hunt 'Darwin's Nightmare' Fish

Hordes of lionfish have been roaming the Atlantic for several decades now, and their voracious appetite—and lack of…

9/5/16

Lost Philae Lander Found Wedged Into a Crack on its Comet

The European Space Agency lost contact with its Rosetta mission’s plucky little lander, Philae, in May 2015. Now the…

9/4/16

Scientists Just Made a Working Laser Using Blood

Lasers are behind so much of our cutting-edge technology. Now scientists at the University of Michigan have successfu…

Jennifer Ouellette's posts

X-Ray Images of Bird Feathers Hold the Secret to Dinosaur Colors

This Amazonian Caterpillar Sports Donald Trump's Hair

It Would Cost a Whole Lot To Live on the Moon for One Year

Another Psychological Study Fails the Reproducibility Test

Those Used Coffee Grounds Could Get the Lead Out of Your Water

How Venomous Creatures Can Kill You--Or One Day Save Your Life

Breakthrough Quantum Cat Experiment Captured on Camera

Meet the Winners of This Year's Ig Nobel Prizes

What Ötzi the Iceman's Voice Sounded Like

Scientists Made Beautiful Holograms Using Sound

Wondergadget Allows Researchers To Read a Charred Biblical Scroll

Moneyball Could Offer Winning Strategy for Drug Development

Does Listening to This Pink Kinetic Sand Give You the Tingles?

How Tiny Algae Helped Form the Famous White Cliffs of Dover

Now We Know How Beer Foam Stops All That Sloshing

Controversial Maya Codex Is the Real Deal After All

Scientists Have Identified Schadenfreude Brain Cells

Scientists Create Robotic Terminator To Hunt 'Darwin's Nightmare' Fish

Lost Philae Lander Found Wedged Into a Crack on its Comet

Scientists Just Made a Working Laser Using Blood