- Colorful ‘Connectomes’
A team of neuroscientists from Harvard and MIT used florescent proteins to tease apart the brain’s spaghetti-like neurons at the rate of one half-millimeter per hour. - Geolocator-equipped backpacks to track bird migrations
Researchers outfit birds with tiny geolocator backpacks to learn more about their migration patterns. - Ways Charles Darwin Could Jump the Shark
Darwin’s 200th birthday celebration has landed him in the media spotlight once again. McSweeny’s warns of the pitfalls of celebrity that could threaten the credibility of our most distinguished biologist. - Ecstasy advice is a bitter pill
The UK government has rejected a recommendation from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs to reclassify ecstasy as a less dangerous drug, calling into question the government’s use of scientific advice. - The Moon reveals its weirder side
A Japanese space mission sheds new light on the moon’s strange variations in gravity and crust thickness.
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Originally published February 13, 2009
