Archive: Tue May 2016

Scholastic success cannot reliably be predicted by snippets of genetic code. [Image: ‘School’ from Paradox 56 under a CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 license]Headlines touting a recently discovered link between particular snippets of DNA and academic success…

Planets found by Kepler as of May 10, 2016 that are in their star’s “habitable zone.” Earth, Venus and Mars are included for comparison. (Credit: NASA Ames, Image obtained under Creative Commons License) Recently, the Kepler mission…