Karl Tate

Nikola Tesla, genius inventor, and Thomas Edison, expert businessman.

By Karl Tate Published 9 July 14

Methods including three-parent embryos and womb transplants could revolutionize childbearing.

By Karl Tate Published 30 June 14

Warmer water changes weather patterns, bringing floods and droughts across the globe.

By Karl Tate Published 22 May 14

The numbers of earthquakes recorded at various magnitudes.

By Karl Tate Published 20 May 14

Of 536 cases reported since 2012, 145 have died.

By Karl Tate Published 14 May 14

While most surveyed expected benefits to the majority of the public, many expressed concerns for privacy and unintended consequences.

By Karl Tate Published 14 May 14

The U.S. National Climate Assessment shows that summers are getting hotter, heat waves are lasting longer, and weather is getting more extreme.

By Karl Tate Published 6 May 14

Studies of brain scans of pot smokers found that the density of brain matter was increased in the pleasure centers of the brain.

By Karl Tate Published 21 April 14

Unmanned submersible uses sonar to scan the ocean floor and return a 3D map to the surface.

By Karl Tate Published 18 April 14

59 percent of those polled were optimistic, while 30 percent thought the changes would make people worse off.

By Karl Tate Published 17 April 14

Researchers create maps of beer preferences by geotagging tweets.

By Karl Tate Published 4 April 14

By editing its DNA sequence on a computer, scientists modified a eukaryotic yeast cell.

By Karl Tate Published 27 March 14

Patches of cells in the outer layer of the cortex are disorganized in the brains of autistic children.

By Karl Tate Published 26 March 14

More than two weeks after its strange disappearance, Malaysian officials announced they believe Flight 370 crashed into the sea.

By Karl Tate Published 24 March 14

Advanced societies frequently collapse unless steps are taken to regulate resource consumption and economic stratification.

By Karl Tate Published 19 March 14

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration wants to update the labeling on food packages to reflect the latest thinking on diet and nutrition.

By Karl Tate Published 27 February 14

Relative number of calories expended during 10 minutes of various Olympic activities.

By Karl Tate Published 4 February 14

By surrounding their star with swarms of energy-collecting satellites, advanced civilizations could create Dyson spheres.

By Karl Tate Published 14 January 14

The Challenge is a series of tasks to test the capabilities of robots designed for disaster response in emergencies.

By Karl Tate Published 19 December 13

E-cigarettes vaporize a flavored liquid rather than burning tobacco.

By Karl Tate Published 14 November 13

Drinking soft drinks alone gives teenagers more than the recommended maximum daily amount of sugar.

By Karl Tate Published 30 October 13