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Kecia Lynn
Kecia Lynn has worked as a technical writer, editor, software developer, arts administrator, summer camp director, and television host. A graduate of Case Western Reserve University and the Iowa Writers' Workshop, she is currently living in Iowa City and working on her first novel.
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The microbes and enzymes in pandas' digestive systems have a unique ability to break down plant waste. Collecting it from the animals' feces could lead to faster and cheaper biofuel production.
It's the first time such conspicuous planning has been observed in the field -- in this case, Sumatra -- among non-human primates.
The newly discovered aquifers contain an estimated 250 billion cubic liters of water and could change the lives of the people living in Turkana, one of the country's driest and poorest regions.
As part of this week's Festival of the Planets celebration, University College London has made available to the public a selection of historic images from its archive. Included are glimpses of the surface of Venus.
They're the first major finds by NASA's X-ray space observatory, which went into orbit last year. Scientists expect it to find many more in the near future.
Devices that take advantage of a revolutionary new solar energy technology could provide medical professionals in developing countries with a reliable means of sanitation.
TruTag Technologies' edible, silica-based microtags contain a wealth of specific data and can be used in both pharmaceuticals and food.
Today's (Sept. 10) removal of Hewlett-Packard from the Dow Jones Industrial Index demonstrates how quickly advances in technology are speeding up companies' rise and fall.
As the cloud continues to absorb more and more information, some futurists are wondering about what extreme cold storage could look like.
Documents retrieved from the Edward Snowden archive reveal that in addition to all the other spy tricks it can do, the agency can collect data from most smartphones, including the famously "surveillance-proof" Blackberry.
A bill approved by the state Senate will replace those familiar metal plates with screens that can send, receive, and display data. Naturally, privacy advocates are concerned.
Contrary to what some may think, the herb popularly known as "ganja" is illegal, yet it manages to attract tourists from all over the world. A group of advocates says the country should turn that to its advantage.
Announced by the city's mayor a week after a four-year-old boy was mauled to death, the measure proposes euthanizing all strays...even the healthy ones.
Trade and cultural relations between the two ancient nations are increasing as one seeks to emerge from years of economic crisis while the other continues to stretch its new economic muscle.
Voters participating in Australian elections this weekend filled a number of seats with candidates from several single-issue organizations, including the Sports Party and the Motoring Enthusiast Party.
Scientists learned that the leopards share their habitat with a large number of monasteries, which use their influence to limit poaching.
Researchers have confirmed that Tamu Massif, located in the northern Pacific, is a single volcano rather than a composite of different eruption points. At 120,000 square miles in size, it's about as big as the entire state of New Mexico.
Carnegie Mellon researchers sent postcards to utility customers telling them their electricity usage was being observed for one month. Within that time period, consumption fell by an average of 2.7 percent.
Scientists at two universities have come up with a method of targeted drug delivery involving self-powered nanoparticles that are drawn by ionic energy released by the bone's minerals.
Newly published research involving data from European workers shows higher rates of job satisfaction among those in creative professions, due in part to having more autonomy in their schedules and types of work.