Discoveries Breakthrough could usher away silicon and make way for graphene transistors August 21, 2013
Space How SpaceX’s Elon Musk wants to drop space launch prices 100 fold with reusable rockets August 20, 2013 - Updated on August 21, 2013
Health How bacteria colonize the human gut – study reveals important insights August 20, 2013 - Updated on August 21, 2013
Remote sensing Why there’s supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way August 13, 2013 - Updated on October 25, 2017
Diseases Breakthroughs against malaria: highly effective vaccine developed; meanwhile, anti-malaria soap wins prize August 12, 2013
Health Only 6% of Marijuana research studies medical benefits, says Dr. Sanjay Gupta August 12, 2013 - Updated on August 13, 2013
Health This is not SciFi: software update slated for bionic eye will grant higher resolution and colour vision August 8, 2013 - Updated on November 16, 2020
Discoveries XKeyScore – the NSA’s secret tool that collects and reveals ‘nearly everything a user does on the internet’ August 1, 2013
Environmental Issues Some 1,700 US cities under threat of going under-water by 2100 July 31, 2013 - Updated on November 23, 2016
Climate Earth’s oceans will boil away, leaving the planet as barren as Venus – in about 1 billion years or so July 31, 2013
Home science Households can save big time by using 3D printers for common items July 30, 2013 - Updated on July 31, 2013
Discoveries Children can recover from an autism diagnosis, study finds July 30, 2013 - Updated on July 29, 2023
Science Russian tycoon wants to transfer the human mind to machines by 2045 and secure immortality June 17, 2013
Mind & Brain Strikingly similar ape and human infant gestures hint to evolution of language June 7, 2013
Physics Human-sized invisibility cloak makes use of magic trick to hide large objects June 7, 2013 - Updated on July 4, 2023
Geology Berkeley develops new, earth-friendly way to create concrete – inspired from the Romans June 5, 2013 - Updated on February 15, 2019
