Biology One in five American children are obese. Here’s what parents can do for their kids September 18, 2023
Biology These eight habits can increase your lifespan by decades — even if you start late July 25, 2023
Design Two-faced thermal cloak protects cars from heat and cold. No electricity required July 11, 2023
Animals This one-shot, non-surgical contraceptive could finally curb stray cat overpopulation June 12, 2023
Climate Meet Icefin, the torpedo robot that studies the Doomsday Glacier from down below April 20, 2023
Astronomy Students make $10,000 satellite with a 3-D printed drag sail that won’t leave any space junk March 28, 2023
Environment A judge penalized environmental activists in the UK. But his motivation is striking March 8, 2023
Biology This hempcrete won’t get you high but it can make your dream green home affordable February 1, 2023
Biology This slime mold smartwatch is a living gadget — and it serves an important purpose January 23, 2023
Environmental Issues Over a quarter of water is lost through leakage. These small “AI pipebots” could fix that January 3, 2023
Animals Eco-friendly antifouling silicone paint can save marine life from metal poisoning December 21, 2022
Anthropology The pandemic wrecked the social lives of school kids in the world’s poor countries November 30, 2022
Environment New Google platform provides near-real-time data on land change and natural disasters September 29, 2022
Geology Most coastal cities are sinking faster than the sea level is rising and large parts may be submerged by 2030 September 21, 2022
Geology We’ve got a 1 in 6 chance of a mega-volcano erupting this century. Shouldn’t we get prepared? August 27, 2022
Animals Fake news about spiders shows how misinformation can run on eight legs. Here’s why expert voices matter August 23, 2022
Environmental Issues Is it time to go electric? Some EVs pay for themselves in a couple of years July 22, 2022
Chemistry The story of how plastic was invented, and how it’s turned into a big problem July 21, 2022
Astronomy Researchers from Japan want to make artificial gravity on Mars with “Glass” structures July 20, 2022
Environmental Issues These self-healing robot fish can gobble up the microplastics from our seas June 23, 2022
Future Virginia is about to 3D-print an entire neighborhood of homes — and it’s cheaper than you think June 17, 2022
Agriculture Scientists develop a nanosensor that can detect harmful pesticides on fruits within five minutes June 15, 2022
Biology Finding the source of pneumonia infection becomes easy with this new nanosensor technology June 14, 2022
Genetics Engineered tomatoes can help fight world hunger by producing cheap, eco-friendly vitamin D3 May 23, 2022
Environmental Issues Sweet seagrass is saving oceans and reversing climate change — but we’re killing these gentle habitats May 5, 2022
Climate Tumble dryers pollute our environment with dangerous microfibers, but there is a solution April 6, 2022
Art How Ukrainians are desperately fighting to protect their cultural heritage amid an invasion March 16, 2022
News Nuclear energy could be the missing puzzle piece in our clean energy transition February 15, 2022
Climate Compound droughts risk destabilizing the global food supply if we keep burning fossil fuels February 10, 2022
Health After the US, the European Union has now surpassed 1 million new coronavirus cases daily January 6, 2022
Climate EU wants to ban imports linked to deforestation — beef, coffee, and chocolate are included November 23, 2021