Diseases A December 2019 study described the best way to fight a pandemic: wash your hands March 4, 2020
Environment Want to reduce your diet’s carbon footprint? Focus on what you eat, not on buying local February 21, 2020
Pieces Is This Clean? Common myths and real ways to clean up your act — and your hands February 18, 2020 - Updated on September 12, 2025
Culture & Society 200-year-old diary shows gay history isn’t what you thought it was February 12, 2020 - Updated on April 8, 2025
Pieces It’s International Day of Women and Girls in Science — here are our favorite female scientists February 11, 2020
Computer Science & IT How neuro-symbolic AI might finally make machines reason like humans January 27, 2020 - Updated on May 6, 2023
Exoplanets & Alien Life The Exoplanet Hunter’s Toolkit: the science of searching for other worlds December 24, 2019 - Updated on May 6, 2023
News Small journals maintain the business of large journals – the scientific semiperiphery December 17, 2019 - Updated on May 6, 2023
Environment The European Union can and must decarbonize its transport sector: here’s how December 6, 2019 - Updated on May 6, 2023
Animals Urban pigeons often have maimed feet. Now, researchers know why — and it’s not what you think November 15, 2019 - Updated on November 17, 2019
Pieces Why children and students are revolting against climate change inaction September 23, 2019 - Updated on October 5, 2019
Culture & Society The Dark Side of PETA — serial “mercy” killings, misleading campaigns, and pseudoscience March 28, 2019 - Updated on May 8, 2023
Economics Populist leaders are threatening democracy, researchers warn January 2, 2019 - Updated on March 3, 2019
Health Johnson & Johnson knew its baby powder has cancer-causing asbestos — but it lied December 17, 2018 - Updated on March 14, 2019
Mathematics Time travel Anime inspires solution to puzzling math problem October 25, 2018 - Updated on February 26, 2019
Pieces ‘Trimming the fat’ — the implications for research and education September 25, 2018 - Updated on May 5, 2023
Mathematics Renowned mathematician Michael Atiyah claims to have solved the Riemann Hypothesis September 24, 2018 - Updated on May 5, 2023
Great Pics The role of art in research with science illustrator Sarah Gluschitz August 16, 2018 - Updated on May 4, 2023
Art Dance and science — an unlikely couple joining forces for a ‘courageous’ future August 14, 2018 - Updated on May 4, 2023
Pieces How a design and culture revolution could help us tackle our plastic problem August 2, 2018 - Updated on May 4, 2023
Green Living The anti-plastic straw movement: What it is, Why it matters, and Is it a good thing? July 20, 2018 - Updated on May 8, 2023
Alien life Silicon-based life on Earth? Only artificially, so far — but maybe natural on other planets March 1, 2018 - Updated on May 4, 2023
Economics London is losing its pubs, but is this really a problem? February 11, 2018 - Updated on November 29, 2023
Pieces Ecotopia 2121 shows what perfectly eco-friendly cities would look like January 29, 2018 - Updated on May 4, 2023
Archaeology Ever dreamt of being a medieval castle builder? You’ll love Château de Guédelon October 4, 2017 - Updated on May 4, 2023
Great Pics Jorge Cervera Hauser’s Spectacular Pictures of Sea Creatures September 22, 2017 - Updated on August 9, 2023
Pieces Follow the last 30 years of humanity shaping the planet through the eyes of Google’s Timelapse September 14, 2017 - Updated on May 4, 2023
Pieces Fractal: the stunning beauty of Earth’s megastorms seen through Chad Cowan’s eyes May 31, 2017 - Updated on May 3, 2023
Design How a mycologist is making ‘living’ bricks out of mushrooms that are stronger than concrete May 18, 2017 - Updated on May 3, 2023
Great Pics A illustrated take on the history of science by WEARBEARD April 6, 2017 - Updated on May 3, 2023
Art Celebrating women scientists — Maria Sibylla Merian, a pioneer in both art and science March 8, 2017 - Updated on May 1, 2023
Art How Mozart was one of the first “pirates” – illegally transcribing music February 16, 2017 - Updated on May 1, 2023
Oceanography This Deep-Sea Fisherman Posts a Trove of Incredible Creatures February 10, 2017 - Updated on May 1, 2023
Climate Fighting climate change with inner change: a case for heightened spiritual awareness November 16, 2016 - Updated on May 1, 2023
