Archaeology Scientists find ‘epilepsy demon’ in 2,700-year-old clay tablet December 20, 2019 - Updated on February 25, 2021
Climate Netherlands’ Supreme Court forces government to act on climate change December 20, 2019 - Updated on May 4, 2020
Mind & Brain More atmospheric CO2 could reduce cognitive ability, especially in children December 20, 2019
Environment Most people think they’re doing more for the environment than everyone else — but that’s not how averages work December 20, 2019
Environment Australia’s heatwave breaks all-time temperature record for the second day straight December 20, 2019
Diseases Did a study claim there’s no link between eggs and cholesterol? It might be biased December 20, 2019 - Updated on March 17, 2021
Environment China’s changing diet is increasing air pollution – and leading to more premature deaths December 19, 2019
Health One in two American adults could be obese by 2030 — and one in four severely obese December 19, 2019
News Password meters may actually help make your data less secure by offering ‘misleading’ advice December 19, 2019
Environment Australia records its hottest day ever — while burning from a thousand bushfires December 18, 2019
Mind & Brain Frank Force wins Best Illusion of 2019 award with a simple, but effective shape December 17, 2019
Health US Congress agrees to fund gun control research for the first time in decades December 17, 2019
Health Obesity and undernutrition now come together — over 1 in 3 poor and middle-income countries struggle with both December 17, 2019
News Small journals maintain the business of large journals – the scientific semiperiphery December 17, 2019 - Updated on May 6, 2023
Health People are less likely to catch common cold if they’re already infected with influenza December 17, 2019
Science Global climate summit ends in failure. But the fight is not over December 16, 2019 - Updated on December 17, 2019
Animals Tasty moths try to evade predators — unappetizing moths don’t really bother December 16, 2019
Environment In 2019, Brazil cut down twice as much of the Amazon as it did in the previous year December 16, 2019 - Updated on May 4, 2020
Environment The Escazú Agreement wants to protect environmental human rights in Latin America — but not everyone is on board December 16, 2019
News There may be a second black hole at the center of our galaxy December 16, 2019 - Updated on March 7, 2023
Health Scientists make plastic self-cleaning surface that repels even the worst superbugs December 13, 2019
Mind & Brain When trying out creative ideas, go for your second choice, a new study finds December 13, 2019
Animals Food availability acts as a cap for whales’s maximum size December 13, 2019 - Updated on September 5, 2023
Chemistry A new study says oxygen buildup on Earth was “inevitable,” and maybe on other planets, too December 12, 2019
