Biology Giant marsupial predator was “unlike any living animal” December 12, 2018 - Updated on December 13, 2018
News Megalodon may have been warm-blooded — and this may have ultimately doomed the huge predator December 12, 2018 - Updated on August 9, 2023
Environment NOAA’s annual report says 2018 was the “second-warmest year on record” in the Arctic December 12, 2018
Biology Dracula ants have the fastest body parts known to man: their jaws December 12, 2018 - Updated on May 29, 2023
Health People aged 70 and over who exercise regularly have the bodies of 40-year-olds December 11, 2018
Biology City frogs are more attractive than their countriside cousins, new study shows December 11, 2018
News Contrary to ‘propaganda’ myths, migrants are actually good for a country’s health and economy, new study reports December 10, 2018
Diseases After millions of tests, researchers find the most promising compounds against malaria December 10, 2018
News China launches new rover aimed for the dark side of the moon December 10, 2018 - Updated on August 2, 2023
Biology Research identifies a gene that makes our brains (and those of primates) unique December 10, 2018
Anthropology Archaeologists find 50,000 year-old tiara, made from wooly mammoth ivory December 10, 2018
Environment WHO says tackling climate change will reduce infectious diseases and save millions of lives December 10, 2018
News Nutritional study taking a jab at “Joy of Cooking” withdrawn — among many others December 7, 2018
News Novel AI can master games like chess and Go by itself, no humans needed December 7, 2018 - Updated on March 16, 2021
Diseases Scientists find oldest evidence of black plague in 5,000-year-old human remains December 7, 2018
Biology 252 million years ago, climate change nearly wiped out life on Earth; something similar is happening today December 7, 2018
News New AI solves most Captcha codes, potentially causing a “huge security vulnerability” December 7, 2018
Animals Geckos can walk on water: here’s how (with a video) December 7, 2018 - Updated on February 22, 2019
News Ichthyosaur may have had blubber, which means the ‘sea monster’ may have been warm-blooded December 6, 2018 - Updated on September 5, 2023
Climate Greenland melting is ‘off the charts’ — It’s unprecedented in the last 400 years, scientists warn December 6, 2018
News Oxford scientist may have finally solved dark matter riddle — the universe might be made out of a ‘negative mass’ fluid December 6, 2018
Health There’s actually a neurological basis for the urge to pinch extremely cute babies or puppies — it’s called ‘cute aggression’ December 5, 2018 - Updated on February 15, 2019
Science There’s a new AI assistant on the International Space Station, and god is it annoying December 5, 2018
Geology Volcanoes are fed by ‘mush reservoirs’ instead of magma chambers, study suggests December 5, 2018 - Updated on February 22, 2019
Health Smartphone app detects anemia from pictures of your fingernails without drawing blood December 4, 2018
