Interviews Mouse Mazes and Cutting Edge Science: A Discussion with Harvard’s Shuhan He October 10, 2017 - Updated on October 18, 2017
Environment How dirty, soot-covered birds can track down pollution over a whole century October 10, 2017
News We could power the whole of human civilization with wind turbines in the open sea October 10, 2017
News Scientists just found half of the universe’s missing matter, and strengthened the Standard Model in the process October 10, 2017
News Revolutionary optical upgrade enables ground-based telescopes to hunt for alien planets October 10, 2017
Economics Scott Pruitt says subsidies give renewables an unfair edge, and here’s why he’s a monumental hypocrite October 10, 2017 - Updated on May 4, 2023
History Obscure 3,200-year-old stone inscription finally gets deciphered — tells of Troy prince conquests and ‘Sea People’ October 10, 2017
News The Past and Future of Mars with and without Human Intervention October 10, 2017 - Updated on May 11, 2023
Climate There is no real debate around ‘is climate change real?’ October 10, 2017 - Updated on May 11, 2023
Animals Rarest songbird species turns out to be even rarer than thought — because it never existed October 9, 2017
News High-potassium foods like bananas and avocados can stave off strokes and heart attacks, new study finds October 9, 2017
Anthropology Virtual reconstruction shows what the first modern humans to reach Europe looked like October 9, 2017 - Updated on October 10, 2017
Green Living Renewable flip flops: scientists produce the “No. 1” footwear in the world from algae October 9, 2017
News Elon Musk tweeting with Rick (and Morty) about simulation singularity is the best thing I’ve seen all week October 7, 2017
Anthropology Early modern humans formed complex social networks to avoid inbreeding as early as 34,000 years ago October 6, 2017
News Musk says Puerto Rico’s power grid could be built from the ground up with solar and battery packs October 6, 2017 - Updated on September 7, 2018
News The moon once had an atmosphere seeded by volcanic eruptions October 6, 2017 - Updated on January 31, 2024
Anthropology Some 2% of our DNA is Neanderthal. Here’s what it does October 6, 2017 - Updated on May 24, 2021
News Australian Committee thinks it should be OK for drunk people to use autonomous cars October 5, 2017
Culture & Society Just 3% of Americans own 50% of the country’s guns October 5, 2017 - Updated on May 4, 2023
Discoveries Divers solve 93-year-old mystery by discovering shipwreck at the bottom of Lake Huron October 5, 2017
Health Marijuana use among teenagers drops to lowest since 1994, despite widespread legalization October 5, 2017
Health A woman’s reaction to a 15-year-old tattoo nearly fooled doctors it was cancer October 5, 2017 - Updated on February 15, 2019
Chemistry Biomarker molecule discovered “in abundance” around alien star, but still no life October 4, 2017
Environment Roll-out solar panels that unfurl like a carpet electrify tiny British island October 4, 2017
Animals New York mice are actively evolving into a new species: city mice October 4, 2017 - Updated on February 15, 2019
Archaeology Ever dreamt of being a medieval castle builder? You’ll love Château de Guédelon October 4, 2017 - Updated on May 4, 2023
Mind & Brain Starting school before 8:30 AM increases depression risk, researchers find October 4, 2017
News Musk’s argument that we live in a simulation doesn’t hold water, quantum physicists say October 4, 2017
Chemistry The 2017 Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded for cool new tricks in electron microscopy October 4, 2017 - Updated on May 10, 2019
Chemistry World’s first molecular robot could usher in a whole new age of miniaturization October 3, 2017
Health Progress in medicine drops breast cancer fatality rate by 40 percent, saving 322,000 lives October 3, 2017
News Facebook turns over 3,000 Russian-bought ads featuring rifles, anti-immigrant messages October 3, 2017