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News Nutritional study taking a jab at “Joy of Cooking” withdrawn — among many others December 7, 2018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
Anatomy News Most people who think they have a penicillin allergy don’t — and it can be a problem December 4, 2018
Climate “Collapse of civilization is on the horizon”, David Attenborough tells UN climate summit December 3, 2018
Animals Scientists sequence Lonesome George’s genome, find genes associated with long life and giant size December 3, 2018
Biology China pulls the plug on rogue scientist who genetically modified twin human babies November 29, 2018 - Updated on November 30, 2018
Biology One bacteria lives on everybody’s skin — and it’s becoming resistant to antibiotics November 29, 2018 - Updated on February 15, 2019
News Tesla’s Autopilot reaches one billion miles driven: that’s 10 times the distance from Earth to the Sun November 29, 2018
Environment People tend to shower more efficiently when they have real-time data of their usage November 29, 2018
Agriculture Meat and dairy are bad for the climate and the environment, researchers urge November 29, 2018
