Home science California voted to start school after 8:30 AM — and here’s why this is great September 21, 2018
Animals Fossil fats reveal the ‘oldest macroscopic animal’ that lived 558 million years ago September 21, 2018 - Updated on April 24, 2019
Health Even with better prevention and earlier diagnosis, cancer will kill nearly 10 million people in 2018 September 21, 2018
Genetics MDMA or ‘ecstasy’ makes octopuses more social, too September 20, 2018 - Updated on May 7, 2021
Economics Globalization is an ancient practice, new research reveals September 20, 2018 - Updated on May 24, 2021
Anthropology Generosity may be contagious, new study suggests September 20, 2018 - Updated on September 21, 2018
Agriculture The Kiwifruit duplicated its vitamin C genes twice — 20 and 50 million years ago September 20, 2018 - Updated on September 21, 2018
Animals Most people hate wasps — but they deserve to be loved just as much as bees September 19, 2018
Animals Biologists discover new bird species in Africa — and it’s already in trouble September 19, 2018
Animals Honeybee clusters act as ‘super-organisms’ to keep everyone safe during bad weather September 18, 2018
Health Worse foods cause higher rates of cancer, new study concludes September 18, 2018 - Updated on September 19, 2018
Environment California to launch its “own damn satellite” to monitor air pollution, climate change September 18, 2018
News Both males and females perceive women wearing makeup as more open to casual sex — and they’re wrong September 18, 2018
News Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa will be the first Moon tourist — and he’s bringing artists along September 18, 2018
Biology Air pollution soots its way into mothers’ placentas — maybe the fetus, as well September 17, 2018
Biology Mammals’ evolutionary success relied on our ancestors growing very tiny September 17, 2018 - Updated on July 24, 2019
Archaeology A Czech dog just made a stunning archaeological discovery September 17, 2018 - Updated on May 5, 2020
News It’s been a week since a solar observatory was mysteriously closed — and we still don’t know why September 17, 2018
News The ‘sleeping beauties’ of science — the importance of storytelling in publishing research September 14, 2018
Biology Scientists show how plants communicate — and it looks amazing September 14, 2018 - Updated on August 24, 2023
Climate A storm even more dangerous than Florence is brewing in Asia — and it’s about to hit land September 14, 2018
Climate New hurricane animation from the Weather Channel is insanely realistic — and very beautiful September 14, 2018
News SpaceX will send its first passenger around the moon aboard a Big Freaking Rocket September 14, 2018
Animals Humans arrived on Madagascar 6,000 years earlier than previously thought — so then what killed the elephant bird? September 13, 2018
Biology You won’t believe these three unexpected discoveries – and neither did the scientists who made them September 13, 2018
AstroPicture Astronaut tweets incredible pictures of Hurricane Florence heading for the US East Coast September 13, 2018
Anthropology Painted rock points to higher cognitive function in humans 73,000 years ago September 13, 2018