Geology Earth’s magnetic poles might flip a lot faster than we thought — and we’re woefully unprepared August 23, 2018
Health What doesn’t kill you really makes you stronger: post-PTSD individuals experience mental growth August 23, 2018
Climate This year, the UK had a tropical summer — and you can probably thank global warming for that August 23, 2018
News Stunningly preserved 228-million-year-old fossils shed light on mysterious turtle origins August 23, 2018
Animals The most popular exotic pets are also the most likely to wind up in the wild August 22, 2018 - Updated on August 23, 2018
Archaeology A palace-city in Iraq produced its own ornamental glass a thousand years ago August 22, 2018
Animals Macaws can communicate with each other by blushing August 22, 2018 - Updated on August 23, 2018
Archaeology The earliest monument in east Africa was built without anyone being ‘the boss’ August 22, 2018
Biology We finally found the protein that turns sound and balance into electrical signals August 22, 2018 - Updated on February 15, 2019
Animals ‘Survival of the laziest’: species that consume less energy better suited to dodging extinction August 22, 2018
Health Coconut oil may be a dangerous health fad, Harvard professor calls it ‘pure poison’ August 21, 2018 - Updated on February 22, 2019
Biology The oldest life on Earth may have appeared 4.5 billion years ago, according to detailed ‘family tree’ August 21, 2018
Animals A new look at an old fossil reveals how lemurs could have evolved August 21, 2018 - Updated on August 24, 2018
Mind & Brain Humor done right helps in the classroom, 99% of students report. Bad humor hurts August 20, 2018
Home science Police militarization doesn’t bring more safety and might do more harm than good August 20, 2018 - Updated on August 22, 2018
Mind & Brain This core thinking error underlies both creationism and conspiracy theories August 20, 2018
Genetics Using only light, scientists can manipulate memory — it’s called optogenetics August 18, 2018 - Updated on May 4, 2023
Health Scientists discover chemical that causes brain cancer cells to self-destruct August 17, 2018 - Updated on August 22, 2018
News Natural preservatives are more effective and healthy than artificial preservatives August 17, 2018
Health Low-carb diets may be cutting years off your life, new study says August 17, 2018 - Updated on December 10, 2018
Chemistry Scientists show how a mineral could be used to suck CO2 from the atmosphere August 17, 2018 - Updated on August 20, 2018
Astronomy Ancient galaxies found in our cosmic neighborhood August 17, 2018 - Updated on August 20, 2018
![The glass fragments used in this study. Image credits: Images A, C and D from the Victoria and Albert Museum, London [http://collections.vam.ac.uk]; images B and E from the Museum für islamische Kunst / Staatliche Museen zu Berlin [www.smb-digital.de/eMuseumPlus].](https://cdn.zmescience.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/178117_web.webp)
