Climate “No convincing alternative” to human activity causing climate change, US’ National Climate Assessment reports August 7, 2018
Biology Foxy genes: Scientists map red fox genes associated with wild or tame behavior August 6, 2018 - Updated on April 20, 2023
News Earliest evidence of bone solves mysterious origin of our skeletons August 6, 2018 - Updated on August 7, 2018
Health People with more self-control feel less hunger, fatigue, and stress August 6, 2018 - Updated on August 8, 2018
News Angry people are more likely to overestimate their intelligence — but that’s not the whole story August 6, 2018
News Curiosity celebrates its sixth “birthday” — with no song and nothing but a tweet August 6, 2018 - Updated on February 22, 2019
Health Bacterial superbugs have become up to 10 times more tolerant to alcohol-based hand sanitizers August 3, 2018
Archaeology Drought played a key role in the demise of the Mayan civilization August 3, 2018 - Updated on February 27, 2024
News New 3D model treats avalanches as both solid and liquid to get most accurate results August 3, 2018
Pieces How a design and culture revolution could help us tackle our plastic problem August 2, 2018 - Updated on May 4, 2023
Archaeology Stonehenge people may have originated from the same place as the stones themselves August 2, 2018
News It’s getting harder and harder to come up with new ideas in science, paper reports August 2, 2018
Animals Birds perceive colors and hues the same way we do August 1, 2018 - Updated on February 15, 2019
Animals Long-term exposure to sunscreen chemicals disrupts zebrafish embryo development August 1, 2018
Biology A lung-healing protein could be the reason why men recover from flu faster than women August 1, 2018
News Terraforming Mars might be nearly impossible — but Elon Musk isn’t phased about it August 1, 2018
Mind & Brain You’re doing fun activities wrong — but a new study reveals how to do them right August 1, 2018 - Updated on December 18, 2018
News Sweden to reach its 2030 renewable energy target by the end of 2018 July 31, 2018 - Updated on August 1, 2018
Geology A shattered tectonic plate underpins the Tibetan Plateau — explaining the area’s weird earthquakes July 31, 2018 - Updated on September 21, 2023
Animals World’s 2nd largest penguin colony collapses, losing 88% of members in just 35 years July 31, 2018 - Updated on August 2, 2018
Biology Bacteria species, too, can become extinct — and they do so quite often July 30, 2018 - Updated on July 25, 2019
Astrophysics NASA eavesdropped on the Sun, and they made a video so you can hear it too July 27, 2018
Health Business students are more likely to have a brain parasite infection spread by cat feces July 27, 2018
Health Most of us are using sunscreen all wrong, and this could severely damage the skin July 26, 2018 - Updated on February 15, 2019
News How suppliers of everyday devices make you vulnerable to cyber attack – and what to do about it July 26, 2018
News ‘Amazing dragon’ fossils in China rewrite the evolution of world’s most massive dinosaurs July 26, 2018 - Updated on April 24, 2019