News The best-fossilized octopus we’ve ever found gets recreated in 3D to understand their evolution March 7, 2017
Environment Revolutionary material can absorb 90 times its weight in spilled oil. It can be squeezed like a sponge and then reused March 7, 2017
Environment Sharing taxi rides could significantly reduce cost and emissions. Study suggests it can work in virtually any big city March 7, 2017
Environment The forests won’t fix our CO2 problem — in fact, they’ll scrub less than we assumed March 7, 2017
Green Living Parasitic wooden cubes level up 1970s Parisian building with more space, more energy efficiency March 6, 2017
Anthropology Peculiar ancient skulls have both human and Neanderthal features. Could belong to a new hominid species March 6, 2017 - Updated on March 7, 2017
Environment Magnets anchored on Mars’ orbit would make the planet a second Earth, NASA says March 6, 2017 - Updated on May 19, 2017
News Israeli company designs anti-radiation body armor to protect astronauts in space March 6, 2017 - Updated on May 4, 2017
News World-first Braille Smartwatch brings all the connectivity of a smartphone to your fingertips March 6, 2017
Diseases 1962 vaccine breakthrough prevented 4.5 billion cases of polio, measles, rabies, hepatitis A, and many others March 6, 2017
Geology Earth’s mantle is much hotter than we thought, scientists learn March 6, 2017 - Updated on September 21, 2023
Biology New paper explains why predatory dinosaurs walked on two feet while mammals stayed on all fours March 4, 2017
News Japanese billionaire wants to raise $100 billion to be among the first to reach the singularity with a 10,000 IQ computer chip March 3, 2017
Bizarre Stories Inside the minds of real-life zombies — people who think they have a dead brain inside a living body March 3, 2017 - Updated on May 1, 2023
Genetics Operating system and a movie, among others, stored in DNA with no errors. The method can pack 215 petabytes of data in a single gram of DNA March 3, 2017
Alien life Earth-born methanogen bacteria species could survive in Mars’ crust, new study shows March 3, 2017
Animals Rangers in India found an effective yet questionable way of slamming down poaching — they kill the poachers March 3, 2017
Climate In 2015, record temperatures in Antarctica were 17.5°C (63.5°F). Yes, you read that right March 2, 2017
Environment China will force 67,000 fossil fuel-powered Taxis to switch to electric in order to cut back on pollution March 2, 2017
News New method piggybacks data on radio waves to make singing posters and smart cities March 2, 2017
News Meet the deadliest tree in the world. It’s so dangerous you could die just by standing underneath it March 2, 2017 - Updated on July 13, 2023
News Burger animal feed comes from unethical sources — deforested lands in Bolivia and Brazil March 2, 2017
News Twitterers compete with suggestions for newly discovered exoplanets’ names — hilarity ensues March 2, 2017 - Updated on March 3, 2017
Animals Wild elephants need only two hours of sleep — that’s the lowest duration of sleep for any animal March 2, 2017 - Updated on December 14, 2023
Biology Researchers might have just found the oldest creatures in history March 2, 2017 - Updated on February 12, 2024
News DNA tests reveal that Subway’s chicken only has 50% chicken March 1, 2017 - Updated on March 2, 2017
News NaturalNews gets removed from Google for playing against the rules, turns it all into a major conspiracy theory for profit March 1, 2017
Neurology Scientists pick the brain of comedians to learn about the neuroscience of humor March 1, 2017
Mind & Brain Massive analysis of gamers’ habits reveals how to best reach excellence in any skill March 1, 2017
Mind & Brain Sleeping more than 9 hours a night may put you at risk of developing dementia at old age March 1, 2017
Climate “Shell knew.” The big oil company was aware of the effects of climate change since at least 1991 March 1, 2017
News ‘You look like a Rachel’– why you could actually guess a stranger’s name just by looking at her face March 1, 2017
Diseases World Health Organization says these 12 pathogens could change the world as we know it February 28, 2017 - Updated on March 2, 2017
Science Blind and sighted people alike can be taught to use echolocation, just like dolphins or bats February 28, 2017
Environment Up to 80 percent of all wildfires in the U.S. are started by humans February 28, 2017 - Updated on March 1, 2017
News Elon Musk’s SpaceX just announced it will send two tourists to the Moon February 28, 2017 - Updated on March 1, 2017
News Startup makes solar panels that can blend with any environment. It can match a rooftop, show an ad, anything basically February 27, 2017 - Updated on February 28, 2017
Mind & Brain Drugs that cancel the buzz of alcohol are safe and efficient, meta-analysis confirms, but people don’t know about them February 27, 2017
News NASA establishes first Space Technology Research Institutes to make Mars a self-sufficient colony February 27, 2017
Mind & Brain Giant neurons that circle the brain like a crown of thorns could explain how consciousness originates in the brain February 27, 2017
