Anthropology The story of human dispersal out of Africa started 60,000 years earlier than previously thought December 8, 2017
Biology Woman burns her retinas looking at the eclipse and doctors take the first-ever pictures of such damage December 8, 2017
News The International Space Station is mounting a new device to protect it from space junk December 8, 2017 - Updated on November 12, 2021
News Wildfires roar through Southern Cali as NASA and ESA satellites watch, powerless to intervene December 8, 2017
Health Scientists find gut to brain connection that controls hunger — and switch it off December 7, 2017
Biology World’s oldest eye found in a fossil in Estonia is very similar to today’s eyes December 7, 2017 - Updated on July 25, 2019
News Google’s AlphaZero surpassed the sum of human chess knowledge — in 4 hours December 7, 2017 - Updated on December 14, 2017
News Swarm AI correctly predicted TIME’s Person of the Year December 7, 2017 - Updated on May 4, 2023
Astrophysics Oldest black hole found by astronomers — the gargantuan object lies 13 billion light years away from us December 7, 2017
News With a 3-D printed attachment, your laundry bottle could order more detergent when it’s running low December 7, 2017
News Newly discovered amphibious dinosaur had swan-like body but killer raptor claws December 6, 2017 - Updated on October 9, 2023
Biology 3D-printed “living tattoo” turns bacteria into sensors and computers you can wear December 6, 2017 - Updated on December 7, 2017
News First all-electric cargo ship built in China will start its career drenched in irony December 6, 2017
News Win-Win: Eat healthy for yourself but also for the environment December 5, 2017 - Updated on December 6, 2017
Geology Europa’s tectonics might be powered by salt, could sustain life on the moon December 5, 2017 - Updated on April 25, 2019
Health Amniotic fluid contains a wealth of stem cells that can be safely and non-invasively extracted December 5, 2017
News Morally outraged tweets spread better, but largely stay within ‘red’ and ‘blue’ bubbles December 4, 2017
Science Ice Age era caves found below the Canadian city of Montréal December 4, 2017 - Updated on December 5, 2017
Science One in two abortions worldwide not deemed safe. Most take place in countries with restrictive abortion laws December 4, 2017
Health Five weeks of Zumba makes you not only fitter but also happier, study reports December 4, 2017
Health The first migrane-specific drugs to show promise in late-stage clinical trials December 4, 2017
News Huge exoplanet ten times more massive than Jupiter has unique carbon monoxide atmosphere December 1, 2017
Science NASA algorithm and citizen scientists allow biologists to track whale sharks December 1, 2017 - Updated on April 12, 2022
Animals Antidepressants that make it past water treatment cause fish to fear predators less December 1, 2017
Geology Volcano in Bali has been erupting for over a week, and things might get even worse November 30, 2017 - Updated on February 22, 2019
Geology Supervolcano eruptions might be more common than we thought — but there’s still no need to panic November 30, 2017 - Updated on April 26, 2019
