Materials Spider silk could lead to a new generation of microphones and hearing aids November 1, 2017
Biology Biologists discover a large blue hole in the Great Barrier Reef thanks to Google Maps October 31, 2017 - Updated on February 27, 2024
Health Exercising in a group rather than alone is a great way to handle stress, researchers reveal October 31, 2017
Health Life-saving wristbands monitor epilepsy by detecting and characterizing seizures October 31, 2017 - Updated on February 25, 2021
Science Stephen Hawking’s PhD gets published online, crashes Cambridge’s website with millions of views in mere days October 31, 2017
Environment There hasn’t been this much CO2 in the air in 3 million years. We have to stop, UN warns October 31, 2017
Health Numbered jerseys for medical personnel leads to better teamwork and efficiency, researchers find October 31, 2017
Health Tricked into a treat: excessive amount of black licorice can be dangerous, FDA warns October 31, 2017
Agriculture Newly sequenced pumpkin genome reveals genes for tastiness and unique evolutionary history October 31, 2017 - Updated on October 27, 2023
History Earliest recorded solar eclipse in 1207 BC helps researchers date Egyptian pharaohs October 31, 2017
Biology Men with slightly longer legs than average might be more attractive to the opposite sex October 31, 2017
Diseases A surprising number of people develop food allergies in adulthood October 27, 2017 - Updated on October 29, 2017
News Feathered dinosaur sported bandit mask and striped raccoon-like tail 130 million years ago October 27, 2017
Geology Yellowstone supervolcano erupted twice 630,000 years ago October 27, 2017 - Updated on April 26, 2019
Offbeat What Einstein thought about God, the Universe, science and religion October 26, 2017 - Updated on May 4, 2023
Climate Unless coal is phased out by 2050, Antarctica’s melting ice sheet could drive a massive surge in sea level rise October 26, 2017
Genetics New CRISPR tools target RNA rather than DNA. They could fix ‘typos’ responsible for half of all genetic diseases October 26, 2017 - Updated on June 20, 2019
News The proton and antiproton are incredibly similar — indicating that perhaps, our universe shouldn’t exist October 26, 2017
News Massive 2.3-gigapixel image of Fornax Galaxy Cluster documents galactic ‘serial killer’ October 25, 2017 - Updated on October 26, 2017
Archaeology Scientists use laser scans to study one of the earliest navigation tools October 25, 2017
Mind & Brain Three science-proven techniques for lucid dreaming October 25, 2017 - Updated on November 24, 2020
News Einstein tipped a Japanese bellboy with notes on living a happy life. They’ve now sold for $1.8 million October 25, 2017
Biology Dolphins can also get Alzheimer’s, surprising new study finds October 25, 2017 - Updated on July 20, 2023
Agriculture Reinventing rice: New saltwater rice developed in China could feed over 200 million people October 24, 2017
News Transparent solar technology could provide 40% of US power if deployed across all glass surfaces October 24, 2017 - Updated on November 27, 2021
History Who really discovered America? (Spoiler: it’s not Columbus) October 24, 2017 - Updated on January 31, 2024
Bizarre Stories In Medieval times, people would pay Sin Eaters to carry their sins October 24, 2017 - Updated on May 4, 2023
Animals Surprise! Albatrosses eat quite a lot of jellyfish October 24, 2017 - Updated on March 16, 2023
