Health Three African countries chosen for the 1st large-scale malaria vaccine pilot program April 24, 2017
Climate How ancient water management by the Chaco or Maya can help modern strategies in the face of climate change April 24, 2017
Environment “There’s no vaccine for stupid” — The best signs from the March for Science April 24, 2017
Archaeology Extra moisture caused most of the world’s large animals to go extinct 15,000 years ago April 24, 2017
Climate We just breached the 410 ppm threshold for carbon dioxide — the highest it’s been since the mid-Pliocene April 24, 2017
Climate Britain powered itself for a day without coal — the first time since the industrial revolution April 24, 2017
Discoveries A drop of dragon’s blood: using animals’ natural defenses to fight drug resistance April 24, 2017
Environment Empowering women around the world could help usher in a sustainable society, paper argues April 21, 2017
Anthropology ‘Hobbits’ didn’t evolve from a direct modern human ancestor. They likely originate from Africa instead April 21, 2017
Diseases In the face of rising antibiotic resistance, fungi could be a goldmine for new drugs April 21, 2017
Health Drinking sugary beverages on a daily basis might hurt your brain. Diet soda is no exception April 21, 2017
Animals The African naked mole-rat can keep its brain alive for more than 5 hours with no oxygen April 21, 2017
Mind & Brain ‘Wonder drugs’ might prevent all forms of dementia. One of the drugs is already safe for humans April 20, 2017
Climate Antarctica is covered in hundreds of meltwater rivers and streams, and we had no idea this was happening April 20, 2017 - Updated on February 15, 2019
Inventions This robot works six times faster than humans — and it’s putting jobs at risk April 20, 2017
Health For the first time, researchers have shown that drugs like LSD and magic mushrooms produce ‘higher’ level of consciousness April 20, 2017
Animals Homing pigeons can improve and pass on knowledge across generations, the only non-primate to do so April 19, 2017
News LHCb finds a deviation from the Standard Model which may hint at a new particle April 19, 2017 - Updated on May 14, 2021
Mind & Brain Our brains get hit by epiphany before they let us in on it too, researchers find April 19, 2017
Home science Seven Raspberry Pi Internet of Things projects you can make on your own at home April 19, 2017 - Updated on December 14, 2023
Animals Zebra-like horse found to coexist with ancient humans in Russia April 19, 2017 - Updated on April 20, 2017
Mind & Brain Shamanic drug ayahuasca rapidly improves severe depression symptoms, first randomised clinical trial finds April 18, 2017
Health Animal cruelty-free testing methods will be tested by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration April 18, 2017 - Updated on April 19, 2017
News Fractal-etched graphene electrode boosts solar energy supercapacitor storage by 3,000% April 17, 2017
Health Michigan cut vaccine waivers by 35% by exploiting parents’ laziness April 14, 2017 - Updated on February 2, 2018
Genetics Experiment mimicked Earth’s early atmosphere hit by extraterrestrial impact. It produced all four RNA bases April 14, 2017
Mind & Brain Preventing clinical anxiety may come down to physical differences in brain lobes April 14, 2017
Astronomy For the first time astronomers image the dark matter web that connects galaxies April 14, 2017
