Biology Our sense of smell is just as good as rodents’ or dogs’ May 16, 2017 - Updated on March 6, 2018
News Puffy exoplanet is as dense as styrofoam. The unusual find could help find habitable alien planets May 16, 2017
Health Drinking too much caffeine can kill you — Latte, soda, and energy drink combo kill US teen May 16, 2017
Animals Remote Island in the middle of the Pacific is the most plastic-littered place on Earth May 16, 2017
Climate Diesel cars sold in 2015 emit 50% more NOx emissions than anyone thought May 15, 2017 - Updated on June 16, 2017
Animals Ancient 36-million-year-old fossil helps track down how baleen whales lost their teeth May 15, 2017 - Updated on June 11, 2023
News Spray-on touchscreen can turn almost anything into a sensor with a flick of the wrist May 15, 2017
Astronomy Scientists find water clouds and exotic, primitive atmosphere on a “warm Neptune” May 12, 2017 - Updated on September 5, 2017
Environment New method can remove small, but dangerous, amounts of chemicals from freshwater May 12, 2017
Great Pics Watch the (2nd) biggest book in the world get digitized, all thanks to the British Library May 11, 2017
Electronics 3D-printed bionic skin can give bots a sense of touch, protect soldiers from explosions May 11, 2017
Health Controversial microbeads study gets withdrawn — doesn’t mean microbeads aren’t bad for the environment May 11, 2017
News Robot see, robot do: MIT software allows you to instruct a robot without having to code May 10, 2017
Economics Want better, cheaper health care? Pay doctors a flat salary, not per procedure, behavioral economists say May 10, 2017
News Germany produced 85% of its electricity demand from renewable energy May 9, 2017 - Updated on May 10, 2017
News You can still remember a foreign language even if you think it’s forever forgotten May 9, 2017 - Updated on December 22, 2022
Science Public is skeptical of all research tied to a company, new study shows May 9, 2017 - Updated on May 10, 2017
Anthropology Scientists report new trove of information on Homo naledi, the newly discovered humanoid species May 9, 2017
Mind & Brain Biology imparts us with instinctive color categories — culture only shapes them May 9, 2017
Health In some U.S. counties, life expectancy can vary by as much as 20 years May 8, 2017 - Updated on May 9, 2017
