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
Economics Does your country have bad drivers? Then your government is likely corrupt February 27, 2017
News NASA cancels maneuver to get Juno closer to Jupiter due to faulty fuel valves — but that’s not bad news February 27, 2017
Materials Adding fibers to hydrogel, a soft material mostly made of water, makes it 5 times tougher than steel February 27, 2017
Environment Additive recycles incompatible mixed plastics into uber-polymer February 27, 2017 - Updated on July 12, 2023
Animals Half of the world’s species could become extinct by 2100, biologists say at Vatican conference February 27, 2017 - Updated on July 25, 2019
Animals Australia wants to use a herpes virus to wipe out carp population — and this is a huge risk February 27, 2017
Climate Aerosol emissions kept climate change in check over the Arctic until Clean Air regulations February 24, 2017
Diseases Five HIV patients are now virus-free thanks to a new vaccine therapy — but success rate is low February 24, 2017
Mind & Brain Mega-analysis proves ADHD is a real disorder caused by differences in brain structure February 24, 2017 - Updated on May 31, 2020
News Even bots have arguments. Some Wikipedia bots can undo each other for years before settling an edit February 24, 2017 - Updated on February 22, 2019
News No matter how you look at it, international collaboration is the future of science — science itself shows it February 24, 2017
Home science Top students are more likely to drink and get high than their peers — but less likely to smoke cigarettes February 24, 2017
Diseases New treatment effectively kills whipworm — a roundworm which infects 1 billion people February 23, 2017
Climate Even ‘dirty’ energy companies don’t want new coal-fired plants in Australia. Not even for free cash February 23, 2017
Archaeology Genetic analysis shows the mysterious Chaco Civilization was a society ruled by women February 23, 2017
