Anthropology Oldest footprints paint unique picture of our ancestors’ lives millions of years ago December 15, 2016
News Solar energy in the United States had its best quarter ever. Can it keep it up, though? December 15, 2016
News Canada announced its first nationwide tax at C$10 / ton December 14, 2016 - Updated on December 15, 2016
News How primary school students used metadata to track down a ‘whistleblower’ in two hours December 14, 2016
Climate The most depressing report of the year says 2016 saw unprecedented warming in the Arctic December 14, 2016
Home science Teen alcohol and hard drug consumption reaches new lows – but not marijuana December 14, 2016
Climate Feeling besieged, climate scientists start archiving data before Trump gets a chance to shred it December 14, 2016
Climate Mysterious collapse of massive Tibetan glacier now attributed to global warming, scientists say December 13, 2016
Anthropology Humans hacked walking by stepping on the heel not the toes, like other animals do December 13, 2016
Animals Strange ‘Muriwai Monster’ is a crustacean colony, New Zealand marine scientists say December 13, 2016
News Badass ancient marsupial had strongest biting force of any mammal ever, pound-for-pound. It even hunted dinosaurs December 13, 2016
News Germany just invested more than ever in Research and Development, partially due to driverless cars December 13, 2016
Animals Pets should be considered a main source of support for people with long-term mental health conditions December 13, 2016
Mind & Brain Scientists fed a game into players’ brains to pave the way for artificial senses December 12, 2016
Health Anti-smoking images on cigarette packs are twice as effective than text-only, ‘smoking kills’ labels December 12, 2016 - Updated on December 13, 2016
Animals Bushmeat trade threatens 7% of all land animals with extinction. ‘Endangered species are NOT a delicacy’ December 12, 2016
Electronics Mixing Silly Putty with graphene creates incredibly sensitive pressure sensors, scientists find December 12, 2016
Animals Giraffes are facing a silent extinction – and so are other, undiscovered species December 12, 2016
Biology To HEK with diabetes: new cell capsule could treat the condition with 0 insulin shots December 12, 2016
Home science How to turn your smartphone into a functional microscope December 12, 2016 - Updated on May 21, 2023
Health Mummified child found in 17th century Lithuanian crypt might crack the mystery of smallpox virus December 9, 2016
Animals The fish that evolved to survive toxic pollution 8,000 times the lethal dose December 9, 2016
Electronics Scientists need you to join the Phi-Lambda mission and make quantum computers work December 9, 2016 - Updated on May 1, 2023
News Beautiful 99-million-year-old dinosaur feather trapped in amber speaks of feathery evolution December 9, 2016 - Updated on August 24, 2023
News We’re trusting a lot of fake news because we’re abysmal at weeding it out, study finds December 8, 2016
News Why the Earth’s core is two and a half years younger than the crust December 8, 2016 - Updated on April 24, 2019
Health For $20, high school students create medicine which sells for between $35,000 and $110,000 December 8, 2016
Biology Scientists turn the clock back 350 million years to show how humans lost their tails. Twice December 7, 2016
