Home science This new hair dye changes color based on temperature. Yes, it’s awesome February 23, 2017
News NASA finds 7 Earth-sized planets in a star nearby. Three are in the habitable zone February 22, 2017 - Updated on July 25, 2023
Animals New paper traces the history of termites — and it’s surprisingly similar to our own February 22, 2017
News Brain-computer interface allows paralyzed to type fast and accurately by power of thought alone February 22, 2017
Climate Europe has to shut down all of its coal-fired plants by 2030 to meet its Paris Agreement pledge February 22, 2017
Health A sea-snail’s venom could rival opioids in pain relief capability February 22, 2017 - Updated on May 28, 2019
Genetics Protein levels determine whether you’re a blond or a brunette, study shows February 22, 2017
News New bill could require California to get 100% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2045 February 21, 2017 - Updated on February 22, 2017
News Tesla now makes batteries that are 35% cheaper thanks to Gigafactory 1 — breakthrough cost of $125/kWh achieved February 21, 2017 - Updated on February 22, 2017
Chemistry These microbots can remove 95% of toxic heavy metals from polluted waters in only an hour February 21, 2017
Science Tomorrow, NASA will announce major “discovery beyond the solar system” during press conference February 21, 2017
Astronomy NASA satellite spots mile-long iceberg breaking off from Antarctic glacier February 21, 2017
Health Your past teenage self might as well be a whole different person by the time you’re 77 years old, study says February 20, 2017 - Updated on February 21, 2017
News Landsat satellite spots sunken shipwrecks in coastal waters February 20, 2017 - Updated on June 11, 2023
Science Resource scarcity drove prehistoric violence in California more than 1,500 years ago February 20, 2017 - Updated on February 23, 2017
Home science Dystopia today: Official German watchdog tells parents a doll might be spying on their children February 20, 2017
News Georgia State’s computer warning system leaves no student behind on graduation February 20, 2017
Health LSD gets stuck in your brain — literally. This could help us develop better (health) drugs February 20, 2017
Animals Ancient 150-million-year-old ancestor could explain how turtles evolved to retreat their necks February 20, 2017 - Updated on February 22, 2017
News China set to take the lead in supercomputers with ridiculously powerful ‘exascale’ machine slated for 2018 February 20, 2017 - Updated on March 14, 2017
News Four-stroke internal combustion engine turned into a hydrogen reactor February 20, 2017 - Updated on May 16, 2019
Geology Geologists propose listing a new continent called ‘Zealandia’ in the southwest Pacific even though it’s 95% under water February 17, 2017 - Updated on February 22, 2019
News Thermal levitation can lift any object in the air, unlike other methods that work on magnetization or optical light February 17, 2017
Animals Heatwave kills thousands of flying foxes in Australia February 16, 2017 - Updated on February 17, 2017
Art First artwork to be made in space is now orbiting above all our heads February 16, 2017 - Updated on February 17, 2017
News The first ever supernova-in-progress seen shows we don’t quite yet understand them February 16, 2017
Archaeology Ancient potters carefully recorded the planet’s magnetic field — without even knowing it February 16, 2017
News UAE unveils plans for new city on Mars, to be built in 2117 February 16, 2017 - Updated on May 5, 2020
News At least 2016 was amazing for solar — 95% more solar power capacity came online than in the previous year. That’s almost 15GW February 16, 2017
Animals Climate change has already harmed more than half of all mammals February 16, 2017 - Updated on May 24, 2023
Nutrition Taxing junk food and subsidizing healthy items will make us live longer and save billions in the health system February 15, 2017
