Biology Scientists turn the clock back 350 million years to show how humans lost their tails. Twice December 7, 2016
Climate Record sea ice retreat in the Arctic and Antarctica. Polar bear populations could drop by a third by 2050 December 7, 2016
Animals More young people are watching David Attenborough’s “Planet Earth” than the X Factor December 7, 2016
Mind & Brain Sea slugs can’t remember their dreams — and here’s why you can’t, either December 6, 2016
Climate Rivers are overflowing around Syria because there’s no one to use them anymore December 6, 2016
Climate Thirty years in seconds: Google timelapses show how cities sprung to life in Asia or how ice retreats from Arctic December 6, 2016
Anthropology Time to update the Paleo Diet — it was heavy on plants and veggies, archaeologists found December 6, 2016
Archaeology Mummified knees likely belonged to one of Ancient Egypt’s most famous queens, Nefertari December 6, 2016
News Obi-Wan Kenobi, the goggles-wearing parrot, teaches us a thing or two about flight physics December 6, 2016
Science Switzerland votes against strict phase-out of nuclear energy December 5, 2016 - Updated on May 5, 2020
News The U.S. public doesn’t trust scientists over GMO foods, Pew report says December 5, 2016 - Updated on December 8, 2016
Animals The oceans have their own ‘bees’ too — tiny crustaceans that pollinate seagrasses December 5, 2016
News First edition of Newton’s Principia is on auction, poised to become most expensive copy of the book December 5, 2016
Animals Chinese laws are fuelling animal testing for makeup December 5, 2016 - Updated on December 7, 2016
Mind & Brain Scientists find the supergene that codes the reproductive traits of flowers December 5, 2016
Materials NASA plans to build robots that explore frozen worlds from metallic glass so they don’t shatter December 2, 2016
News Russian-launched Progress resupply module crashes on-route to the ISS December 2, 2016 - Updated on February 28, 2017
Biology Highest-living plant discovered more than 6km above sea level in the Himalayas December 2, 2016
Biology Evolution in a lab flask: scientists witness virus speciating into two distinct species December 2, 2016
Genetics UK scientists inch closer to three-parent babies December 1, 2016 - Updated on December 2, 2016
Anthropology Flints and bone from at least 300,000 years ago could be the first non-dietary tool use December 1, 2016
Biology Scientists find 2.5-billion-year-old fossils of bacteria — there was no oxygen in the atmosphere then November 30, 2016 - Updated on December 1, 2016
Geology After the Earthquake: Stunning Photos Show Huge Rock Walls Rising from Below November 30, 2016
Climate In times of turmoil, academics stand up, develop code of conduct and reaffirm fight against racism, misogyny and climate change denial November 30, 2016
News Water trapped in carbon nanotubes starts freezing at the temperature it should be boiling November 30, 2016
News What China’s latest X-ray positioning satellite means for deep-space exploration November 30, 2016
Environmental Issues New high-tech shelter reminds us that Chernobyl is still deadly, thirty years after the meltdown November 29, 2016
News The world’s oldest person (and only one still born in the 1800s) celebrates 117th birthday November 29, 2016
Great Pics Dallas will turn Dangerous Floodplains into the nation’s Biggest Urban Park — 10,000 acres of nature November 29, 2016
Biology That ATM keyboard you’ve touched earlier is covered in germs from all over town November 29, 2016 - Updated on June 21, 2023
