Mind & Brain Would you be willing to take an electric shock in the name of curiosity? Science says yes, several actually April 9, 2016 - Updated on April 10, 2016
Biology Sugar addiction could be treated with the same drugs we use for nicotine addiction April 9, 2016 - Updated on April 10, 2016
Astrophysics Could supermassive black holes be lurking everywhere? April 7, 2016 - Updated on April 8, 2016
News Grammar police on social media are ‘less agreeable people’ in real life too, study finds April 7, 2016
Climate California weather patterns shifting: less ‘average years’, more extremes like droughts April 6, 2016
News Finally, there’s a formula that describes heat transfer between nano-close bodies April 6, 2016 - Updated on April 18, 2016
Animals White Nose Bat Syndrome spreads deeper into the U.S. — first case confirmed west of the Rockies April 6, 2016
Geology Ancient horse dung helps researchers find Hannibal’s path across the Alps and into Rome April 6, 2016
Animals The Iberian Lynx, the world’s most endangered cat, grows to over 400 individuals April 6, 2016
News NASA plans to make airplanes cleaner and 50% more fuel efficient by reviving the wing truss April 5, 2016
News MIT celebrates 15 years of open courseware – no excuse not to learn science! April 5, 2016 - Updated on May 21, 2023
Archaeology Archaeologists unearth what looks like the 2nd Viking Settlement in North America April 4, 2016
News Hundreds of thousands of leaked emails reveal appalling corruption and bribery in the oil industry March 31, 2016 - Updated on April 30, 2023
News The “war on drugs” has only harmed human rights and public health — not supply and demand March 31, 2016 - Updated on November 17, 2016
News Rooftop solar could meet 39% of U.S. electricity needs March 31, 2016 - Updated on April 1, 2016
Climate West Antarctic Ice Sheet might melt faster, adding three extra feet to sea level rise by 2100 March 31, 2016