Biology Humans gave Neanderthals herpes, tapeworms and a slew of tropical diseases April 14, 2016 - Updated on November 16, 2020
News Gamers help solve quantum physics problem where A.I. failed April 14, 2016 - Updated on November 16, 2020
Astronomy The Universe expands much faster than we thought, and current models can’t explain why April 14, 2016
Environmental Issues The difference between silicon and silicone April 13, 2016 - Updated on April 30, 2023
Health Billionaire Sean Parker donates $250 million to accelerate breakthrough cancer immunotherapies April 13, 2016 - Updated on January 27, 2020
Science Money can’t buy happiness the saying goes; but it does buy a longer life, Harvard replies April 13, 2016
Astronomy Hubble snaps brilliant picture of ‘Red Rectangle’ nebula April 13, 2016 - Updated on July 25, 2023
Metascience Scientists published the 50 most incorrectly used terms in science April 12, 2016 - Updated on April 30, 2023
Environment Almost all of China’s rural water is undrinkable, cities aren’t doing much better either April 12, 2016
Mind & Brain The brain on LSD is like that of a baby: brain area connections become one April 12, 2016
Biology Tree of life expanded to match reality: two third of all diversity is bacterial April 12, 2016 - Updated on July 19, 2022
Environment Researchers find hundreds of methane leaks at well pads in nation-wide thermal imaging study April 12, 2016 - Updated on April 13, 2016
Astrophysics New class of star-stripped super-Earths discovered April 11, 2016 - Updated on April 12, 2016
News Isaac Newton copied a “Philosopher’s Stone” recipe. The manuscript will soon be available April 11, 2016
Diseases HIV took one of our best attempts at killing it, survived and became stronger in the process April 11, 2016 - Updated on June 10, 2016
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
