Inventions This air-purifying lampshade could reduce pollutants in your house or office August 21, 2023
Health Breastfeeding can have important health benefits. But it’s challenging and not always possible August 20, 2023 - Updated on August 21, 2023
News Why have Neptune’s clouds vanished? Scientists find intriguing link to Sun cycle August 18, 2023
Mind & Brain Older adults who play digital puzzle games may have memory on par with 20-year-olds August 17, 2023 - Updated on April 9, 2024
Archaeology Ancient, impressive water pipe system in China was made by egalitarian society August 17, 2023
Materials Making plant proteins be meat-like and juicy with one simple ingredient: water August 16, 2023
Climate “We didn’t even think it was possible” — glacial floods terrify Alaska community August 15, 2023
Environment From plastic waste to cleaning power: researchers find way to upcycle plastics into soap August 14, 2023
Geology World’s largest known asteroid impact structure found buried deep in southeast Australia August 10, 2023
Environment Indigenous lands are choked by encroaching industry — and renewable energy is not much better August 9, 2023
Animals The Trumpetfish is a master of disguise: it hides behind other, bigger fish to hunt August 9, 2023
Mind & Brain Wearing an eye mask while sleeping improves memory and alertness the next day August 9, 2023
News Dust floating inside the International Space Station is contaminated with potentially harmful chemicals August 9, 2023
Animals Sparrows drift from their favorite wintering spots when their friends stop visiting August 9, 2023
Future This new AI generates anime portraits from hand sketches — and it’s pretty awesome August 9, 2023
Diseases Scientists create experimental Alzheimer’s vaccine that delays symptoms in mice August 8, 2023
Mind & Brain Dopamine is more than just a ‘feel good’ hormone. Scientists find dopamine neurons linked to movement August 8, 2023
News Chinless 300,000-year-old skull could belong to a new, yet unidentified human lineage August 7, 2023
Diseases Just Florida things? Leprosy is on the rise in Florida and it could even be endemic August 7, 2023
News NASA showcases three mini autonomous rovers that will explore the Moon by themselves August 4, 2023
News Scientists detect the highest-energy light shining from the Sun. It’s a trillion times brighter than normal August 4, 2023
Diseases Canada starts printing smoking warnings on individual cigarettes to get people to stop August 4, 2023
News New algorithm is a game changer when it comes to discovering near-Earth asteroids August 4, 2023
News Huge solar flare hits Earth, Mars, and the Moon all at the same time. What does this mean for astronauts? August 3, 2023
News Colossal 39-million-year-old whale might have been the heaviest animal ever August 2, 2023 - Updated on August 24, 2023
