Space How SpaceX’s Elon Musk wants to drop space launch prices 100 fold with reusable rockets August 20, 2013 - Updated on August 21, 2013
Health How bacteria colonize the human gut – study reveals important insights August 20, 2013 - Updated on August 21, 2013
Remote sensing Why there’s supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way August 13, 2013 - Updated on October 25, 2017
Diseases Breakthroughs against malaria: highly effective vaccine developed; meanwhile, anti-malaria soap wins prize August 12, 2013
Health Only 6% of Marijuana research studies medical benefits, says Dr. Sanjay Gupta August 12, 2013 - Updated on August 13, 2013
Health This is not SciFi: software update slated for bionic eye will grant higher resolution and colour vision August 8, 2013 - Updated on November 16, 2020
Discoveries XKeyScore – the NSA’s secret tool that collects and reveals ‘nearly everything a user does on the internet’ August 1, 2013
Environmental Issues Some 1,700 US cities under threat of going under-water by 2100 July 31, 2013 - Updated on November 23, 2016
Climate Earth’s oceans will boil away, leaving the planet as barren as Venus – in about 1 billion years or so July 31, 2013
Home science Households can save big time by using 3D printers for common items July 30, 2013 - Updated on July 31, 2013
Discoveries Children can recover from an autism diagnosis, study finds July 30, 2013 - Updated on July 29, 2023
Science Russian tycoon wants to transfer the human mind to machines by 2045 and secure immortality June 17, 2013
Mind & Brain Strikingly similar ape and human infant gestures hint to evolution of language June 7, 2013
Physics Human-sized invisibility cloak makes use of magic trick to hide large objects June 7, 2013 - Updated on July 4, 2023
Geology Berkeley develops new, earth-friendly way to create concrete – inspired from the Romans June 5, 2013 - Updated on February 15, 2019