Biology Fossil Friday: microbes discovered deep underground remain virtually unchanged since 175 million years ago April 9, 2021
Design Seoul is replacing street lamps with smart poles that offer electricity and WiFi April 1, 2021
News A prolific French academic, author of hundreds of papers, doesn’t exist. She’s a form of protest March 30, 2021 - Updated on March 31, 2021
Biology Fossil Friday: we might have found the earliest known cephalopod, extending the family’s history by 30 million years March 26, 2021
Offbeat Beer, politics and identity – the chequered history behind Namibian brewing success March 20, 2021
Economics Trickle-down economics just doesn’t work, and this study shows it March 18, 2021 - Updated on April 2, 2021
Art It may look like an art show but these ‘dancing lights’ reduce pesticide use by 50% March 9, 2021
Other Announcing the ZME Science app for Apple and Android March 9, 2021 - Updated on November 16, 2022
Fossil Friday Fossil-ish Friday: Mary Anning’s work to be commemorated on 50 pence coins February 26, 2021
Future Japanese spaceport floating on an artificial island is a peek into the future February 22, 2021
News The most remote object in the Solar System is now “Farfarout”, taking the crown from “Farout” February 12, 2021
Other This trippy timelapse of mushroom fruiting is the best thing you’ll see today February 10, 2021
Offbeat 120-year-old condom found in Japan — and the company that made it still makes condoms February 9, 2021 - Updated on March 27, 2021
Design Why keeping one mature street tree is far better for humans and nature than planting lots of new ones February 7, 2021
Economics GameStop: how Redditors played hedge funds for billions (and what might come next) January 29, 2021
Fossil Friday Fossil Friday: ancient predatory worm leaves behind no trace, except its burrows January 22, 2021
Astronomy Space and Physics Developments to Look Forward to in 2021 January 19, 2021 - Updated on May 6, 2023
Health How we got a safe, effective vaccine in under one year — without cutting corners January 13, 2021
Design Small towns are bigger than we think — and the world is more connected than ever January 11, 2021
Geology NASA orbiter showcases the biggest canyon in the solar system — and it’s out of this world January 11, 2021
Fossil Friday Fossil Friday: oldest python ever found suggests they’re originally from Europe January 8, 2021
Fossil Friday Fossil Friday: Adalatherium, the largest mammal to run with the dinosaurs December 18, 2020
Animals Breathtaking underwater photographs document the hidden lives of humpback whales December 18, 2020
Animals These adorable tiny pygmy possums are still alive after the Australian bushfires December 10, 2020
Biology Fossil Friday: this ancient bottom feeder could have ‘invented’ modern sight December 4, 2020
Animals Here are the impressive winning images of the British Ecological Society competition November 27, 2020
Animals How one eagle almost bankrupted a Russian scientific study November 26, 2020 - Updated on January 29, 2021
News Two of Darwin’s notebooks were lost, possibly stolen, around 20 years ago — Cambridge University calls for public help November 24, 2020
Art and Music These intimate portraits of birds will make you want to save them November 23, 2020 - Updated on May 7, 2023
Great Pics This simple image shows just how important cloth masks are in the pandemic November 16, 2020 - Updated on November 17, 2020
Fossil Friday Fossil Friday: ancient shark bones turn out to be the teeth of a new species of flying dinosaur November 13, 2020
Other When privacy and health collide: the case of the pandemic November 13, 2020 - Updated on November 14, 2020
Economics Out of love with love itself: Japanese singles are increasingly disinterested in dating November 9, 2020 - Updated on November 10, 2020
Biology Fossil Friday: amphibian trapped in amber is the first known ‘tongue-thrower’ November 6, 2020
Biology Fossil Friday: leg fragment points to huge, toothy bird with a wingspan of up to 21 feet October 30, 2020