Biology Mammals’ evolutionary success relied on our ancestors growing very tiny September 17, 2018 - Updated on July 24, 2019
News New 3D model treats avalanches as both solid and liquid to get most accurate results August 3, 2018
Environmental Issues Carbon conversion could make power plants emission-free within the next century March 29, 2018
Animals Using flies to find the animals that live in a tropical forest August 7, 2017 - Updated on August 8, 2017
Other PhD students are 2.5 times more likely to develop psychiatric disorders than highly educated general population March 29, 2017
News We may face a huge shortage of essential raw materials stiffling green energy if governments don’t step up their game March 21, 2017 - Updated on March 22, 2017
News We’re trusting a lot of fake news because we’re abysmal at weeding it out, study finds December 8, 2016
Genetics Modern humans lost some of their smoke-resistance genes and we don’t know why October 10, 2016 - Updated on October 13, 2016
Animals Bees can feel optimism, possibly other ’emotion-like states’ as well, study finds October 7, 2016
Animals Five genes could give dogs their unique human interaction — and they share four with us October 6, 2016
Agriculture Globalization offers us a huge choice of foodstuffs — but we’re not having it October 6, 2016 - Updated on May 24, 2021
Biology First case of Zika transmitted through touch in Utah was a freak occurrence, paper finds September 30, 2016
Biology What causes phantom limb — it’s all in the brain September 7, 2016 - Updated on September 10, 2016
Diseases An antibody that clears Alzheimer’s patients’ brains of plaque could be the treatment we’ve been waiting for September 1, 2016
Biology Study found human habitation promoted forest growth in British Columbia over the past 13,000 years August 31, 2016
Environment The Greenland ice sheet is losing some 270 billion tons of ice each year, a new study finds August 26, 2016
Animals Fish urine keeps corals healthy, but we’re taking all the fish out of the water August 17, 2016
Mind & Brain Relying too much on the Internet for fact finding could hurt your brain August 17, 2016 - Updated on January 9, 2023
Chemistry First peer review paper on chemtrails finds exactly what you’d expect — it’s all pseudoscience August 16, 2016
Environment Over-consumption is more deadly to Earth’s wildlife than climate change August 13, 2016 - Updated on August 24, 2016
Animals Orangutans can tell if a drink tastes good or bad just by looking at it — once thought a ‘human thing’ August 11, 2016
Biology Douglas fir forests are buckling under the heat, pausing their growth altogether August 11, 2016 - Updated on September 14, 2016
News Only about half your friends actually consider you a friend August 9, 2016 - Updated on January 31, 2018
News Inmates who watch nature shows in prison are 26% less aggressive than their counterparts August 8, 2016
Astronomy Venus could once have been a very welcoming planet, NASA study found August 8, 2016 - Updated on August 22, 2019
