Astronomy Venus could once have been a very welcoming planet, NASA study found August 8, 2016 - Updated on August 22, 2019
News New measuring method shows that lightning can be as powerful as 20 cars hitting the earth at 60mph August 3, 2016
Genetics A major difference between DNA and RNA could explain why one is the go-to blueprint for life August 3, 2016 - Updated on June 20, 2019
Animals Whales mourn, and grieve, and feel the loss of a loved one — just like you or me July 19, 2016
Animals Birds in suburbs defend their territory more aggressively than their rural counterparts July 18, 2016
Chemistry Rocks prove Mars used to resemble the Earth a lot — but no, that doesn’t mean there was life on it June 30, 2016
Biology Climate change is making the Arctic red — and we should be very worried about it June 30, 2016
Anthropology Humans got smarter to care for needy infants, making them more helpless in the process May 26, 2016 - Updated on March 4, 2017
Agriculture Our best bet at stopping food waste is to be more responsible, not more efficient April 22, 2016
Health Can’t get any rest when sleeping in a new place? It’s just your brain keeping you safe April 22, 2016
Biology Georgetown University team found you can literally zap creativity into your brain April 19, 2016 - Updated on April 20, 2016
Health For the first time in history, researchers restore voluntary finger movement for a paralyzed man April 14, 2016
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
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
News The “war on drugs” has only harmed human rights and public health — not supply and demand March 31, 2016 - Updated on November 17, 2016
Home science The cake isn’t a lie — but the nutritional value on the box definitely is March 31, 2016
Agriculture Climate change is impacting wine grape harvest dates in Switzerland and France, NASA finds March 23, 2016
Mind & Brain Heavy marijuana users process stressful stimuli similarly to those with an anxiety disorder March 17, 2016 - Updated on March 30, 2017
Home science The Crunch Effect — how listening to your chewing can help you lose weight March 16, 2016
Environment More than 13 million Americans could be at risk from sea level rise by 2100 March 15, 2016
Animals No web, no worries — spiders also like to eat vegetarian March 15, 2016 - Updated on April 20, 2023
Animals Research team grows “dinosaur legs” on a chicken for the first time March 15, 2016 - Updated on April 23, 2024
News Religious attendance in the US follows the same trend as everywhere else — downwards March 11, 2016
Home science How the American diet leaves people both overfed and undernourished at the same time March 11, 2016 - Updated on October 19, 2016
Biology Study hints at a form of bacterial collective memory March 10, 2016 - Updated on March 11, 2016
Agriculture Is the impact of climate change on agriculture underestimated? March 7, 2016 - Updated on March 8, 2016
Economics People spend more on climate adaptability to protect capital, not lives March 2, 2016 - Updated on March 15, 2016
Diseases Vaccine against HPV proves its worth, so why don’t Americans use it? February 22, 2016 - Updated on February 23, 2016
