Diseases Hospital floors are full of bacteria, posing a risk to patients’ health October 30, 2020 - Updated on November 3, 2020
Biology Fossil Friday: leg fragment points to huge, toothy bird with a wingspan of up to 21 feet October 30, 2020
Features Giving up the Ghost: Science Takes on the Supernatural October 30, 2020 - Updated on June 11, 2023
Diseases Common fabrics can make effective masks against the viral particles, but they’re harder to breathe through October 29, 2020
Animals Big-eyed spiders that cast nets like gladiators can hear prey despite lacking ears October 29, 2020 - Updated on July 12, 2023
Climate Melting caused by global warming creates more melt and it’s a dangerous vicious cycle October 29, 2020 - Updated on November 25, 2020
News Astronomers scout metal-rich asteroid thought to be worth 10,000 quadrillion dollars October 29, 2020
Anatomy News Gourmet pterosaurs constantly improved their flight — until they were wiped out by killer asteroid October 28, 2020 - Updated on May 24, 2023
Environment Lenders are ‘bankrolling extinction’: businesses linked to biodiversity destruction took $2.6 trillion in loans last year October 28, 2020
News They took our jobs… but we’re okay with it? AI-related job growth linked to improved social welfare October 27, 2020
Health Aerosol microdroplets aren’t very good at carrying COVID-19, new laser study shows October 27, 2020
Environment The Mediterranean Sea is packed with plastic waste and it could get worse soon October 27, 2020
Science NASA finds water in cold traps on the moon — and it could sustain a lunar base October 26, 2020
News World’s smallest boat is so tiny it could sail inside of a human hair October 26, 2020 - Updated on July 11, 2022
Environment Recycling is important. It’s also overrated. Here’s what truly makes a dent in environmental pollution October 26, 2020 - Updated on October 28, 2020
Environment Old used cars are being exported to poor nations, increasing air pollution and traffic collisions October 26, 2020
Chemistry New ceramic catalyst sponge promises to turn waste organic matter into cheap biofuel, medicine October 26, 2020
News NASA’s asteroid sampling mission ran into a problem: they sampled too much asteroid October 26, 2020
Science Donor blood is still not always free of viruses — but new methods are addressing this October 25, 2020 - Updated on November 5, 2020
News These are the droids we’re looking for: A new robot can assemble a pizza in under a minute October 23, 2020
Book Reviews Book Review: “Narrative Economics: How Stories Go Viral & Drive Major Economic Events” October 23, 2020
Environment Huge tanker at risk of collapse in the Caribbean — officials say situation is “stable” October 23, 2020
Science Researchers identify the exoplanets that can see the Earth is inhabited October 22, 2020 - Updated on October 28, 2020
Environment Electric cars will likely be as cheap as regular ones by 2024 October 22, 2020 - Updated on November 27, 2020
Environment Scientists resurrect mysterious missing tectonic plate beneath Canada October 22, 2020 - Updated on September 21, 2023
Environment It’s not just a health concern: air pollution is costing European citizens $190 billion per year October 22, 2020
Climate We should expect long-term ice loss even if we stop climate change today, according to a new study October 22, 2020
News World’s largest solar farm will produce 10GW of power in Australia — but most of it will end up in Singapore October 22, 2020
