Biology Study reveals true scale of one of the world’s deadliest plagues July 15, 2019 - Updated on February 27, 2020
Agriculture Grasshoppers, silkworms, giant cicadas are a good source of antioxidants — if you eat them July 15, 2019 - Updated on October 9, 2023
News Over 1 million people join Facebook event to ‘storm area 51’ and ‘see them aliens’ July 15, 2019
Mind & Brain Music can be used to estimate political ideology to an “accuracy of 70%”, researchers say July 13, 2019 - Updated on January 15, 2020
Biology Research is getting to the root of climate change with bigger, deeper plant roots July 12, 2019
Biology Iron-breathing bacteria might have delayed Earth’s oxygenation for almost one billion years July 12, 2019
Science Oldest known velociraptor relative was a chicken-sized feather-covered predator July 11, 2019 - Updated on August 24, 2023
Mind & Brain The hunger hormone is involved in episodic memory in rats, new research finds July 11, 2019
News New nanodevice converts wasted heat into more battery life July 10, 2019 - Updated on July 11, 2019
Biology Corals are moving away from the sweltering tropics — and establishing new reefs July 10, 2019
Diseases French scientists develop new class of promising antibiotics (so far, only in mice) July 10, 2019
News Snowball the cockatoo invents his own groovy dancing, showing that it is not a unique human construct July 10, 2019
Health HPV vaccine will also be administered to boys in the UK, preventing thousands of cancers July 9, 2019
Climate The Earth has room for a trillion more trees — which might be our best bet against climate change July 9, 2019
Science X-Rays and lensing tricks help researchers spot black hole spin July 9, 2019 - Updated on July 10, 2019
Environment Antarctic instability could raise sea levels by half a meter in 150 years July 9, 2019 - Updated on February 17, 2023
Mind & Brain Ignoring distractions or temptation is harder when you’re tired, stressed, or trying to remember something July 8, 2019
Agriculture Grazing animals drove the domestication of grain crops July 8, 2019 - Updated on July 9, 2019
Environment Deforestation in Brazil continues to soar as current administration shows lack of interest July 8, 2019
News ‘Smart’ glass recognizes numbers without the need for sensors or even electrical power July 8, 2019
Science They live in the octillions, in scorching heat beneath the ground — and we’re just finding out about them July 3, 2019
Science The biggest science meeting you’ve (probably) never heard about just kicked off in Germany July 2, 2019 - Updated on July 3, 2019
Biology Scientists explore the origin of metabolism to reveal secrets of primordial life July 1, 2019 - Updated on July 2, 2019
Animals 8 bird species have disappeared this decade or are on the brink of extinction June 28, 2019 - Updated on July 24, 2019
Climate Contrails’ warming effect on the climate could triple by 2050 June 28, 2019 - Updated on August 1, 2023