Health Genetically modified houseplant with rabbit gene removes benzene and chloroform from the air December 20, 2018
Environment Sea level change isn’t constant across the East Coast — because of long-past glaciers December 20, 2018
Agriculture Dutch researchers grow bananas without soil to protect them from disease December 20, 2018
Geology British scientists in Guatemala use drones to help locals predict volcanic eruptions December 20, 2018
Astrophysics Saturn’s rings are raining down — in about 100 million years, they’ll be gone December 20, 2018
Biology Coastal erosion reveals incredibly well-preserved dinosaur footprints in southern England December 19, 2018 - Updated on February 16, 2024
Environment Stanford designed software to spot every solar panel in the US (there’s a lot of them) December 19, 2018
Health Scientists reverse leading cause of late-onset Alzheimer’s, opening door for vaccine that prevents the disease December 19, 2018
Health Study finds risk of heart attacks rises nearly 40 percent on Christmas Eve December 19, 2018 - Updated on February 1, 2019
Biology First flowering plants may have appeared 50 million years earlier than previously thought December 19, 2018
Animals Giraffes quietly dropped down to ‘Endangered list’ December 18, 2018 - Updated on October 9, 2023
News Astronomers just discovered the most distant object in the solar system — they’ve called it ‘Farout’ December 18, 2018 - Updated on December 19, 2018
News Tornadoes form from the ground up, not the other way around as previously believed December 17, 2018
News Scientists make pterosaur discovery that pushes back origin of feather evolution by 70 million years December 17, 2018 - Updated on May 24, 2023
Mind & Brain Exposure to graphic images shifts your perception of reality, video games study shows December 17, 2018
Biology “Prehistoric Pompeii” answers the question of when animals first moved on land December 14, 2018
News InSight beams back its first selfie — and what a treat! December 14, 2018 - Updated on February 15, 2019
News Search and rescue operations might soon call on foldable drones to find victims December 14, 2018
Mind & Brain Blink and you’ll miss it — new study shows that blinking can be significant nonverbal cues December 13, 2018
Animals Viking cats show that domesticated felines have grown bigger in time (as well as a gruesome history) December 13, 2018 - Updated on February 15, 2019
Biology Thawing Canadian Arctic permafrost is releasing “substantial amounts” of mercury into waterways December 13, 2018
Health More evidence showing that flu vaccination lowers risk of death in heart failure patients December 12, 2018
