News Japan start-up planning to sell “shooting stars on demand” launched their first satellite January 18, 2019
Animals Engineers study the in-depth structure of wings to make better adhesive materials January 18, 2019 - Updated on April 22, 2023
News The magnetic North Pole has shifted, but we can’t update it because of the US government shutdown January 17, 2019 - Updated on January 18, 2019
Animals Diet check: the whale shark is more “vegetarian” than we thought January 17, 2019 - Updated on October 6, 2023
Climate Averting catastrophic climate change might be possible — but only if we phase out fossil fuels immediately January 17, 2019
Biology Over half of the world’s wild coffee faces extinction, new research finds January 17, 2019 - Updated on February 7, 2019
Astronomy Saturn’s moon Titan has rainfall and seasons January 17, 2019 - Updated on January 31, 2019
Astrophysics Researchers find black hole that spins almost as fast as (we think) they can spin January 16, 2019
Animals Traditional zebra-like tattoos protect tribes-people from insect bites January 16, 2019 - Updated on January 17, 2019
News CERN draws up plans for new particle accelerator four times bigger than the LHC January 16, 2019
News China and India on track for world’s largest economies by 2030. US could lose first place as soon as next year January 16, 2019 - Updated on May 4, 2020
Home science Want to improve kids’ test scores? Help them reduce their anxiety, researchers say January 16, 2019
Mind & Brain Part-time workers with flexible schedules work more unpaid overtime — especially mothers January 16, 2019
News Smart windows allow or block heat-generating wavelengths of light based on temperature January 16, 2019
Animals Urban areas can do a lot to support bees and other pollinators, new study concludes January 15, 2019
Climate Antarctica is losing six times more ice than 40 years ago January 15, 2019 - Updated on June 11, 2023
Environment Study: People most opposed to GMOs think they’re very knowledgeable — in fact, it’s the opposite January 15, 2019
Mind & Brain Want your kids to be calmer and have improved mental health? Connect them to nature, scientists say January 15, 2019
Science Flu vaccine significantly lowers hospitalizations in chronic lung disease patients January 11, 2019
Biology Why scientists want to engineer spicy tomatoes January 10, 2019 - Updated on January 10, 2020
Biology Your brain pays more attention to objects it knows are small — no matter how large they seem January 9, 2019
Mind & Brain Artificial Intelligence detects Alzheimer’s six years before human diagnosis January 8, 2019
Economics US Government shutdown hits hard at scientists — and research in general January 8, 2019 - Updated on January 10, 2019
News Some of our ancestors walked on two legs millions of years before Homo sapiens evolved January 8, 2019
Economics Americans are happier in states that spend more on public goods like libraries and parks January 8, 2019
Biology The rogue Chinese scientist who made the first gene-edited human babies could face death penalty January 8, 2019
News Artificial intelligence still has severe limitations in recognizing what it’s seeing January 8, 2019
Mind & Brain Police officers face and dole out more violence when their weapons aren’t concealed January 7, 2019
Health Holocaust survivors are sicker but live much longer than Israelis who weren’t persecuted January 7, 2019
Health Anonymous drug testing at festivals can save lives. Study finds 1 in 5 drugs were not as sold January 4, 2019
