Biology Air pollution soots its way into mothers’ placentas — maybe the fetus, as well September 17, 2018
Biology Mammals’ evolutionary success relied on our ancestors growing very tiny September 17, 2018 - Updated on July 24, 2019
Archaeology A Czech dog just made a stunning archaeological discovery September 17, 2018 - Updated on May 5, 2020
News It’s been a week since a solar observatory was mysteriously closed — and we still don’t know why September 17, 2018
News The ‘sleeping beauties’ of science — the importance of storytelling in publishing research September 14, 2018
Biology Scientists show how plants communicate — and it looks amazing September 14, 2018 - Updated on August 24, 2023
Climate A storm even more dangerous than Florence is brewing in Asia — and it’s about to hit land September 14, 2018
Climate New hurricane animation from the Weather Channel is insanely realistic — and very beautiful September 14, 2018
News SpaceX will send its first passenger around the moon aboard a Big Freaking Rocket September 14, 2018
Animals Humans arrived on Madagascar 6,000 years earlier than previously thought — so then what killed the elephant bird? September 13, 2018
Biology You won’t believe these three unexpected discoveries – and neither did the scientists who made them September 13, 2018
AstroPicture Astronaut tweets incredible pictures of Hurricane Florence heading for the US East Coast September 13, 2018
Anthropology Painted rock points to higher cognitive function in humans 73,000 years ago September 13, 2018
News Stephen Colbert ridicules administrator’s plan to allow NASA corporate sponsorships September 13, 2018
Biology Kidney stones form like any rock, may hold day-by-day history of your body’s health September 13, 2018
Science Some Roman breadmakers took season-long vacations September 12, 2018 - Updated on January 31, 2019
Diseases MRSA originated in humans — but it frequently jumps to other animals and bounces back to us September 12, 2018
Environment Gov. Brown doubles-down on California’s already ambitious pledge — it will be carbon-neutral by 2045 September 12, 2018
Environment New role-playing game engages people from all backgrounds with climate action September 11, 2018
Animals When it comes to protecting wildlife, we need better policy, not more science September 11, 2018
News Three new ghost-like species found in one of world’s deepest marine trenches September 10, 2018 - Updated on March 15, 2023
Biology Activating a new language is easy — the effort goes in suppressing the old one September 10, 2018
Climate 200 leading scientists and artists sign a joint letter urging the government to take environmental action September 10, 2018
News Fishermen find 10,000-year-old skull and antlers belonging to extinct giant elk September 10, 2018
Climate New map of Antarctica is the most detailed out of all continents September 9, 2018 - Updated on February 22, 2019
News She lost the Nobel Prize to her supervisor in 1974 — now, she got a $3 million physics prize, and donated all of it September 7, 2018 - Updated on September 8, 2018
News Selfies destroy confidence and make young women feel less attractive September 6, 2018 - Updated on February 15, 2019
