Animals Light pollution from research ship makes Artic zooplankton return to the deep January 29, 2018
Animals Veterinarians treat burned bears with fish skin — and it seems to be working January 26, 2018
Science France will shut down its coal plants by 2021, two years earlier than initially planned January 26, 2018 - Updated on May 4, 2020
News ‘Solar windows’ change from transparent to tinted at high temperatures, blocking the sun while generating electricity January 26, 2018
News Two men and two women spent 200 days in a virtual Chinese moon base. Here’s what happened January 26, 2018
Biology Humans got a brain upgrade less than 200,000 years ago, and it made us what we are today January 26, 2018 - Updated on April 9, 2024
Animals Billions of plastic pieces are entangled in the coral reefs, slowly killing them January 26, 2018
Mind & Brain Google’s Doodle celebrates the Canadian neurosurgeon who treated epilepsy with the help of a toasty hallucination January 26, 2018 - Updated on February 25, 2021
Anthropology Oldest human fossil outside Africa suggests our species left the continent 100,000 years earlier than thought January 26, 2018
News New Zealand startup launches huge ‘disco ball’ into space. It’s now the brightest object in the night sky January 25, 2018
Mind & Brain Psychedelic mushrooms boost love for nature and dislike for authoritarianism, study suggests January 25, 2018
News Trump wants to withdraw NASA’s funding for the ISS as of 2024 January 25, 2018 - Updated on January 26, 2018
Environmental Issues Our ignorance is much more deadly than our evil, despite what blockbuster movies show you January 25, 2018
News Have a fat cat? Here’s how much you should feed it to lose weight, according to science January 25, 2018 - Updated on February 15, 2019
Mind & Brain Eating curry long-term improves both your memory and your mood, new study concludes January 24, 2018
News Google-backed civilian race to the moon ends with no winner for $20 million prize January 24, 2018
Climate Last year was the warmest humanity ever recorded without El Niño, NASA warns January 23, 2018
Climate There’s no going back if we start geoengineering the planet, not if we care about wildlife January 23, 2018
Alien life Space might be teeming with viruses that we’re not looking for, but we should January 23, 2018
Animals A rooster’s crow is as loud as a jet taking off 15 meters away. Here’s why it doesn’t go deaf January 23, 2018 - Updated on May 24, 2023
News [Update] Huge 8.2 earthquake strikes off the coast of Alaska — Tsunami warning canceled January 23, 2018
News This brave spacecraft will soon fly through the sun’s atmosphere January 22, 2018 - Updated on January 23, 2018
News Hooked on fast food: Crows create intricate tools to reach food faster January 22, 2018 - Updated on April 20, 2023
Environment China’s decision to stop taking in so much recyclable plastic has left the world in a scramble January 22, 2018
News Scientists levitate largest object yet with an acoustic tractor beam, might one day work for humans January 22, 2018
Geology The Pentagon is one huge pile of ancient bugs, but don’t start evacuating just yet January 22, 2018
Anthropology Anthropologists recreate the face of a 9,000-year-old teenager January 22, 2018 - Updated on February 15, 2019
News Scottish supermarket hires bot, sacks him after only one week, says retail robots “unlikely” January 22, 2018
News Tiny nuclear reactors might power the first Martian settlements January 19, 2018 - Updated on February 24, 2021
Environmental Issues It’s “make or break” for coral reefs, says the UN head of Environment January 19, 2018
Archaeology Researchers find surprisingly sophisticated prehistoric monuments off the coast of Greece January 19, 2018
Animals There’s still hope to stave off extinction for the smallest cat in the Americas, study shows January 19, 2018
