News Elon Musk tweeting with Rick (and Morty) about simulation singularity is the best thing I’ve seen all week October 7, 2017
Anthropology Early modern humans formed complex social networks to avoid inbreeding as early as 34,000 years ago October 6, 2017
News Musk says Puerto Rico’s power grid could be built from the ground up with solar and battery packs October 6, 2017 - Updated on September 7, 2018
News The moon once had an atmosphere seeded by volcanic eruptions October 6, 2017 - Updated on January 31, 2024
Anthropology Some 2% of our DNA is Neanderthal. Here’s what it does October 6, 2017 - Updated on May 24, 2021
News Australian Committee thinks it should be OK for drunk people to use autonomous cars October 5, 2017
Culture & Society Just 3% of Americans own 50% of the country’s guns October 5, 2017 - Updated on May 4, 2023
Discoveries Divers solve 93-year-old mystery by discovering shipwreck at the bottom of Lake Huron October 5, 2017
Health Marijuana use among teenagers drops to lowest since 1994, despite widespread legalization October 5, 2017
Health A woman’s reaction to a 15-year-old tattoo nearly fooled doctors it was cancer October 5, 2017 - Updated on February 15, 2019
Chemistry Biomarker molecule discovered “in abundance” around alien star, but still no life October 4, 2017
Environment Roll-out solar panels that unfurl like a carpet electrify tiny British island October 4, 2017
Animals New York mice are actively evolving into a new species: city mice October 4, 2017 - Updated on February 15, 2019
Archaeology Ever dreamt of being a medieval castle builder? You’ll love Château de Guédelon October 4, 2017 - Updated on May 4, 2023
Mind & Brain Starting school before 8:30 AM increases depression risk, researchers find October 4, 2017
News Musk’s argument that we live in a simulation doesn’t hold water, quantum physicists say October 4, 2017
Chemistry The 2017 Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded for cool new tricks in electron microscopy October 4, 2017 - Updated on May 10, 2019
Chemistry World’s first molecular robot could usher in a whole new age of miniaturization October 3, 2017
Health Progress in medicine drops breast cancer fatality rate by 40 percent, saving 322,000 lives October 3, 2017
News Facebook turns over 3,000 Russian-bought ads featuring rifles, anti-immigrant messages October 3, 2017
Science Scientists add asphalt to lithium batteries that charge up to 20 times faster October 3, 2017 - Updated on January 9, 2020
News Dusty solar panels slash power output by over 35%, study reveales October 3, 2017 - Updated on April 19, 2019
News Physics Nobel Prize: Gravitational Wave researchers honored by prestigious award October 3, 2017
News Senior SETI astronomer will bet you that intelligent aliens are due in the next 20 years October 3, 2017 - Updated on September 29, 2021
News Methane bubbles may have kept Mars warm enough for liquid water billions of years ago October 2, 2017
Animals Raccoons solve ancient Greek puzzle showing they can understand water displacement October 2, 2017
News Aggressive driving burns up to 40% more fuel and can waste one dollar per gallon October 2, 2017
News Climate shocks are already costing the US $650 M / day. It will be $1 billion / day by 2027 October 2, 2017
Environment UK’s massive wind turbines are setting the course for a cheap-energy future September 29, 2017
Environment Some sharks and rays live twice as long as we thought September 29, 2017 - Updated on February 20, 2023
News Some galaxy types are brighter due to ‘hungrier’ black holes, and this could fundamentally change how we study galaxies September 29, 2017
Mathematics There are 15 possible ways to cover a floor with pentagonal tiles September 29, 2017 - Updated on February 4, 2020
Health The WHO calls for governments to boycott anti-smoking Foundation funded by big tobacco September 29, 2017
