Anthropology Modern humans emerged up to 350,000 years ago, much earlier than previously thought September 29, 2017
News Elon Musk proposes landing rocket on Mars by 2022. The same system will also get you anywhere on Earth in less than 30 minutes September 29, 2017
Geology New evidence indicates that life on Earth emerged almost 4 billion years ago September 28, 2017
Biology Marine biologist finds gaping blue hole in Great Barrier Reef using Google Maps September 28, 2017 - Updated on October 31, 2017
Animals Bed bugs love your dirty laundry, and this has helped them travel the globe September 28, 2017
News Ancient cosmic collissions between small bodies could explain quirk of early solar system formation September 28, 2017
Science Kenya and Uganda tap insects to make protein rich, low cost fish and poultry feeds September 27, 2017 - Updated on May 11, 2023
Biology California now has an official dinosaur: the Augustynolophus September 27, 2017 - Updated on February 9, 2024
Geology Lava tubes on Moon and Mars might be habitats for future colonies September 27, 2017 - Updated on January 5, 2023
Science People haven’t lost faith in democracy despite low voter turnouts, paper reports September 26, 2017
Climate Another iceberg, quadruple the size of Manhattan, breaks free from Antarctica September 26, 2017
Archaeology Millenium-old Viking burial boat unearthed under a market square in Norway September 26, 2017
Geology Bali volcanic eruption seems imminent, after massive seismic activity increase September 26, 2017
Eco tips Eco-designer turns landfill waste into ‘plasma rock’ — a sustainable, all-purpose material September 25, 2017
Home science 8-year-old teased for her love of bugs is the co-author of a scientific paper September 25, 2017
Biology Vegetarian dinosaurs sometimes feasted on crustaceans September 22, 2017 - Updated on August 21, 2023
Science Owls’ ears are always in tip-top shape because they’re self-repairing September 21, 2017 - Updated on September 23, 2017
Animals You don’t need a brain to sleep, and we have snoozing jellyfish to prove it September 21, 2017
Animals Newly-described hermit crab species makes permanent homes out of coral — a first September 21, 2017
Environment Nobody is going to make coal great again, says Bloomberg New Energy Finance founder September 21, 2017
News Artificial muscle lifts 1,000 times its own weight, brings us closer to humanoid bots September 21, 2017
Climate Hurricane Maria “destroys Puerto Rico” — 100% of the state left without power September 21, 2017
Biology Fourteen thousand plant species have been discovered in the Amazon rainforest September 20, 2017 - Updated on January 31, 2023
Climate New NOAA report: This is shaping up to be the 2nd hottest year in human history September 20, 2017
News Cats are both solid and liquid — and other surprising tidbits of science from the Ig Nobel Awards September 20, 2017
Health Bacterial defenders discovered inside cancer cells, breaking down chemo drugs September 19, 2017
Animals Not too big and not too small: when faced with extinction, it pays off to be just the right size September 19, 2017 - Updated on May 24, 2023
Animals Biologists just discovered an underwater octopus city — they call it Octlantis September 19, 2017
