Inventions This robot works six times faster than humans — and it’s putting jobs at risk April 20, 2017
Health For the first time, researchers have shown that drugs like LSD and magic mushrooms produce ‘higher’ level of consciousness April 20, 2017
Animals Homing pigeons can improve and pass on knowledge across generations, the only non-primate to do so April 19, 2017
News LHCb finds a deviation from the Standard Model which may hint at a new particle April 19, 2017 - Updated on May 14, 2021
Mind & Brain Our brains get hit by epiphany before they let us in on it too, researchers find April 19, 2017
Home science Seven Raspberry Pi Internet of Things projects you can make on your own at home April 19, 2017 - Updated on December 14, 2023
Animals Zebra-like horse found to coexist with ancient humans in Russia April 19, 2017 - Updated on April 20, 2017
Mind & Brain Shamanic drug ayahuasca rapidly improves severe depression symptoms, first randomised clinical trial finds April 18, 2017
Health Animal cruelty-free testing methods will be tested by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration April 18, 2017 - Updated on April 19, 2017
News Fractal-etched graphene electrode boosts solar energy supercapacitor storage by 3,000% April 17, 2017
Health Michigan cut vaccine waivers by 35% by exploiting parents’ laziness April 14, 2017 - Updated on February 2, 2018
Genetics Experiment mimicked Earth’s early atmosphere hit by extraterrestrial impact. It produced all four RNA bases April 14, 2017
Mind & Brain Preventing clinical anxiety may come down to physical differences in brain lobes April 14, 2017
Astronomy For the first time astronomers image the dark matter web that connects galaxies April 14, 2017
Animals A more limited range of color vision might help predators see through camouflage, research finds April 14, 2017
Environment This solar-powered device can squeeze water out of thin air — 3 liters a day April 14, 2017
Alien life All the ingredients for alien life: NASA finds hydrogen spewing out of Saturn’s icy moon, likely propelled from hydro-thermal vents April 13, 2017 - Updated on April 14, 2017
Health U.S. waterways pack a slew of chemical compounds, from pesticides to pharmaceuticals April 13, 2017 - Updated on April 14, 2017
News Fingerprint authentication for smartphones isn’t secure at all. Some of the enrolled prints are like ‘1234’ PIN codes April 13, 2017 - Updated on April 14, 2017
Biology No ant left behind: warrior ants carry injured soldiers home April 13, 2017 - Updated on April 25, 2017
Climate California’s dry spell may be officially over but some parts of the state will need decades for precipitation to recover April 12, 2017 - Updated on April 13, 2017
Animals Farmer ants unknowingly domesticated their fungi crops by sequestering them in dry environments April 12, 2017
Geology Venus does tectonics without any plates — and it’s possible young Earth did it too April 12, 2017
Animals Thousand-year-old penguin poop points to devastating colony collapse at the hand of volcanic eruptions April 12, 2017
Health The US alone spends $16 billion on plastic surgery — we’re dealing with 300,000 breast implants a year April 12, 2017
Science The Martian atmosphere might be cruel and inhospitable but at least it has metal ions April 11, 2017
News Security experts crack smartphone PIN using only the motion sensor data. By the third try, the algorithm was 94 percent accurate April 11, 2017
