Animals ‘Chewing like a cow’ helped early mammals thrive in the wake of dinosaur extinction March 27, 2017
Diseases Yellow fever is killing thousands of rare monkeys in Brazil March 27, 2017 - Updated on March 28, 2017
Science First deep-sea mining operation scheduled to start in 2019 — here are the bots that will do it March 24, 2017
Health Facial recognition software can diagnose rare genetic disease with 96% accuracy March 24, 2017 - Updated on July 25, 2019
Health Drug reverses aging in mice. The rodents saw increased stamina, better organ function, and restored fur March 24, 2017
Mind & Brain Peer to your peers for motivation, not your teachers, if you actually want to study March 24, 2017
News Record-breaking silicon solar cell efficiency of 26.6% demonstrated by Japanese researchers, very close to the theoretical limit March 24, 2017
Climate Beijing just closed its last coal station — What does this mean for the world’s climate March 24, 2017
Health ‘It’s not your fault’: Two-thirds of cancers are due to random genetic mutations, but lifestyle is still very important March 24, 2017
Fossil Friday Beautifully preserved fossil reveals a new 430-million-year old crustacean species, gets named in honor of Sir Attenborough’s 90th birthday March 24, 2017
Biology What does gestural communication of great apes tell us about human language? March 24, 2017 - Updated on May 11, 2023
News The Fellowship of the Ring needed 675 pieces of lembas bread to reach Mordor, study finds March 23, 2017
Mind & Brain Organized information may be creativity’s death knell, study found March 23, 2017 - Updated on March 24, 2017
Environment Largest ‘artificial sun’ switched on in Germany to research hydrogen production March 23, 2017
Science Brain cells which underpin the Pavlovian response identified, and may help cure a host of neurological disorders March 23, 2017 - Updated on June 1, 2017
Biology This YouTube time-lapse of cellular division in action will have you hitting replay again and again March 23, 2017 - Updated on June 5, 2017
Health Medical breakthrough: first patient cured of a rare and painful blood disorder called CDA March 22, 2017
Mind & Brain Intellectual humility might just be the most underrated personality trait March 22, 2017
Biology If stem cells don’t grow as you want them to, just add a dash of parsley-husk scaffolding March 22, 2017 - Updated on April 19, 2018
News Curiosity’s wheel grousers show damage after five years of off-roading on Mars March 22, 2017 - Updated on March 23, 2017
Climate 7,000 huge methane gas bubbles have formed under Siberia March 22, 2017 - Updated on April 25, 2019
News Dutch researchers demonstrate 42.8 gbps connection using Li-Fi. It’s 100 times faster than the best Wi-Fi March 21, 2017
Biology Deep burial in sub-seafloor sediments seems to ‘freeze’ microorganism evolution March 21, 2017
Home science Two-day long sexual ‘afterglow’ helps couples bond and feel more sexually satisfied after the deed March 21, 2017 - Updated on March 22, 2017
News Copernicus: the treasure in the sky helping science and the climate with free and open data March 21, 2017 - Updated on May 3, 2023
Health Despite a struggling economy, Italy has the healthiest citizens in the world March 21, 2017 - Updated on March 22, 2017
News We may face a huge shortage of essential raw materials stiffling green energy if governments don’t step up their game March 21, 2017 - Updated on March 22, 2017
Animals New Zealand parrot’s ‘laugh’ is so contagious other birds just can’t resist joining in March 21, 2017
Mathematics Researchers create mesmerizing tornado simulation algorithm [with video] March 21, 2017 - Updated on August 1, 2023
Chemistry Tiniest U.S. flag ever appeared by accident after researchers toyed with a 2-D material March 21, 2017
Science Proposed ‘geophysical definition’ re-instates Pluto as a planet — and adds 100 new ones in the Solar System March 20, 2017 - Updated on January 31, 2020
News Shaquille O’Neal announced the Earth is flat… and we really shouldn’t care. Or should we? March 20, 2017