News Wind energy could generate a quarter million new jobs by 2020 in the US alone, and an economic impact of $85 billion March 14, 2017
News Six years after a disastrous meltdown, it is now officially safe to live in some parts of Fukushima March 13, 2017
Mind & Brain Emotional computers really freak people out — a new take on the uncanny valley March 13, 2017 - Updated on July 20, 2023
Neurology Dendrites generate electrical spikes too — human brain computing capacity might be 100 times larger than thought March 13, 2017
Animals The invasive snakes on Guam are indirectly killing the forest March 13, 2017 - Updated on March 16, 2017
Diseases Edible Ebola vaccine for wild apes could revolutionize how we fight the disease March 11, 2017
News NASA plans to use repellent coatings to coax liquids into flowing even when there is no “down” March 10, 2017
Art Robots could soon write emotional or motivating songs March 10, 2017 - Updated on February 22, 2019
Mind & Brain ADHD’s restlessness and impulsivity could actually make you a better entrepreneur, study finds March 10, 2017 - Updated on May 31, 2020
Biology Researchers complete 30% of the synthetic yeast chromosome — synthetic life is just around the corner March 10, 2017
Anthropology Dental plaque shows what Neanderthals took as drugs March 9, 2017 - Updated on March 10, 2017
Animals Every day, this man in Kenya drives hours and hours to bring water to wild animals March 9, 2017 - Updated on March 10, 2017
Biology Fungus-derived molecule enables axon regrowth — potentially treating brain and spinal chord injuries March 9, 2017
News Single-atom magnets used to create data storage one million times more dense than regular hard disks March 9, 2017 - Updated on July 28, 2023
Mind & Brain Higher emotional intelligence can make you more vulnerable to stress — if you’re a dude March 9, 2017 - Updated on January 8, 2018
Agriculture UN scientists denounce ‘myth’ that we need pesticides to feed the world March 8, 2017 - Updated on March 9, 2017
News Porsche’s first fully electric vehicle, the Mission E, could charge in only 15 minutes March 8, 2017
History Learn how to manipulate people from one of history’s most brilliant scientists: Blaise Pascal March 8, 2017
Art Celebrating women scientists — Maria Sibylla Merian, a pioneer in both art and science March 8, 2017 - Updated on May 1, 2023
Home science From married couples to the hook-up kids, Americans are having less sex across the board March 8, 2017
News Enhanced vision, and not limbs, may have prompted fish to become the first land animals March 8, 2017
Environment Europeans don’t believe climate change deniers and want governments to take action, huge poll reveals March 8, 2017
Anthropology Seaweed might have helped determine who we are today March 8, 2017 - Updated on January 8, 2024
Materials Czech researchers turn graphene sheets into the first stable non-metallic magnets March 7, 2017 - Updated on May 5, 2020
News Check the wheels on that thing: Boston Dynamics’ latest robot overlord March 7, 2017 - Updated on April 5, 2017
News The best-fossilized octopus we’ve ever found gets recreated in 3D to understand their evolution March 7, 2017
Environment Revolutionary material can absorb 90 times its weight in spilled oil. It can be squeezed like a sponge and then reused March 7, 2017
Environment Sharing taxi rides could significantly reduce cost and emissions. Study suggests it can work in virtually any big city March 7, 2017
Environment The forests won’t fix our CO2 problem — in fact, they’ll scrub less than we assumed March 7, 2017
