Environment Almost all of China’s rural water is undrinkable, cities aren’t doing much better either April 12, 2016
Mind & Brain The brain on LSD is like that of a baby: brain area connections become one April 12, 2016
Biology Tree of life expanded to match reality: two third of all diversity is bacterial April 12, 2016 - Updated on July 19, 2022
Environment Researchers find hundreds of methane leaks at well pads in nation-wide thermal imaging study April 12, 2016 - Updated on April 13, 2016
Astrophysics New class of star-stripped super-Earths discovered April 11, 2016 - Updated on April 12, 2016
News Isaac Newton copied a “Philosopher’s Stone” recipe. The manuscript will soon be available April 11, 2016
Diseases HIV took one of our best attempts at killing it, survived and became stronger in the process April 11, 2016 - Updated on June 10, 2016
Mind & Brain Would you be willing to take an electric shock in the name of curiosity? Science says yes, several actually April 9, 2016 - Updated on April 10, 2016
Biology Sugar addiction could be treated with the same drugs we use for nicotine addiction April 9, 2016 - Updated on April 10, 2016
Astrophysics Could supermassive black holes be lurking everywhere? April 7, 2016 - Updated on April 8, 2016
News Grammar police on social media are ‘less agreeable people’ in real life too, study finds April 7, 2016
Climate California weather patterns shifting: less ‘average years’, more extremes like droughts April 6, 2016
News Finally, there’s a formula that describes heat transfer between nano-close bodies April 6, 2016 - Updated on April 18, 2016
Animals White Nose Bat Syndrome spreads deeper into the U.S. — first case confirmed west of the Rockies April 6, 2016
Geology Ancient horse dung helps researchers find Hannibal’s path across the Alps and into Rome April 6, 2016
Animals The Iberian Lynx, the world’s most endangered cat, grows to over 400 individuals April 6, 2016
News NASA plans to make airplanes cleaner and 50% more fuel efficient by reviving the wing truss April 5, 2016
News MIT celebrates 15 years of open courseware – no excuse not to learn science! April 5, 2016 - Updated on May 21, 2023
