Climate Keystone XL pipeline could produce 4 times more emissions than previously thought August 11, 2014
Diseases Ebola outbreak moving faster than we can control: WHO declares international emergency August 11, 2014
Animals Whales and sharks sightings increase around NY waters, in response to cleaner waters August 11, 2014
Mind & Brain The brain judges face trustworthiness even when we can’t consciously see it August 11, 2014 - Updated on August 12, 2014
News Breakthrough in computing: brain-like chip features 4096 cores, 1 million neurons, 5.4 billion transistors August 8, 2014
Biology Genetic response to starvation is passed down to at least three generations August 7, 2014 - Updated on December 22, 2022
Biology Fat grizzlies stay diabetes free thanks to protein shut down August 7, 2014 - Updated on November 16, 2020
Health Energy and sports drinks advertised as healthy are nothing but otherwise August 7, 2014 - Updated on December 22, 2022
Climate Mysterious Siberian craters attributed to methane. Permafrost methane release might have begun August 7, 2014
News New lithium-ion battery cathode can withstand 25,000 cycles. Your laptop battery only has 300 August 6, 2014 - Updated on January 9, 2020
Genetics Computer games sometimes better than medication in treating elderly depression August 6, 2014
Environmental Issues Sobering Aerial footage of the Mount Polley environmental disaster August 5, 2014
Environment Beijing to shut down all coal-fired power plants and other coal facilities by 2020 to curb air pollution August 5, 2014
Anthropology The hobbits may not be real – Flores bones show features of Down syndrome, not new species August 5, 2014
Biology Amazing time-lapse video of dormant ‘Rose of Jericho’ plants reemerging to life August 5, 2014 - Updated on April 29, 2023
Biology Allan Savory’s livestock solution for saving the world is all baloney August 4, 2014 - Updated on August 5, 2014
Biology Alan Turing’s 1952 mathematical model that explains finger formation confirmed August 4, 2014
Science GeoPictures of the Week: Stunning graphical representations of 2 Paleozoic creatures (Nautiloid and Helicoprion) August 4, 2014 - Updated on April 29, 2023
Geology Researchers find that that water penetrates upper crust layer, goes down to 6-8 km August 4, 2014
Environmental Issues Frack now, ask questions later: bio impact of fracking still largely unknown August 1, 2014
Chemistry First naturally occuring ionic liquids found in ant venom mix August 1, 2014 - Updated on November 16, 2020
