News Brain implants could allow soldiers to fire weapons with their thoughts and turn off fear — but what about the ethics of all this? December 2, 2022
News Power lines over Lake Pontchartrain elegantly demonstrate the curvature of Earth December 2, 2022
Science People are increasingly living longer. But does that mean they should work longer in life too? December 2, 2022
News This fossil just overturned a key assumption that scientists had about origin of modern birds December 1, 2022 - Updated on August 24, 2023
Environment Air pollution causes almost half of all stillbirths — over 1 million a year December 1, 2022
Future Whether it’s text writing or generating images, artificial intelligence is getting a lot better — and fast December 1, 2022
Environment Microfibers, the new floating home of bacteria in the Mediterranean Sea November 30, 2022
Anthropology The pandemic wrecked the social lives of school kids in the world’s poor countries November 30, 2022
Future San Francisco police will be allowed to use killer robots (when all else fails) November 30, 2022
Science Men can reduce bowel cancer risk by eating a plant-based diet November 29, 2022 - Updated on July 12, 2023
Astronomy Researchers find two never-before-seen minerals in a massive meteorite that crashed in Africa November 29, 2022
News Hip-hop hit song named after suicide hotline linked to fewer suicides in the US November 29, 2022
Biology Children born during the Great Depression aged faster November 29, 2022 - Updated on July 19, 2023
News Protests continue offline and online in China, as authorities try to squash and erase any trace of disobedience November 29, 2022
News The secret of seagrass and its crucial role in fighting one of the worst effects of climate change November 28, 2022 - Updated on November 30, 2022
Animals This 525-million-year-old fossil is challenging what we know about how the brain evolved November 28, 2022
Animals A silver lining for sharks: new regulation can protect these predators in dire straits November 28, 2022 - Updated on August 9, 2023
Diseases Scientists revive ancient viruses trapped for thousands of years in the permafrost November 28, 2022
Future Over 1000 songs released in China have AI voices. Some have over 100 million streams November 25, 2022 - Updated on May 15, 2023
Environment US wants to target environmental criminals behind deforestation in Brazil November 25, 2022
Biology Charles Henry Turner: The little-known Black high school science teacher who revolutionized the study of insect behavior in the early 20th century November 24, 2022 - Updated on April 30, 2023
Animals Stunning fossil shows army ants once swarmed in more places than they do now November 23, 2022
Animals This huge bird seems to self-medicate on plants used in traditional medicine November 23, 2022
Archaeology These Roman gold coins were thought to be crude forgeries. But they may be genuine, revealing the story of a mysterious ‘Roman Emperor’ November 23, 2022
News Introducing ‘ronna’ and ‘quetta’, the new metric prefixes used to describe stupendously large quantities November 23, 2022
Archaeology What did the past smell like? Scientists reproduce historical fragrances to find out November 22, 2022 - Updated on December 14, 2023
Science How satellites, radar and drones are tracking meteorites and aiding Earth’s asteroid defence November 22, 2022