Animals China’s iconic dugong is now “functionally extinct” due to fishing and habitat degradation August 24, 2022
History The University of Michigan’s prized Galileo manuscript is a forgery, internal investigation reveals August 24, 2022
News Over 99% of turbine blades end up in landfills. But what if we could turn them into gummy bears instead? August 24, 2022
Future Move over, IKEA. The furniture of the future could arrive flat then self-assemble into a 3D shape August 24, 2022
Climate Americans grossly underestimate how much people are willing to support climate policy August 23, 2022
Animals Fake news about spiders shows how misinformation can run on eight legs. Here’s why expert voices matter August 23, 2022
Climate Scientists develop AC that uses solid refrigerants and doesn’t hurt the environment August 23, 2022 - Updated on September 1, 2022
Climate Droughts are painful but climate change is also greatly increasing the odds of cataclysmic ‘megafloods’ in California August 23, 2022
Health Scientists make foul gut metabolite more palatable to reverse allergies in mice August 22, 2022 - Updated on April 20, 2023
Biology Megalodon could have eaten killer whales whole in just a few bites August 22, 2022 - Updated on August 9, 2023
Climate If we all biked like the Dutch, world would avoid a Germany’s worth of emissions August 22, 2022
Science Why you should have more sympathy for seagulls — and how to stop them stealing your chips August 22, 2022
Chemistry Cheap, simple new technique developed to destroy ultra-resistant ‘forever chemical’ pollution August 19, 2022 - Updated on April 22, 2023
Health Scientists discover how body posture can halve the time it takes a pill to work August 19, 2022
Animals Strange creature with mouth but no anus isn’t earliest human ancestor — and we’re a little bit relieved August 19, 2022
Archaeology Medieval monks had a lot of intestinal parasites — much more than the average person August 19, 2022
News Scientists wanted to learn why mosquitoes love the smell of humans so much. What they found could turn out to be more important August 19, 2022
Alien life Two researchers shot tardigrades from a gun, and it’s actually for science August 19, 2022
Anthropology Chewing surprisingly burns a lot of calories and likely shaped our ancestors’ faces August 18, 2022 - Updated on March 16, 2023
Health Touchy-feely AI can help detect breast cancer with 96% accuracy in early tests, a stunning result August 17, 2022 - Updated on August 18, 2022
News The surfaces of some asteroids are littered with rock ‘popcorn’, surprising research reveals August 17, 2022
GeoPicture Even astronauts can see it: the current drought in Europe as seen from satellite data August 17, 2022 - Updated on May 1, 2023
Climate China cuts power to factories and homes as heatwave-induced shortage continues August 17, 2022
Future ‘Fake meat’ is friendlier for the environment than animal meat, but is it healthier? August 17, 2022
Animals After the woolly mammoth, scientists now want to de-extinct the iconic Tasmanian Tiger August 17, 2022
News Tired of boring blue rooftops? Scientists make colorful solar panels with minimal loss in efficiency August 17, 2022
Health It’s better to exercise a bit every day than a lot once a week. Here’s why frequency beats intensity when training August 16, 2022
Animals Pig’s for dinner: invasive feral hogs helped save Australia’s apex predator from extinction August 16, 2022
Biology Greenland fish survive sub-zero temperatures by being “chock-full” of antifreeze August 16, 2022
Animals Scientists recreate the song of a cricket-like insect that hasn’t been seen in 150 years August 15, 2022
