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
Climate The drought in Europe is unveiling cautionary ‘Hunger Stones’ — “when you see me, weep” August 15, 2022
Science Climate heating is here. How do we deal with heatwaves? August 15, 2022 - Updated on August 17, 2022
Climate Japanese airline adds insects to their flight meals — and they’re here to stay August 15, 2022
Environment Tons of fish mysteriously died in a European river — and we don’t know why yet August 15, 2022
News Paleontologists find unexpected armored dinosaur in Argentina August 15, 2022 - Updated on August 21, 2023
Animals Scientists discover new species of deep-sea water isopod — and it’s creepier than you think August 15, 2022
Health Do you know what’s in your weed? Researchers propose “nutritional facts panel” for marijuana products August 14, 2022 - Updated on August 17, 2022
Mind & Brain Testosterone can make males “cuddly” just as well as aggressive — it all depends on context August 12, 2022
Biology Fossil Friday: the world’s first known predator discovered in Leicestershire, UK August 12, 2022
Health Sensory stickers bring us closer to fully-wearable, fully-convenient ultrasound investigations August 11, 2022
Animals Sea sponges ‘sneeze’ out their undigested food in this weird but fascinating video August 11, 2022
Biology The soft secret that enabled sauropod dinosaurs to support their massive bodies on land August 11, 2022 - Updated on September 5, 2023
Health New synthetic molecule could finally bring immunotherapy for cancer into pill form August 11, 2022
News Astronomers detect far-away baby exoplanet surrounded by moon-forming disk August 11, 2022 - Updated on August 13, 2022
Health Forever chemicals seem to dramatically promote liver disease and liver cancer in humans August 10, 2022
Science Deep in the Atacama Desert, the world’s most advanced telescope is being built — and it just received $205 million in extra funding August 10, 2022
Archaeology Researchers decipher mystery ingredients in ancient Chinese recipes for bronze August 10, 2022
News Right before they hatch, baby birds have hip bones shaped exactly like a dinosaur’s pelvis August 10, 2022 - Updated on April 23, 2024
Animals Why do hammerhead sharks have hammer-shaped heads? When a defect becomes an asset August 10, 2022 - Updated on October 9, 2023
Health Pfizer is trying to bring a Lyme disease vaccine back to market, 20 years after the last one was pulled August 9, 2022
Animals Jumping spiders may sleep the same way we do, judging by their leg twitches August 9, 2022 - Updated on April 22, 2023
Future This self-healing coating repairs car scratches with just 30 minutes in the sun August 9, 2022
Environment Scientists use isotopes to trace the origin of lithium batteries to prevent unethical exploitation August 9, 2022
