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Just in time for Earth Day! Announcing Earth Challenge 2020, a global citizen science initiative.2018-04-22 12:49:33
Earth Day Network, in partnership with the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, and U.S. Department of State, Announces Earth Challenge 2 -
We're Good At Recognizing Distorted Faces2018-04-22 11:06:13
A new paper from MIT neuroscientists Sharon Gilad-Gutnick and colleagues reveals that we are remarkably good at recognizing faces even if they are hig -
Why Apollo Flew in a Figure 82018-04-21 14:35:14
If you’ve ever looked at a schematic for an Apollo flight like the one on the left, you’ll notice right away that it traces out a figure 8 -
Your Weekly Attenborough: Sirdavidia solannona2018-04-20 17:35:40
Gabon's hottest nightclub is Sirdavidia solannona. Located on the side of a mountain in this coastal African country, the genus of flowering pl -
Researchers Find New Species of 'Exploding Ants'2018-04-20 17:34:38
Ants, social insects that live in structured communities and work around the clock to keep the colony running, really take one for the team. Elderly a -
Look Out! New Eruption Might be Starting in Hawai'i2018-04-20 14:30:30
Kilauea! What's not to love? The Hawaiian volcano has been constantly erupting over over 37 years and has not one but two active lava lakes. Lav -
Hans Asperger and the Nazis2018-04-20 10:04:33
Big news this week as Hans Asperger, autism pioneer and namesake of Asperger's syndrome, is accused of having collaborated in the murder of children -
Flashback Friday: Yes, Cats Do Have Facial Expressions2018-04-20 07:00:56
If you’re a cat owner, then you probably have a pretty good sense of whether your cat is happy, angry, or frustrated. But do cats, like humans, -
Fruit Flies Sure Enjoy Ejaculating2018-04-19 17:14:35
Throughout history we’ve blushed and called it la petite mort, the sting of pleasure, the balsamic injection, the flood of bliss—the list -
This Organ Helps Sea Nomads Dive Deeper for Longer2018-04-19 17:05:21
When we think of the organs that help humans stay alive under the water, the heart and lungs top the list. But there's another organ that deserves re -
Competition Meets Collaboration: The City Nature Challenge2018-04-19 14:28:47
When you hear the word “nature,” you’re likely to think of your last camping trip to a state park, or of grandiose landscapes with f -
How to Bend A Diamond2018-04-19 14:00:53
Diamond is the hardest natural material, but now scientists have shown that it can bend and stretch, much like rubber, and even elastically snap back
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Study: Natural Selection Still at Work in Humans2018-04-19 11:52:42
An international team of scientists from Australia, the Netherlands, Estonia and the United States has detected significant signatures of natural sele -
Diamond-Bearing ‘Almahata Sitta’ Meteorites Came from Long-Lost Protoplanet2018-04-19 09:37:40
The Almahata Sitta meteorites — diamond-bearing space rock fragments that rained down on the Nubian Desert in Sudan in 2008 — are remnants -
NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite Heads for Final Science Orbit after Successful Launch2018-04-19 07:11:24
NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) was delivered to space Wednesday, April 18, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that lifted -
Scientists Identify 124 New Genes that Determine Hair Color2018-04-18 15:05:18
Researchers have discovered 124 genes that play a major role in determining human hair color variation. The findings were published online this week i -
Researchers Create Plastic-Degrading Enzyme2018-04-18 12:27:31
An international team of researchers from the United States, UK and Brazil has engineered an enzyme which can digest polyethylene terephthalate (PET), -
Vogelkop Superb Bird-of-Paradise Confirmed as New Species2018-04-18 11:14:23
One of New Guinea’s dancing birds-of-paradise — the Vogelkop Superb Bird-of-Paradise (Lophorina niedda) — was finally confirmed to b -
Physicists Create Bose-Einstein Condensate of ‘Surface Plasmon Polaritons’2018-04-18 08:04:57
A team of physicists at Aalto University in Finland has successfully created a Bose-Einstein condensate of light coupled with metal (gold) electrons, -
Symbiotic Lactobacillus Bacteria May Help Wild Bees Nourish Their Offspring2018-04-18 05:12:49
A team of scientists from the University of California, Riverside (UCR) has identified three new species of bacteria — Lactobacillus micheneri, -
Silurian Hypothesis: Were There Industrial Civilizations on Earth before Humans?2018-04-17 12:13:45
How do we really know there weren’t previous civilizations on our planet that rose and fell long before humans appeared? That’s the questi -
Inhibiting Specific Protein Might Prevent Heart Failure2018-04-17 10:21:04
A team of researchers at the Cincinnati Children’s Heart Institute used an experimental targeted molecular therapy to block a matrix-forming pro -
Mid-Carnian Mass Extinction Paved Way for Dinosaur Expansion2018-04-17 09:15:30
Paleontologists believe that all non-avian dinosaurs were wiped out when a giant asteroid or comet collided with Earth some 65 million years ago, resu -
Painkillers in Pregnancy May Harm Baby’s Future Fertility: Study2018-04-17 06:41:19
According to a new study, published in the April edition of the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, taking painkillers such as paracetamol (ace
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E. Coli Outbreak Tied to Romaine Lettuce Expands to 16 States2018-04-20 17:55:10
At least 53 people have been infected so far, and more than half have been hospitalized. -
Global Health: Ethicists Call for More Scrutiny of ‘Human-Challenge’ Trials2018-04-20 16:25:51
A vaccine study in which subjects are to be deliberately infected with Zika is on pause after ethicists said it had “insufficient value.” -
Trilobites: What a Scientist Learned From Studying the ‘Synchronized Swimming of Sea Monkeys’2018-04-20 15:57:46
Tiny crustaceans complete a massive daily vertical migration in the world’s oceans. New research suggests their commute may play an important ro -
Ask Well: Can You Miss the Signs of Heart Disease or a Heart Attack?2018-04-20 06:01:03
It’s not always easy to tell if you have heart disease or have had a heart attack. -
Nonfiction: A Brand-New Version of Our Origin Story2018-04-20 05:00:13
The Harvard geneticist David Reich details his groundbreaking research into ancient DNA in “Who We Are and How We Got Here.” -
Frenchman Is First in World to Get 2 Full Face Transplants2018-04-20 00:00:39
Jérôme Hamon, a bookseller who has a genetic disease, underwent a second transplant after his body rejected the first because he had take -
Trump’s NASA Nominee, Jim Bridenstine, Confirmed by Senate on Party-Line Vote2018-04-19 22:16:21
The Oklahoma congressman’s nomination languished for more than seven months as senators raised objections to his record, and now additional conc -
F.D.A. Panel Recommends Approval of Cannabis-Based Drug for Epilepsy2018-04-19 19:32:07
Epidiolex was developed to treat two rare and devastating forms of the disease. It contains a chemical compound found in marijuana but not the one tha -
As Opioid Prescriptions Fall, Prescriptions for Drugs to Treat Addiction Rise2018-04-19 17:32:08
New data suggests progress in efforts to curb the epidemic but raises questions about whether tightened prescribing may be leading some people to hero -
Hans Asperger Aided Nazi Child Euthanasia, Study Says2018-04-19 14:47:33
The autism researcher collaborated with the Third Reich and actively assisted in the killing of disabled children, a new report says. -
Design Review: At This Museum Show, You’re Encouraged to Follow Your Nose2018-04-19 13:30:04
“The Senses: Design Beyond Vision” at the Cooper Hewitt asks visitors to consider sound, taste and smell. -
Matter: Bodies Remodeled for a Life at Sea2018-04-19 12:02:04
The Bajau, who spend most of their time on the ocean, are among the best divers in the world. Evolution is remaking them, a new study finds.
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Mushrooms might save the world—if they don't kill us first2018-04-12 11:00:00
Science Some musings on our favorite mycological marvels. Mushrooms just might be able to cut down on cow farts, wash your clothes, tr -
This guy ate a pepper so hot doctors thought he might be having an aneurysm2018-04-10 08:00:00
Science The Carolina Reaper gets everyone in the end. You know the feeling: You’re just trying to compete in a pepper-eating con -
DNA proved this tiny skeleton wasn't an alien—and opened up an ethical debate about testing human remains2018-04-09 11:04:46
Science Who owns the bones? For too long scientists failed to ask basic ethical questions: Who should control collections of human rem -
Not even geckos can stick to Teflon (and other slippery facts)2018-04-06 08:00:00
Science One of the many amazing inventions that came about by accident. Roy Plunkett doesn’t sound like a man destined for great -
You’re extremely gullible and there’s probably not much you can do about it2018-04-03 12:15:00
Science Why humans stink at finding falsehoods. Research from cognitive psychology shows that people are naturally poor fact-checkers -
Rainbows are (literally) in the eye of the beholder2018-04-03 08:27:27
Science Magical phenomena are even cooler when you understand the science behind them. Rainbows are perhaps the closest things we have -
2,300 years after mathematicians first noticed prime numbers, they're still intrigued2018-04-02 12:30:00
Science Making us scratch our heads for millennia. To study primes, mathematicians strain whole numbers through one virtual mesh after -
How to avoid sharing fake photos of the space station that just crashed into Earth2018-04-02 10:47:00
Space And other Tiangong-1 facts. Remember that Chinese space station called Tiangong-1? You know. The broken one. The one that was se -
How missiles got smart2018-04-02 10:00:00
Science Projecting the evolution of the projectile From Tesla's remote-controlled boats, to torpedos guided on wires, all the way to -
A Chinese space station is probably falling out of the sky today. Here's everything you need to know.2018-04-01 09:40:00
Space Happy Easter! Tiangong-1 was once a space station, but now it’s basically just a bus-sized hunk of dead space junk. That m -
What is a blue moon?2018-03-30 18:00:00
Space What a strawberry moon? What is a worm moon? What is going on with my moon? Blue moons, strawberry moons, supermoons. For some r -
A Chinese space station is probably falling out of the sky this weekend. Here's everything you need to know.2018-03-30 15:30:00
Space Happy Easter! Tiangong-1 was once a space station, but now it’s basically just a bus-sized hunk of dead space junk. That m
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Male fruit flies enjoy ejaculation2018-04-19 12:00:02
Red light exposure made some genetically engineered fruit flies ejaculate, spurring a surge of a brain reward compound — and less desire for boo -
A hole in an ancient cow’s skull could have been surgery practice2018-04-19 09:00:02
Before performing skull operations on people, ancient surgeons may have rehearsed on cows. -
This plastic-gobbling enzyme just got an upgrade2018-04-19 07:00:02
Scientists tweaked a bacterial enzyme and made it more efficient in breaking down plastics found in polyester and plastic bottles. -
NASA’s TESS spacecraft launches to begin its exoplanet search2018-04-18 19:36:28
After reaching its orbit in about two months, the telescope will start scanning nearby stars telltale dips in light that signal a passing planet. -
How ravens caused a LIGO data glitch2018-04-18 15:00:01
Ravens pecking at frosty pipes caused a glitch in gravitational wave data. -
This meteorite’s diamonds hint that it was born in a lost planet2018-04-18 14:30:02
Bits of metal nestled inside diamonds suggest the space rock could have formed in a Mars-sized protoplanet in the early solar system. -
Why touch can be such a creepy sensation in VR2018-04-18 14:00:02
Touch sensation in VR can go from immersive to unnerving as the feeling gets more realistic, if you can’t see the source. -
Masses of shrimp and krill may play a huge role in mixing oceans2018-04-18 13:20:53
Hoards of migrating shrimp and krill can cause large-scale turbulence in the ocean, a new study suggests. -
These seals haven’t lost their land ancestors’ hunting ways2018-04-17 19:09:06
Clawed pawlike forelimbs help true seals hunt like their land-dwelling ancestors. -
This ancient Maya city may have helped the Snake King dynasty spread2018-04-17 14:00:01
A rural hub in an ancient Maya state gets its due with some laser help. -
Here’s why putting a missile defense system in space could be a bad idea2018-04-17 11:52:55
Expanding missile defense capabilities could put the world on a slippery slope to space warfare. -
A new plastic film glows to flag food contaminated with dangerous microbes2018-04-17 07:00:02
Plastic patches that glow when they touch some types of bacteria could be built into food packaging to reduce the spread of foodborne illness.
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Wiping out the gut microbiome could help with heart failure2018-04-23 19:05:53
The bacteria that reside on and within our bodies are known to have a significant influence on our health. New research suggests wiping out the gut mi
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Young athletes interested in healthy protein, not French fries2018-04-23 17:00:38
The greasy food being served at hockey rinks isn't really what young hockey players want, according to a new study. -
Upswings in older-age cognitive ability may not be universal2018-04-23 17:00:34
A study of a majority-black cohort finds no clear upward trend in cognitive abilities among older adults. -
Carbon capture could be a financial opportunity for US biofuels2018-04-23 15:51:06
With recent tax credits and other policies, removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and storing it underground is not only possible but profitable -
Applying network analysis to natural history2018-04-23 15:51:04
By using network analysis to search for communities of marine life in the fossil records of the Paleobiology Database, biologists were able to quantif -
Did last ice age affect breastfeeding in Native Americans?2018-04-23 15:50:57
Biologists have been puzzled by the evolutionary adaptation behind a common tooth trait of northern Asians and Native Americans: shovel-shaped incisor -
Earth BioGenome Project aims to sequence genomes of 1.5 million species2018-04-23 15:50:54
Scientists is proposing a massive project to sequence, catalog and analyze the genomes of all eukaryotic species on the planet, an undertaking the res -
Swirling liquids work similarly to bitcoin2018-04-23 15:50:51
The physics involved with stirring a liquid operate the same way as the mathematical functions that secure digital information. This parallel could he -
Hemp shows potential for treating ovarian cancer2018-04-23 15:50:46
Results from some of the first studies to examine hemp's ability to fight cancer show that it might one day be useful as plant-based treatment for ov -
Promise for safer opioid pain reliever2018-04-23 15:50:43
Researchers have engineered a new compound that animal tests suggest could offer the pain-relieving properties of opioids such as morphine and oxycodo -
Girls more likely than boys to struggle with social, behavioral, academic needs2018-04-23 15:50:38
The more failing grades students have during eighth grade, the more likely they are to experience social-emotional learning problems, academic difficu -
Scientists generate an atlas of the human genome using stem cells2018-04-23 15:50:36
Scientists have generated an atlas of the human genome that illuminates the roles our genes play in health and disease. The gene atlas, created using
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Couple Gets Married At Hospital So Their Baby Could Be There Too2018-04-18 19:21:56
“The original plan was that she was going to be at the wedding anyway. We didn’t let the fact that she was born premature stop that from h -
What The Southwest Flight Can Teach Us About Oxygen Masks2018-04-18 18:45:52
A former flight attendant called out passengers for wearing their masks incorrectly. -
This Is What Happens When You Get Too Much Filler In Your Face2018-04-18 05:45:31
Plumped lips and a youthful face might look beautiful now, but they only last for so long. -
Nearly 1,400 Sharks Spotted In Mysterious Gathering Off East Coast2018-04-14 23:19:29
A series of aerial photographs found the largest congregation of basking sharks ever reported. -
NASA Rocketed Human Sperm Into Space2018-04-14 22:42:10
International Space Station scientists will determine how well the sperm perform in zero gravity. -
Alcohol Companies Are Funding Research To Convince You Drinking Is Healthy2018-04-14 08:01:42
We don't trust nutrition studies funded by soda companies. Why would we trust alcohol studies funded by the booze industry? -
FYI, You Can Watch Astronauts Read Popular Kids Books From Space2018-04-13 15:41:56
Story time has never looked so cool. -
Ocean's Vital Gulf Stream System Weakest In 1,600 Years, Scientists Find2018-04-13 08:22:49
This is really bad news: Climate change is partly to blame, research shows, and the slowdown is making the effects of climate change worse. -
White House Abruptly Orders EPA To Loosen Clean Air Rules In Polluter Giveaway2018-04-12 18:58:19
The executive order puts poor communities and people of color particularly at risk. -
Senate Confirms Controversial Former Coal Lobbyist As Next-In-Line To Lead EPA2018-04-12 16:30:59
Andrew Wheeler would automatically take over the EPA if embattled Administrator Scott Pruitt leaves. -
Former EPA Aide Accuses Scott Pruitt Of 'Unethical, Potentially Illegal' Behavior2018-04-12 12:32:46
Kevin Chmielewski, the EPA’s deputy chief of staff until he was removed for raising alarm over Pruitt’s spending, spoke to five Democrats -
This Optical Illusion Will Blow The Color Right Out Of Your Eyeballs2018-04-10 04:56:28
You might stop trusting your own eyes after seeing this.
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Animal cyborg: Behavioral control by 'toy' craving circuit2018-04-23 00:00:00
Children love to get toys from parents for their birthday present. This craving toward items also involves object hoarding disorders and shopping addi -
CRISPR used to genetically edit coral, Stanford researchers report2018-04-23 00:00:00
Coral reefs on the precipice of collapse may get a conservation boost from the gene-editing tool known as CRISPR, according to researchers at the Stan -
Hippo pathway found essential to orchestrate the development of the heart2018-04-23 00:00:00
A team of researchers has discovered that during development, when progenitor heart cells progressively differentiate into various cell types, the Hip -
Hungry birds as climate change drives food 'mismatch'2018-04-23 00:00:00
Warmer springs create a 'mismatch' where hungry chicks hatch too late to feast on abundant caterpillars, new research shows. -
UNC scientists create better laboratory tools to study cancer's spread2018-04-23 00:00:00
In the journal Nature Biomedical Engineering, UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center's Andrew Wang, MD, and colleagues report they have developed -
Depressed, inactive and out of work -- study reveals lives of lonely young adults2018-04-23 00:00:00
New research from King's College London shows that lonely young adults are more likely to experience mental health problems and more likely to be out -
NASA's GPM sees Tropical Cyclone Fakir forming near Madagascar2018-04-23 00:00:00
The southwest Indian Ocean cyclone season started on November 15, 2017 and will officially end on April 30, 2018. A tropical cyclone called Fakir form -
Trees with grassy areas soften summer heat2018-04-23 00:00:00
Trees cool their environment and 'heat islands' like Munich benefit from it. However, the degree of cooling depends greatly on the tree species and -
Market failure, fake news and the First Amendment2018-04-23 00:00:00
The rise of social media and fake news challenge long-held assumptions about the First Amendment and are undermining the functioning of the 'the mark -
Fetal exposure to moderate/high caffeine levels linked to excess childhood weight gain2018-04-23 00:00:00
Exposure to moderate to high caffeine levels while in the womb is linked to excess weight gain in early childhood, suggests a large observational stud -
Landmark paper finds light at end of the tunnel for world's wildlife and wild places2018-04-23 00:00:00
A new WCS paper published in the journal BioScience finds that the enormous trends toward population stabilization, poverty alleviation, and urbanizat -
Study reveals large differences in drug prescriptions for newborns between NICUs2018-04-23 00:00:00
Little is known concerning how extensively drugs are prescribed to newborns in different neonatal intensive care units (NICUs).
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