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The new year could feature discoveries of life within subglacial Antarctic lakes, the brightest comet in generations and more
December 28, 2012
| By Joseph Stromberg
All are inventive minds pushing technology in fresh directions, some to solve stubborn problems, others to make our lives a little fuller
December 27, 2012
| By Randy Rieland
New research indicates that the brain enters a momentary state of wakeful rest when we blink, perhaps allowing us to focus better afterward
December 24, 2012
| By Joseph Stromberg
When viewed at the same time every day for a year, the Sun traces a pattern in the sky that can help you find out when a solstice occurs
December 21, 2012
| By Mohi Kumar
Here's the second half of a list of innovations that, while not as splashy as Google Glass, may actually become a bigger part of our daily lives.
December 21, 2012
| By Randy Rieland
A new study finds that under the influence of marijuana, the same levels of pain are simply less bothersome
December 20, 2012
| By Joseph Stromberg
The antlered herd’s population is declining – what’s going on in the Alaskan wilderness?
December 20, 2012
| By Molly Loomis
Mealworms might seem unpalatable to many, but a new study indicates that they might be the climate-friendly protein alternative of the future
December 19, 2012
| By Joseph Stromberg
One hundred years after Piltdown Man was "discovered," scientists are still investigating how and why the fossil find was faked
December 19, 2012
| By Erin Wayman
From deep-sea squid habits to vanishing coral reefs, here are the ocean stories we couldn’t stop talking about this year.
December 18, 2012
| By Hannah Waters
Some reindeer really do have red noses, a result of densely packed blood vessels near the skin's surface
December 18, 2012
| By Joseph Stromberg
They haven't received much attention yet, but here are some of the more innovative--and useful--ideas that have popped up this year.
December 18, 2012
| By Randy Rieland
The world’s most charismatic amphibian is upending the conventional wisdom about evolution
January 2013
| By Helen Fields
New research offers surprising answers to the age-old question of where morality comes from
January 2013
| By Abigail Tucker
An underground scientist is pioneering a new way to learn what the climate was like thousands of years ago
January 2013
| By J. Madeleine Nash
In Chile’s Atacama Desert, astronomers are preparing for a new array that will stretch across 10 miles
January 2013
| By Leah Binkovitz
Efforts to label the human epoch have ignited a scientific debate between geologists and environmentalists
January 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
Neuroscientists don’t really know how humans keep time, but they have some theories
January 2013
| By Dan Falk
Switching up your sleep schedule is wreaking havoc on your body’s natural rhythm
January 2013
| By Claudia Kalb
New research suggests we can defy genetic destiny
January 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
Preserved in stone, a set of ancient insect wings are “chirping” once again thanks to the work of entomologists
January 2013
| By Brian Switek
Among the organisms documented by photographer Rachel Sussman are 80,000-year-old aspen trees and 600,000-year-old bacteria
January 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
Psychologists and anthropologists debate how different cultures answer the question, “What time is it?”
January 2013
| By Joshua Keating
Smithsonian scientists have taken to the Chesapeake Bay to investigate how marshlands react to the shifting environment
January 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
This year's hominid finds illuminate the great diversity and adaptability of our ancient relatives
December 17, 2012
| By Erin Wayman
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