Natural Sciences
The natural sciences seek to understand the universe by studying its physical, chemical and biological processes
Oklahoma’s Biggest-Ever Earthquake Was Likely Man-Made
By injecting fluid deep underground, people may have caused Oklahoma's big 2011 earthquake
March 27, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
Night Owl And Early Bird Teens Think Differently
Night owls score higher than morning people on general intelligence, but morning people get better grades
March 26, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Can A Brain Scan Predict Your Future Criminality?
Brain scans revealed which prisoners got picked up again after their release
March 26, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
Are You Here on Earth Just to Make Babies?
If so, what does that really mean for what we do each day, our culture and our society?
March 26, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
The Myers-Briggs Personality Test Is Pretty Much Meaningless
Everybody relies on those four letters far more than they should
March 26, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
After 195 Years, Georgia Is Still Complaining About Its Border With Tennessee
Georgia, again, wants to move its border a mile to the north
March 26, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
The Otherworldly Calm of Wolfgang Laib’s Glowing Beeswax Room
A German contemporary artist creates a meditative space—lined with beeswax—at the Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C.
March 26, 2013 |
By Megan Gambino
Tip of the Iceberg: Our Love-Hate Relationship With the Nation’s Blandest Vegetable
It's never been the most nutritious green at the grocers, but the versatile lettuce has a knack for sticking around on the dinner table
March 26, 2013 |
By Twilight Greenaway
Scientists Published Henrietta Lacks’ Genome Without the Consent of Her Family
Author Rebecca Skloot argues that society is not ready for full genetic disclosures of individuals
March 26, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
The Count of Dead Pigs Pulled Out of Chinese Rivers Is Up to 16,000
Recent plagues of dead animals floating down China's rivers may be due to farmers evading heightened environmental regulations
March 25, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Five-Year-Old Girl Discovers Fossil of Previously Unknown Pterosaur
A brand new pterosaur and a 300-million year old crab, the fossil finds of kids
March 25, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
Can Watching One Video Help You Die Better?
Since most of us don't see emergency medicine all that often, we tend to have an unrealistic idea about just how end of life care works
March 25, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
Physicists Use Ytterbium Ions to Make March Madness Picks
Even knowledgable fans aren't great at making predictions, so quantum physics may be the surest way to cash in on the madness
March 22, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Why Is Flu Season in Winter?
It has to do with the dry winter air, says new research
March 22, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
Brown Polar Bears, Beluga-Narwhals and Other Hybrids Brought to You by Climate Change
Animals with shrinking habitats are interbreeding, temporarily boosting populations but ultimately hurting species' survival
March 22, 2013 |
By Claire Martin
The Secret to Olive Oil’s Anti-Alzheimer’s Powers
A natural substance found in olive oil called oleocanthal helps to block and destroy plaque build up in the brain that causes Alzheimer's
March 22, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Women Who Score Well on Both Math And Verbal Tests Still Don’t Choose Science Careers
This may be because women have some many career options these days, researchers write, or maybe it's just sexism
March 21, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Problem Solved: The Egg Came First
Time to find a new brain teaser - the chicken and egg question has been solved. The egg wins
March 21, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
Pediatricians Back Gay Marriage
The American Academy of Pediatrics says that allowing a child's parents to marry is good for kids
March 21, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
Caleb Cain Marcus’ Photos of Glaciers on a Disappearing Horizon
With a surprisingly light touch, the New York City-based photographer instills feelings of solitude in his images of massive glaciers
March 21, 2013 |
By Megan Gambino
