Did Shakespeare Have Syphilis?

Shakespeare acquired an uncanny obsession with syphilis late in life, perhaps along with a few bacteria of his own
January 29, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

We’re One Step Closer to a Real Tractor Beam

In one of a long string of advances towards a tractor beam, researchers at St. Andrews have been able to move things with a beam of light
January 28, 2013 | By Rose Eveleth

After Eleven Years, the DSM-5 Is Finally Finished

After eleven years, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) has updated the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)
January 28, 2013 | By Rose Eveleth

Iran Says It Sent This Traumatized-Looking Monkey to Space

Western nations fear the same technologies deployed in Iran's space program could be used to develop ballistic missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads
January 28, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

Experimental ‘Alcoholism Vaccine’ Gives Drinkers an Instant Hangover

People who have been given the vaccine will experience an immediate hangover from even a drop of alcohol, making drinking such an unpleasant experience that they’ll be forced to abstain
January 28, 2013 | By Lauren Kirchner

Urban Heat Islands Can Alter Temperatures Thousands of Miles Away From a City

Ambient heat produced by a city's buildings and cars often gets lifted into the jet stream and affects temperatures in places thousands of miles away
January 26, 2013 | By Joseph Stromberg

Twitter Can Help Track Outbreaks of Disease

Next time you have a cold or feel the first malarial chill hit your bones, consider doing the world a favor and tweeting those symptoms out
January 25, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

Mona Lisa Travels by Laser, to Space And Back Again

To test the reaches of laser communication, NASA beamed a digital image of Leonardo da Vinci's famous portrait to a satellite orbiting the moon
January 25, 2013 | By Megan Gambino

American Drilling Team Is About to Break Through 800 Meters of Ice to Reach Subglacial Lake

Sampling should be done late this evening, with scientific sampling of the subglacial waters beginning immediately
January 25, 2013 | By Colin Schultz

Leave No Dolphin Behind: Dolphin Pod Carries Injured Member Until She Stops Breathing

Watch these dolphins try to save their injured friend
January 25, 2013 | By Colin Schultz

There’s a Vaccine for the Cat Version of HIV. So Why Are Cats Still Getting Sick?

Understanding how cats with FIV stay healthy could help researchers figure out how to keep humans with HIV from falling ill
January 25, 2013 | By Rose Eveleth

Quitting Smoking by Age Forty Limits Negative Health Effects

Quitting by 40 will stave off the lost decade a lifelong smoker should otherwise expect
January 24, 2013 | By Colin Schultz

If Cooties Were Real, What Disease Would They Be?

Okay so we all know that cooties aren't real (besides, we've all been vaccinated sufficiently as kids so we're safe). But if they were real, what disease would cooties be?
January 24, 2013 | By Rose Eveleth

Dogs May Have Evolved From the Wolves Who Liked Eating Trash the Most

There may be an evolutionary reason that your dog eats everything, including the trash
January 24, 2013 | By Colin Schultz

We Can Recognize Our Own Scent

Before this, it wasn't clear how people would react to their own smell or even whether they could recognize it.
January 24, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

Scientists Dismiss Geo-Engineering as a Global Warming Quick Fix

A new study shows that dispersing minerals into oceans to stem climate change would be an inefficient and impractical process
January 23, 2013 | By Claire Martin

The Russian Government Once Funded a Scientist’s Quest To Make an Ape-Human Hybrid

In 1926, a famed Russian biologist was "hell-bent" on creating an ape-human hybrid
January 23, 2013 | By Colin Schultz

Stop Cleaning Inside Your Ears: It’s Bad for You

Here's why you should pretty much never clean inside your ears
January 22, 2013 | By Rose Eveleth

Here’s Why It Is Really, Really Cold Out

Blame this increasingly-common form of Arctic circulation for today's frigid weather
January 22, 2013 | By Colin Schultz

Stocking Up: Uncovering the Secrets to the Best Broth

What do the experts recommend you do to get the most flavorful soup possible?
January 22, 2013 | By Twilight Greenaway

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