Science
Science includes topics in the applied, natural and social sciences and theories and discoveries in the field
Ockham Never Really Had a Razor
Ockham never really said anything about razors; he was more interested in Scripture
February 14, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
Outrageous Taxidermy, the Subject of a New Show on AMC
Former Smithsonian taxidermist Paul Rhymer is a judge on "Immortalized," a TV competition that pits up-and-comers against superstars in the field
February 14, 2013 |
By Megan Gambino
Why Football Players Get Away With Everything, Even Doping
The people of the world have spoken: they don't like cheaters, and they don't like doping. Unless you're a football player - in which case no one seems to care
February 14, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
Meet Indonesia’s New Owl Species
The new species of owl makes a distinctive "pwok" call and is unique to just one island in Indonesia
February 13, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Neuroscientists Have Created Mice That Can’t Sense Cold
The end goal is to help develop drugs that more thoroughly knock out the feeling of pain.
February 13, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Not Only Can Plants Talk to Each Other, They Listen More Closely to Their Relatives
Plants speak with chemical cues, and they listen more carefully to their close relatives
February 13, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
Real-Life Turkish Vampire Now Cured
A man just recovered from a condition his doctor called "clinical vampirism"—which was characterized by insatiable cravings for human blood
February 13, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Is It Love? Why Some Ocean Animals (Sort Of) Mate For Life
A look at the mating systems of some monogamous ocean animals show that finding life partners helps species protect themselves and their young
February 13, 2013 |
By Emily Frost
In the Middle East, Supplies of Fresh Water Are Dwindling
A 2007 drought, and an over-reliance on groundwater, means the the Middle East's aquifers are fading
February 13, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
New SARS-Like Virus Is Spreading—Slowly
A novel coronavirus identified earlier this year is slowly--very slowly--spreading
February 13, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
Mistreated Robots Now Have a Advocacy Group
Someday, the newly founded Seattle-based American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Robots may begin to serve disgruntled, non-human customers of the AI persuasion
February 13, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
This Sea Slug Discards Its Penis After Sex and Grows Another
Chromodoris reticulata, native to the Pacific, engages in mating behavior previously unknown in the rest of the animal kingdom
February 13, 2013 |
By Joseph Stromberg
Trash Threatens Fragile Antarctic Environment
Decaying field huts, open pits of trash and oil-slicked beaches mar King George Island, a logistical hub for Antarctic research
February 12, 2013 |
By Mohi Kumar
The Saltiest Pond on Earth Could Explain How Bodies of Water Form on Mars
At 40 percent salinity, the pond is the saltiest body of water on the planet.
February 12, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
Tourists’ Photos Could Help Scientists Understand Whale Sharks
Every year, tourists take approximately a bazillion pictures. Most of them never wind up anywhere but someone's hard drive, never seen again, but some of those pictures might actually be useful. Especially if they're of whale sharks
February 12, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
An Asteroid Will Skim Right By the Earth on Friday Afternoon
The 147-foot-wide rock will pass a scant 17,200 miles from Earth's surface, under the orbits of some telecom satellites
February 12, 2013 |
By Joseph Stromberg
To Measure the Taste of Food, Listen to Your Taste Buds
What does the taste of coffee actually sound like?
February 12, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
Vote on Names for Pluto’s Teeny Moons
Styx, Orpheus, Erebus or something else? What should Pluto's moons be named?
February 11, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
NASA Has Been Recording Earth’s Surface for 40 Years, and Today Is Its Last Chance to Keep That Going
The mission has been tracking the Earth's changing face since 1972 and has unveiled everything from the near-disappearance of the Aral Sea to the devastation of Mount St Helens and the development of Alberta, Canada's expansive tar sands projects
February 11, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
All Those Hours Inside Could Make You Nearsighted
Just being inside all the time might be creating a population full of nearsighted people
February 11, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
