Science
Science includes topics in the applied, natural and social sciences and theories and discoveries in the field
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
Tiny Robot Helicopter Will Follow You Around, Filming Everything You Do
This little drone will follow you around, film everything you do
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
There’s No Such Thing as Reading Silently to Yourself
Sitting in a corner reading silently - as you might be doing right now, for example - turns out to impossible
January 24, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
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
In 1974, Someone Ordered a Pizza With a Computer for the First Time
Here, witness a key moment in digital delivery: the first pizza ever ordered with a computer
January 22, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
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
Geneticist Does Not Seek Woman to Give Birth to Cloned Caveman Baby
Geneticist George Church says he's already extracted enough DNA from Neanderthal fossils to create an embryo, but lacking a uterus himself he needs to find the right lady
January 22, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
