Science
Science includes topics in the applied, natural and social sciences and theories and discoveries in the fieldAnimal Rights Activists Make Off With One Hundred Mutant Mice
Animal rights activists ruined years of important research on diseases such as autism and schizophrenia
April 23, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Should the Higgs Boson Be Renamed to Credit More Scientists?
Peter Higgs didn't discover the elusive speck on his own, and now some are wondering whether it should be renamed to honor some of the other scientists too
April 23, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
Before and After: America’s Environmental History
For the EPA's State of the Environment Photography Project, people are returning to sites photographed in the 1970s. They are snapping the scenes yet again—to document any changes in the landscape
April 22, 2013 |
By Marina Koren
Which Primate Is the Most Likely Source of the Next Pandemic?
To help anticipate the next outbreak of an emerging infectious disease, scientists scrutinize our closest relatives in the animal kingdom
April 22, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Genetically Modified E. Coli Bacteria Can Now Synthesize Diesel Fuel
By combining genes from different bacteria species, scientists created E. coli that can consume fat and excrete diesel fuel
April 22, 2013 |
By Joseph Stromberg
Hurricanes May Cause Earthquakes
In August 2011, the Virginia earthquake shook the east coast. Days later, Hurricane Irene may have caused more earthquakes
April 22, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
This Weird New Chemical Can Pull Uranium Out of the Ocean
A highly-selective new compound can pull uranium right out of the ocean water
April 22, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
In This One California Town, New Houses Must Come With Solar Power
Starting in 2014, every new house needs to produce at least 1 kilowatt of energy
April 22, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
Pediatricians to Kids: Do Not Eat Straight Cinnamon
As it turns out, trying to eat that much cinnamon can be really bad for you
April 22, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
For Blind Moms, 3-D Prints of Fetuses Stand In for Sonogram Images
One company is trying to give those women a tactile equivalent to the sonogram, by 3-D printing their fetus for them
April 22, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
Invasive Lionfish Are Like a Living, Breathing, Devastating Oil Spill
Meet the lionfish - the beautiful, poisonous and ravenous fish that is making its way across the Atlantic ocean like a slowly crawling, devastating oil spill
April 22, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
Lockheed Martin Wants to Pull Electricity from the Ocean’s Heat
A type of renewable energy, first proposed in the 1800s, might finally be ready for prime time
April 22, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
Keep An Eye to the Sky: Annual Lyrid Meteor Shower Peaks This Weekend
Late Sunday night and early Monday morning, you may catch the annual Lyrid meteor shower
April 19, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
Intriguing Science Art From the University of Wisconsin
From a fish's dyed nerves to vapor strewn across the planet, images submitted to a contest at the university offer new perspectives of the natural world
April 19, 2013 |
By Megan Gambino
Has This Week Been Too Much? Scientists Discover Potentially Habitable Exoplanet
Three new potentially habitable exoplanets may be this week's only good news.
April 19, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
10 Things We’ve Learned About the Earth Since Last Earth Day
Pigeon-eating catfish, Antarctic trash, and more: A list of surprising, alarming and exciting discoveries about our planet from the past year
April 19, 2013 |
By Joseph Stromberg
Nikola Tesla’s Amazing Predictions for the 21st Century
The famed inventor believed "the solution of our problems does not lie in destroying but in mastering the machine"
April 19, 2013 |
By Matt Novak
Can Stress Really Make Your Hair Fall Out?
It's a common cartoon trope, but it's actually true, in a way.
April 19, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
Dogs May Live Longer If They Are “Fixed”
A new study shows spayed dogs live a year and a half longer, on average, than their fertile counterparts.
April 19, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Hurricane Sandy Generated Seismic Shaking As Far Away As Seattle
The superstorm's massive ocean waves produced low-level seismic activity across the entire country
April 18, 2013 |
By Joseph Stromberg
