Science
Science includes topics in the applied, natural and social sciences and theories and discoveries in the field
Brain Surgery Performed on a Bear for the First Time
Champa the bear has made a swift recovery following surgery at her bear sanctuary in Laos
April 12, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
People May Consume More Soda If Supersized Drinks Are Banned
When given a choice between buying one large drink or several smaller drinks, people went with the latter option, which adds up to more total soda consumed
April 12, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Nearly Every American Has Had to Deal With Some Weather Disaster Since 2007
Around four out of five Americans live in a counties declared federal disaster areas in the past six years
April 11, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Scientists Breed Exercise-Crazy Rats
Thirty-six genes may hold the secret for why some rats preferred running on wheels ten times as much as other rats
April 11, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Thousands of Roman Artifacts Have Just Been Sitting Under London’s Financial District
A trove of Roman artifacts, dug up from a London construction site
April 11, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
Climate Change Could Make Us Choose Between Wine And Pandas
According to the new models, around 70 percent of the area currently suitable or used for grape growing could be gone by 2050
April 11, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Robert Edwards, 87, Helped Bring Millions of Babies Into This World
In vitro ferlization has helped millions of people have babies. The techniques co-founded just died
April 11, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
Scientists Just Found the Teeny Bones of Fossilized, Embryonic Dinosaurs
From southwestern China, baby dinosaur bones and preserved eggs
April 11, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
Highly Recommended: Teaching Climate Change And Evolution in Science Class
On Tuesday, United States educators unveiled a new science curriculum that includes new subjects like climate change and evolution
April 10, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
The Definitive Guide to Bedbug Sex
The last thing you want in your bed is bedbugs. But here is an even grosser thought to handle: bedbugs have sex in your bed.
April 10, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
Genius.box Is Like a Fruit-of-the-Month Club for Awesome Science Experiments
This start up wants to deliver a new science experiment each month
April 10, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
Hyperlapse Is the Coolest Thing to Happen to Google Maps Since Street View
Hyperlapse photography is super hard to do, but the results are just incredible
April 10, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
Can We Use Umami to Get People to Eat Better?
Research into umami has unlocked answers about our preferences, our recipes, and perhaps how to correct our crash course with obesity
April 10, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
Unhealthy Eating And Not Enough Sleep—Not Genes or Laziness—Driving Surge in Childhood Obesity
Child “obesity is not a disease of inactivity," and the fixes won't be simple
April 09, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
All the Conditions Required for Life to Appear Are Here, in Antarctica’s Amazing Ice Stalactites
Brinicles, more than ice fingers of death, may have driven the formation of life
April 09, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
How Women May Have Shaped Men’s Penises
Whether women's preference is indeed solely responsible for driving the way penises look today remains an open-ended question, however
April 09, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
How to Turn a Paper Image of a Record Into a Beautiful Music
You can't make sounds from books, except when you can
April 09, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
Anti-Vaccine Tweets Spread Faster Than Pro-Vaccine Messages
Not all messages are created equal, and when it comes to Tweets about vaccines it's the anti-vaccine messages that spread the fastest
April 08, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
Thieves Break Into Safe to Steal $3 Million Worth of Rhino Horns
Right now the going rate for rhino horn (just about $30,000 a pound) is higher than for gold
April 08, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
Climate Change Means More Adélie Penguins
Climate change seems to be giving an unexpected boost to this penguin species
April 08, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
