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Here are 10 things scientists have learned about trees this year. Thanks to climate change, it’s not a pretty picture.
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Cutting-edge research in regenerative medicine suggests that the future of health care may lie in getting the body to grow new parts and heal itself.
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A delicately-balanced domino setup replays the end of the Age of Dinosaurs
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Sinfully Delicious Apples That You Should Never Try to Eat
Inspired by the work of Cornell scientists, Los Angeles-based Jessica Rath creates sculptures and photographs of the autumn fruit
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Can You Give the Flu To Your Dog or Cat?
New research indicates that the influenza virus can jump from humans to pet animals, raising the possibility of dangerous mutations
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Haplocanthosaurus–A Morrison Mystery
Without a skull, determining the dinosaur’s relationships is difficult
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New Project Aims to Drill to the Earth’s Mantle, 3.7 Miles Down
Scientists aim to reach the mantle and bring back rock samples for the first time in human history
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Fossils Reveal Earliest Known Case of Anemia in Hominids
2-year-old child that lived 1.5 million years ago suffered from the blood disorder, which may suggest that hominids by this time were regularly eating meat
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Amazing Photographs of Water Droplets Colliding
See the results of 98-year-old Irving Olson’s kitchen experiments
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Paleontologists have named scores of dinosaurs, but why is T. rex our favorite?
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High Levels of Plastic and Debris Found in Waters off of Antarctica
In the world’s most remote ocean waters, researchers discovered unexpectedly high levels of plastic pollution
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Dilophosaurus – An Early Jurassic Icon
Tracks made by a 20-foot predatory dinosaur have been found in rock from Connecticut to Arizona, but who made the tracks?
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New Climate-Shifting Pattern: Is PCO the Next El Niño?
Computer simulations indicate that ocean temperatures and weather patterns might vary on a 100-year-long cycle called PCO
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How Often Do Scientists Commit Fraud?
The evidence says scientists are pretty honest. New techniques could make it easier for scientific fabricators to be caught
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Dinosaur Sighting: Recyclosaurus
A reader shows us a snapshot of a spare-parts dinosaur
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Becoming Human: The Origin of Stone Tools
Archaeologists are still debating when hominids started making stone tools and which species was the first toolmaker
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Can You Change Your Political Beliefs?
New research suggests that most people may not be as committed to their moral principles as they think they are
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New research digs deeper into the social science behind why power brings out the best in some people and the worst in others
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The Tyrannosaurus Rex’s Dangerous and Deadly Bite
The dinosaur had the strongest bite of any land animal – even harder than we previously thought
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Forget the Volt, Make Way for Electric Trucks
Smith trucks are powered by batteries, not diesel, which could make a big difference in the fight against climate change
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