Stomach Contents Preserve Sinocalliopteryx Snacks
Rare stomach contents reveal the last meals of two fluffy dinosaur predators
Is Geoengineering the Answer to Climate Change?
A new study looks directly at the immediate expenses of intentionally cooling our climate, but what are the long-term costs?
Attack of the Superbugs
Gene detectives tracking a outbreak at the National Institutes of Health reminded of how much we don’t know about how infections spread through a hospital
Catching a Dinosaur by the Tail
We love to debate dinosaur size, but a lack of tails complicates our attempts to find out who the biggest dinosaurs of all were
Timing of Childbirth Evolved to Match Women’s Energy Limits
Researchers find no evidence for the long-held view that the length of human gestation is a compromise between hip width and brain size
What’s Wrong With Giraffatitan?
Do dinosaurs such as Spinosaurus and Giraffatitan deserve a name change?
Fake Science: A 100% Fact-Free Alternative
Who needs accurate information when you can simply make it up? A fake scientist explains
Who Doesn’t Love Fuzzy Dinosaurs?
Feathered dinosaurs are awesome. Why do so many people hate them?
How Looking to Animals Can Improve Human Medicine
In a new book, UCLA cardiologist Barbara Natterson-Horowitz reminds us that humans are animals too. Now, if only other doctors could think that way
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The Oldest Human Fossils in Southeast Asia?
Researchers claim skull fragments and teeth discovered in a cave in Laos may be the oldest modern human fossils ever found in mainland Southeast Asia
“Paleo” Isn’t Extinct Yet
After a long hiatus, the series Paleo returns in webcomic form
New Device Can Measure the Mass of a Single Molecule
Caltech scientists have created an ultra-sensitive device that can weigh an individual molecule for the first time
What is the Future of College Education?
More and more top American universities are offering courses online for free. Going to college will never be the same again
Five Ways Science Can Make Something Invisible
Stealth tanks, invisibility cloaks, mirages and other invisible innovations could be closer than you’d think
Birmingham’s Smoking Dinosaurs
In 1938, awful dinosaurs roamed Birmingham, England
Researchers Working on a “Chill Pill” for Sharks
In response to stress, sharks can undergo dangerous changes in blood chemistry, so scientists are attempting to develop a solution
Bicentenaria and the Rise of the Coelurosaurs
Paleontologists describe a new dinosaur that yields clues about how one of the most spectacular groups of theropods got their start
Why Did the Mayan Civilization Collapse? A New Study Points to Deforestation and Climate Change
A severe drought, exacerbated by widespread logging, appears to have triggered the mysterious Mayan demise
Is That a Computer in Your Shoe?
Sensors in sports shoes get all the attention, but other devices can identify you by how you walk and help Alzheimer’s patients find their way home
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