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Fully Functional Thymus Grown In Mouse
Growing organs for human transplant is still a long way off, but this study is still a step forward
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Oregon Animals Now Have Some Basic Rights Formerly Reserved for Humans
Crimes against animals can’t be lumped all together—each animal victim has to be recognized individually
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The Forest Service Is Running Out of Money to Fight Fires
Firefighting and prevention costs now blaze through 51 percent of the U.S. Forest Service budget, compared to 17 percent in 1995
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Gas, Probably Methane, Is Seeping From 570 Sites off the East Coast
A new study shows that we might find additional sources of methane in places we least expected it
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A New Way to See Earthquakes: Peoples’ Fitness Trackers
Yesterday’s Napa earthquake woke people up
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A Separate Outbreak of Ebola Emerges in the Congo
Researchers think the Ebola outbreak is independent of the one in West Africa
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For the First Time, America’s Public School Students Will be Mostly Minorities
White kids will represent less than half the public school population this year
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Corals And Fish Can Tell a Bad Reef When They Smell It
New research indicates that young marine species can be picky about where they choose to settle
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Bitcoin May Get a Whole Lot More Useful Soon
An eBay-owned company—that runs payments systems for AirBnB & Uber—is thinking about accepting Bitcoin
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Scientists Are Actually Talking About Building Giant Space Lasers to Control the Weather
This is what happens when you refuse to do things the easy way
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New Jersey Will Test Solar-Powered Commuting Pods Straight Out of the Future
The new form of transportation looks like it came here from the future
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Women Now Outnumber Adolescent Boys in the Gamer Community
Smartphones likely explain the sudden spike in the number of female gamers
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Elephant Poachers Also Targeting Vultures
Vultures are being targeted by elephant poachers in Africa
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Someone, Somewhere Is Still Emitting A Whole Load of Ozone-Depleting Chemicals
Emissions of carbon tetrachrloride are still 30% of peak emissions
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How British Soldiers’ Gear Has Changed Over the Last 1,000 Years
Photographer Thom Atkinson traces the evolution of wooden spears to sniper rifles
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Give Someone a Virtual Avatar and They Adopt Stereotype Behavior
People behave differently depending on the appearance of their digital avatar
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People in the Stone Age Were Fans of Escargot
A new study pushes back the date of land snails being consumed in the Mediterranean
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Tuberculosis Probably Hitched A Ride To America on Seals
A new study finds that TB is not only younger than we thought, but it also spread in weird ways
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Geckos Can Control the Movement of Their Toe Hairs
Geckos take advantage of van der Waals forces to run across ceilings, but a simple shift allows them to drop to the ground
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Scientists Are Hacking Tomatoes To Make Them Keep Growing All Night Long
Geneticists are working to circumvent the tomato’s circadian rhythm
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