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Flu Skies: How Influenza Might Spread On a Plane
A new study suggests the chances of contracting a sick passenger’s flu virus is surprisingly low
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Why Some People “Hear” Silent GIFs
This week, researchers published their findings on the largest study to date on the phenomenon, which is called visually evoked auditory response or vEAR
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Kids Are Drawing Women Scientists More Often Than They Did Decades Ago
But analysis of studies over the past 50 years show that sketches of male scientists still dominate
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Nearly 9-Hour Rainbow in Taiwan Sets New Guinness Record
Last November, researchers recorded more than 10,000 photos and videos documenting the long-lasting weather phenomenon
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Hear the Sounds of Volcanic Thunder Recorded For First Time Ever
The sounds were captured twice during two eruptions of Alaska’s Bogoslof volcano in 2017
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The Super-cute Eastern Quoll Returns to Mainland Australia
Wiped out by a mystery disease and non-native foxes, the spotted, cat-sized predator is being reintroduced in Booderee National Park
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Study Finds Microplastics in More than 90 Percent of Tested Water Bottles
But the effects of microplastics on human health are far from clear
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Study Reveals Pythons Take Care of Their Offspring, For a Little While
The southern African python wraps around its eggs to keep them warm and does the same for its snakelets during the first weeks of life
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Scientists Create a Super-White Coating, with Help from a Super-White Beetle
The Cyphochilus beetle’s scales boast intricate networks of chitin, a molecule that reflects light with high efficiency
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Earthlings: There’s No Need to Freak Out About Tonight’s Solar Storm
Expect small disruptions to satellite communications and minor surges in the power grid. Find out how USGS predicts effects of geomagnetic storms
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Stephen Hawking, the Expansive Cosmologist Who Shone Light on the Universe, Has Died at 76
The world’s favorite ambassador of science was one of the greatest minds in physics
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If You’re Empathetic, It Might Be Genetic
A new study found that 10 percent of differences in humans’ ability to empathize can be attributed to genetic variations
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Art meets science in the first U.S. traveling exhibition of Santiago Ramón y Cajal’s sketches
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Purple Haze: Alien Atmospheres Recreated In the Lab
By combining various gases with plasma, researchers are learning about the haze around distant planets
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Major Study Finds Antidepressants Work, But May Have Limitations
A meta-analysis of existing trials suggests that the drugs are mostly effective on a short-term basis for patients suffering from acute depression
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This Swiss Town Is Protecting Its Glacier With a Blanket
But a high-tech solution might be on the way
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Unraveling the Genetics Behind Why Some People “See” Sound and “Hear” Color
Researchers find several genes that regulate the wiring for synesthesia in the brain
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These Curious Spiders Evolved the Same Way Over and Over and Over Again
A new study suggests the stick spider evolved the same way in multiple different places
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Two Antarctic Penguins Took an Adorable ‘Selfie’
They were investigating a camera belonging to an expeditioner with the Australian Antarctic Division
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Five Things to Know About China’s Falling Space Station
For one, it’s exceedingly unlikely to cause you harm
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