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Scientists Create a New Form of Light by Linking Photons
Photons typically don’t interact, but physicists bound three together in the lab
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Borneo’s Orangutan Population Plummeted by Half in 16 Years
Current population could fall by more than 45,000 over next 35 years
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Tesla Roadster Has Six Percent Chance of Crashing to Earth in the Next Million Years
Don’t worry, it’s unlikely to happen anytime soon—and even if it does most of it would burn up on entry
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Meet the Spider With One of the Fastest Spins on the Planet
These spiders can twirl around faster than a blink of an eye to strike its prey
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FDA Approves Blood Test That Can Detect Concussions
The test is quick, effective and could help prevent unnecessary exposure to radiation
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These Ants Give Life-Saving Treatment to Injured Nest-Mates
It is the first time that non-human animals have been documented giving medical care to others
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Breathtaking Bubbles, Butterfly Wings, and a Glowing Atom Take Top Prizes in Science Photo Contest
The images celebrate the depth and beauty of the physical sciences
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Arizona Woman Wakes Up With Foreign Accent
The 45 year old has woken up with Australian, Irish and British accents
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California Is Asking Residents to Report Sightings of Giant, Invasive Rodents
Nutria breed prolifically and they are absolute menaces
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Woman Pulls Parasitic Cattle Eye Worm From Her Own Eye
This was the first-known time the parasite has made the jump from cows to humans
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Scientists Make Match.com Profile for Bolivia’s Loneliest Frog
‘Romeo’ the Sehuencas water frog may be the last surviving member of his species
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New Horizons Snaps Farthest Image Ever Taken From Earth
Drifting 3.79 billion miles from home, the NASA probe took pictures of two Kuiper Belt objects
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A Deadly Virus Is on the Rise for Australia’s Cats
“Cat plague” hasn’t been seen in pets down under for 40 years ago, but a new spate of cases has veterinarians concerned
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Praying Mantises Don Tiny Goggles to Help Us Understand 3-D Vision
Unlike humans and other animals, the insects rely on movement to judge distances to their prey
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Researchers Mature Human Eggs in the Lab for the First Time
Developing eggs so they are ready to be fertilized could help women who have trouble producing their own
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Study Uncovers Startling Number of Black Lung Cases in Coal Miners
Miners are contracting the disease with striking frequency and at younger ages than ever before
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Early Briton Had Dark Skin and Light Eyes, DNA Analysis Shows
The study of ‘Cheddar Man’ adds to a growing body of research that highlights the complexities of human skin color evolution
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Scientists Make Weird Type of Ice Halfway Between Solid and Liquid
The strange form of ice could help explain the odd magnetic fields seen around Uranus and Neptune
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Wildlife Trade Researcher Esmond Bradley Martin Found Murdered in Kenya
He helped shine a light on the shadowy trade of ivory and rhino horns
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Watch SpaceX’s Successful Launch of Their Falcon Heavy Rocket
After seven years of designing and tinkering, the most powerful rocket in the world hurtled into space
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