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Scientists Discover Cosmic Dust in the Grime of City Gutters
Usually only found in remote locations, a dedicated amateur scientist combed through pounds of urban debris to recover these space specks
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Bare Down There? New Study Suggests You’re More Susceptible to STIs
Your pubic preferences could be linked to your sexual health
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Sleep-Deprived Drivers Can Be as Dangerous as Drunk Ones
Getting by on even slightly less sleep could put you at risk
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People at the 1904 World’s Fair Paid Half the Price of Admission for a Box of Cotton Candy
Celebrating cotton candy’s sugary, innovative goodness
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Scientists Finally Spot Giant, Slimy Sea Blob First Found Over a Century Ago
Discovered in 1899, the creature recently popped up in Monterey Bay
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You May Not Have Rhythm, But Your Eyeballs Sure Do
Tracking eye movement gives researchers a peek into how the brain reacts to music
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Archeologists Discover Nearly 2,000-Year-Old Pet Cemetery in Egypt
Containing 100 lovingly positioned creatures, the site suggests that the ancients could have valued their companion animals as much as we do
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Hawaii Faces Down Nearly Three Feet of Snow
And more of the white stuff is on its way to the Big Island’s tallest peaks
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Construction Workers Uncover Ancient Elephant Bones Under L.A.’s Subway
But it won’t slow the metro down
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Listen to This Holly, Jolly (and a Little Creepy) A.I.-Penned Christmas Song
A neural network at the University of Toronto wrote a holiday ditty based on an image of a Christmas tree
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Meet the Newly Discovered Pollinators Under the Sea
The tiny crustaceans are challenging previous assumptions about how plants grow underwater
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Massive Cluster of Sinkholes Found Deep in China’s Mountainous Northwest
The network of pockmarks is packed with old-growth forests and giant flying squirrels
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Remembering Barney Clark, Whose Ethically Questionable Heart Transplant Advanced Science
Three decades ago, a dentist agreed to receive the first artificial heart. And then things went downhill
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Could Magic Mushrooms One Day Help Cancer Patients Face Down Death?
Two new studies show the promise of psilocybin for patients with anxiety and depression
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The Four Newest Elements Now Have Names
Chemistry governing body officially approves names for the four newest additions to the Periodic Table
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India Inches Closer to Creating World’s Largest River Network
The plan to interlink rivers would connect up to 30 rivers via 30 canals and 3,000 dams
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Watch 32 Years of Our Changing Planet Unfold With Google Timelapse
A satellite-eye’s-view of growing cities and climate change
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Was the Speed of Light Even Faster in the Early Universe?
Physicists propose a way to test if light exceeded Einstein’s constant just after the Big Bang
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In Its Final Hurrah, Cassini Will Swoop Past Saturn’s Rings
The craft will take one last look at the ringed planet before diving into its depths
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Researchers Find Word Optimism Is Linked to National Misery
Even Pollyanna changes her tune in times of war and economic hardship
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