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New Patch Could Help Reduce Peanut Allergies
A new study shows that a transdermal patch delivering tiny doses of peanut protein could help allergy sufferers tolerate larger exposure to peanuts
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New Method Could Store Massive Amounts of Data in Diamond Defects
Scientists use lasers to probe the gem’s flaws, creating data storage that could potentially last forever
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Genetic Sleuthing Clears ‘Patient Zero’ of Blame for U.S. AIDS Epidemic
Scientists debunk the myth of the man once thought to have brought the virus to the states
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The Swirling Storm Above Saturn’s North Pole Changed Colors
The years-long shift may be a sign of changing seasons
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How Hacking Neural Networks Can Help Amputees Flawlessly Crack an Egg
By tapping into the body’s nervous system, researchers could create touch-sensitive prosthetics
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Jive to the Academic Beat With This Year’s “Dance Your Ph.D.” Winners
Sometimes explaining complex scientific research requires a cow doing the worm, glittering e. coli and an immune cell with a killer plie
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Magnificent Millipede Has 414 Legs and Four Penises
Meet Illacme tobini, a newly described species of millipede discovered in a cave in Sequoia National Park
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Dragged-Out Drought May Make for Fainter Fall Foliage
Parched conditions in New England equal milder colors
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Two-Million-Year-Old Jaw Has a Lot to Say About the Origins of Human Handedness
Scientists have discovered one of the earliest examples of handedness in an ancient human
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Pediatricians Switch Up Screen Time Rules for Tots
Doctors say there’s no “one size fits all” approach to introducing kids to technology
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American Scientists Took the First Photo of Earth From Space Using Nazi Rockets
70 years ago, researchers at White Sands Missile Base strapped a movie camera to a V2 rocket to get a bird’s-eye view of our planet
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Scientists Hijacked Tobacco Plants to Make Malaria Drugs
A promising new advance could make the world’s best anti-malarial drug more widely available
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Scientists Just Discovered a Missing Link Between San Francisco’s Faults
Two of California’s most active fault lines appear to be a 118-mile-long fault instead
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London’s Natural History Museum Selects Best Wildlife Photos of the Year
From crows in the local park, to fish in the Pacific and lions in Africa, this year’s images show the variety and beauty of life on earth
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Scientists Stumble on a New Way to Tackle Carbon Emissions: Turn It Into Alcohol
A surprising new use for nanotechnology essentially reverses combustion
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This Breathtaking Map Traces Hydrogen Throughout the Milky Way
Scientists have made the most detailed map of our home galaxy’s hydrogen currently possible
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Neanderthals May Have Given Us Both Good Genes and Nasty Diseases
DNA analysis shows ancient hominds transmitted genes that may have helped us adapt quicker to Europe and Asia. They also gave us HPV.
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First Dinosaur Fossils Discovered in Alaska’s Denali National Park
Paleontologists found four small fragments of dino fossils, proving the acidic soil 70 million years ago could have preserved bones
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Schiaparelli Mars Lander Likely Crashed on Descent
The European Space Agency lost contact with the Schiaparelli probe after it jettisoned its heat shield and deployed its parachute
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How the Poppy Came to Symbolize World War I
Red blooms help the world commemorate a bloody war
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