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The Science Behind Deflated Footballs
Could failure to inflate give a team a strategic advantage?
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Millions of Dollars Worth of Gold And Silver Lurk in Sewage
A city with one million people could have $13 million worth of metals in sewage sludge
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High-Speed Video Shows When The Smell of Rain Begins
Now we can see exactly how raindrops create petrichor, the name given to smells kicked up by light rain
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Astronomers Catch a Mysterious Burst of Energy in Action
It’s the first time scientists have observed the strange radio pulse as it happened
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India’s Tiger Population Grew Almost 60 Percent Since 2008
Could tigers be coming back from the brink? India now counts 2,226 of the big cats
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By manipulating the structure of light pulses, scientists managed to slow down some photons and challenge textbook wisdom
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Scientists Test Out Tiny Robots Meant to Travel Inside a Human Body
The first test of micro-machines on a living mouse marks a breakthrough in the field of nano-robotics
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Commercial Hives Might Be Saving Crops, But They’re Killing Wild Bees
Diseases known to affect commercial bees are having a troubling impact on the wild population
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Earth’s Magnetic Field Draws Sea Turtles to Their Nests
Loggerhead turtles remember the magnetic fingerprint of the beach where they were born
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For the 4th Time Since 1997, We All Just Lived Through the Hottest Year Ever Recorded
2014 beats out previous record holders even without El Niño’s warming powers
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Deaf People Could Soon Hear… Through Their Tongues
Prototype retainer could be a more cost-effective alternative to cochlear implants
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Found: One Missing Mars Probe, Still Intact
High-res images of Mars’ surface identify a long-missing probe and suggests that bad luck—rather than human error—caused the loss
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What the SpaceX Rocket Crash Really Looked Like
New images show Falcon 9’s dramatic crash landing
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Not Exercising Is Worse for You Than Being Obese
A large-scale study estimates that twice as many deaths can be chalked up to lack of exercise than can be blamed on being obese
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Fish Sperm Might Be the Secret to Recycling Rare Earth Elements
Japanese scientists have uncovered an unlikely source to aid in the extraction and recycling of rare earth metals
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Two New Studies Posit At Least Two New Planets Out Beyond Pluto
We may not be done learning about our own solar system
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World’s Loneliest Wolf Is No Longer So Lonely
As conservators work to restore and protect America’s gray wolf population, one wide-ranging male has finally found a pack to call his own
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Toystory the Bull Fathered 500,000 Cows Before He Died
Toystory, a Wisconsin “dream bull,” had more than half a million offspring at last count and is the stuff of legend.
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The Doctor Who Introduced the Virtues of Hand Washing Died of an Infection
A sad fate: Ignes Semmelweis, a maternity doctor who fought for hospital sanitation, died of sepsis
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