New Research

Scientists Are Stopping Malaria With Viagra

Viagra can help boost the spleen’s ability to filter out infected blood cells

A trap-jaw ant opens its massive mandibles.

Watch These Ants Hurl Themselves Out of Death Traps With Their Mouths

At least one trap-jaw ant species has coopted its exceptionally strong mandibles to escape its nemesis, the ferocious antlion

A Third of Animal Mummies Contain no Animals at All

Researchers discover ancient Egyptians peddled fake animal mummies.

In the Future, We Might Take Sunscreen in Pill Form

A discovery in some fish suggests that sunblocking chemicals could be ingested rather than slathered on

Revealing the Deep Secrets of Deepwater Waves

Scientists hope their study of 1,600-foot underwater waves can help improve climate modeling

Claude Monet’s Water Lilies at the Musée de l'Orangerie in Paris, France

Computers Are Learning About Art Faster than Art Historians

An algorithm took just a few months to draw connections between artists that scholars have been working on for years

Here the experimental chick embryo (center) can be compared to a typical chicken about to hatch (left) and an alligator (right)

Researchers Create Chicken Embryos With Dinosaur-Like Faces

Researchers seeking to understand how birds got their beaks turned back the evolutionary clock just a tad

New York State Forms Emergency Task Force to Protect Manicurists

State authorities spurred into action by New York Times expose uncovering health risks and wage theft in New York City’s nail salons

Most American Babies are Born in the Morning

Medical interventions may determine time of birth, says new study

American chestnut seed

Turning the American Chestnut into a GMO Might be the Only Way to Save it

Adding wheat genes could help the tree fight off blight

This chocolate may look fine, but it’s just a few steps away from disaster

X-Rays Reveal Why Old Chocolate Turns White

Liquid fat turns out to be the culprit

The Last Wooly Mammoths Died Isolated and Alone

Genome sequencing shows severe inbreeding contributed to the mammoths’ extinction.

How to Crash a Drone, Safely

It’s time to teach drones how to safely land in an emergency.

10 New Things Science Says About Being a Mom

Such as, how much time she spends with her child doesn’t matter as much as we think

Germans and Americans Agree That They're Allies, Disagree On Why

A new survey shows differing opinions on foreign policy and the importance of historical events

The First GMO Is 8,000 Years Old

Scientists find that bacteria modified DNA in sweet potatoes millennia ago

Reading Harry Potter Might Make You a Better Person

Young readers who identify with the Boy Who Lived may grow up to be more tolerant.

An ocean sunfish hangs out with pilotfishes

Goofy Looking Ocean Sunfish Are Actually Active Swimmers and Predators

The idea that these giant fish are lazy is just wrong

CDC Says Ebola Survivors Should Keep Using Condoms Indefinitely

The virus may survive in semen longer than originally thought

Diamond crystal on kimberlite from Eastern Siberia

This African Plant Leads the Way to Diamond Deposits

A palm-like plant seems to grow only on top of diamond-rich deposits called kimberlite pipes

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