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Scientists Increasingly Describe Their Research As “Astounding”
The eyebrow-raising finding is just one of several papers published in the British Medical Journal’s traditionally lighthearted Christmas issue
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Rainbow Collars Could Help Keep Cats From Wiping Out Birds
This colorful trick may stop Fluffy from murdering local songbirds
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Is Global Warming Changing How Fast the Earth Spins?
New research suggests that as glaciers melt, the planet’s axis is shifting
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How Much Space Do Astronauts Need?
The answer could help design spacecraft for one day taking people on the months-long trip to Mars
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Genetically-Modified Mosquitoes Could Help Fight Malaria
Two research groups offer two different solutions to one big problem
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New Robots Could Learn Like Children
A research team is teaching artificial minds to imitate and innovate like kids do during play
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A French Scientist Says the Mona Lisa is Hiding a Portrait of Another Woman
Some art experts, however, are skeptical
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New Images Capture Pluto’s Mountains, Badlands and Craters in Breathtaking Detail
These images are “the best close-ups of Pluto that humans may see for decades,” according to NASA
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This Is How Dolphins ‘See’ Humans With Echolocation
A news study capture images of what dolphins ‘see’ underwater
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One-Fifth of Americans Are Online Almost Every Moment
Admit it. You’re among their ranks.
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Tardigrades Stir Up Controversy and Showcase Science in Action
Rival scientists quickly challenge recently published research about water bears’ mysterious genomes
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Finally There’s a Scientific Theory for Why Some Words are Funny
The science behind Dr. Seuss
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An Unexpected Effect of Ultra-Marathons: Brain Shrinkage
Don’t worry, it isn’t permanent
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Does This Carving Depict a Paleolithic Campsite?
A chunk of stone may be marked with one of the oldest drawings of a human campsite
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Yearbook Photos Show How Smiles Have Widened Over the Decades
An analysis of roughly 38,000 high-school senior portraits shows Americans’ frowns turning upside down
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This Holograph Can Be Touched and Manipulated
Tiny interactive displays use lasers to create touchable plasma
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Weird New Type of Carbon Is Harder (and Brighter) Than Diamond
Dubbed Q-carbon, the material is magnetic, emits a soft glow and can be used to grow diamonds faster and cheaper than ever before
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Amazon Tree Census Makes Clear Just How Many Species are in Trouble
More than half of the Amazon’s trees could qualify as threatened species
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Hundreds of Dinosaur Tracks Discovered Along the Scottish Coast
Giant sauropods once roamed the Isle of Skye
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