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The Past and Present of Mars Look Wetter and Wetter
From salty streaks of flowing water to an ancient system of rivers and lakes, Mars seems more hospitable to life than previously thought
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Another Step Closer to Male Birth Control Pills
A protein might lead to an oral contraceptive for men
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The Increasingly Muddled Origins of Homo Naledi
Detailed analyses of Homo naledi shows a mosaic of both early and modern human features
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What Cyclists Can Learn From Schools of Fish
A weaker athlete might be able to keep up if they stay to the back of a group
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Butt Dials Blamed for a Spike in 911 Calls
Reports put accidental pocket dials at 30 to 50 percent of mobile emergency calls
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It Wasn’t Just an Asteroid That Killed the Dinosaurs, Epic Volcanoes Helped
A new study ignites a decades-old debate about what killed the dinosaurs
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Notoriously Durable Styrofoam Could Be Munched by Mealworms
Microbes in the beetle larvae’s guts help break down polystyrene
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Scientists Can Now Sequence a Human’s Genome in 26 Hours
New tools cut sequencing time almost in half
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What Fingerprints Can Reveal About Ancestry
Clues as to whether people have European or African lineage may show up in the fine details of their fingers
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The Secret to Better Biofuels May Lie in Panda Poop
Microbes in the panda’s guts might help make biofuels cheaper
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Researchers Devise Way to Determine Color from Fossils
Researchers now know how to tell what color an ancient animal was from its fossils
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Climate Change Is Turning 500-Year Floods Into 24-Year Ones
Rising sea levels and an increase in large storms will continue to threaten the Atlantic coast
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Babies Time Their Adorable Smiles to Manipulate Adults
By timing their grins, babies can get adults to grin
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King Crabs Are About to Take Over Antarctica
As oceans warm, Antarctica braces for an invasion of shell-cracking crabs
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A Popular Coral for Home Aquariums Can Release Deadly Toxin
The coral produces a toxic mist that can cause serious health problems
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This Bat’s Tongue Works Like a Conveyor Belt
The unique tongues are raising new questions for scientists
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Here is a Map of Earth’s Antineutrinos
Antineutrinos are the antimatter siblings of the elusive particles called neutrinos and show up where radioactive materials decay
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Early Australians May Have Lived With Giant Lizards
Researchers discover early Australians shared the continent with enormous lizards
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Scientists Discover 9,000-Year-Old Case of Decapitation in the Americas
Off with their head and hands
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Bee Tongues Are Getting Shorter as Temperatures Warm
In Colorado, alpine bumblebee tongues are shrinking in response to shifting wildflower populations
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