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Are Climate Change And the Conflict in Syria Connected?
A new study shows a link between the nation’s recent unrest and a major drought spurred on by global warming
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This Could Be the Tiniest Organism on Earth
Scientists capture an image of ultra-small bacteria
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Amazing Ruins of a Long Lost City Discovered in Honduras
A scientific expedition into the depths of the Honduran rain forest discovered a lost city
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Americans Can’t Agree on What Shapes Health
New research shows that Americans think a broad variety of factors can make us sick
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Popular Music Changed the Most in 1964
Scientists use genomic data to show how pop music evolves
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Allergy Treatments Could Someday Start Before You Are Born
Studies in mice are showing that it might be possible treat disorders that have a genetic basis during pregnancy
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Statisticians Reveal the Best Place to Wait Out a Zombie Apocalypse
You’ll want to head for the Rocky Mountains
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Sharks Have Scary-Good Memories
New research on one species reveals an astounding ability to learn complex tricks and remember them for at least a year
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Like People, Bees Can Be Fooled by False Memories
Bumblebees gravitate toward unfamiliar flowers that merge two patterns they know—a classic error of long term memory
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How One Doctor Proposes to Conduct the First Human Head Transplant
An Italian neuroscientists says that the surgery could be ready in as few as two years, but the scientific community remains very skeptical
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Tiny Bits of Plastic May Be Clogging Up Corals
Researchers find that microplastic pollution has become a new threat to the health of ocean reefs
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Determine Your Ideal Eyelash Length With Science
How the “one-third rule” protects your eyes
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The Population of a Rare Leopard Has Nearly Doubled
A new census shows that there are now at least 57 elusive Amur leopards in Russia
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Alaska’s Freshwater Is Draining Into the Sea at an Astounding Rate
Satellite data shows that snow and glacial melt are partially to blame for an annual freshwater output 1.5 times that of Mississippi River
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This Mysterious Plant Doesn’t Have Time for Junk DNA
Utricularia gibba has less DNA, but more genes
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How 16th Century Trade Made Fire Ants an Early Global Invader
By inadvertently stowing away in Spanish ships, one pesky little insect quickly spread throughout much of the world
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Modern Cities Grow the Same Way As Ancient Ones
Scientists find that despite time and location, the productivity of settlements grows faster than their populations
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The 18th Century Fur Trade Polluted Lake Superior’s Shore With Mercury That’s Never Gone Away
The area’s elevated mercury levels aren’t healthy for fish, birds or humans
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The World’s Sea Creatures Have Gotten Bigger
A new study reveals evolution in the ocean appears to favor larger animals
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Save the Birds By Embarrassing Your Cat
Outfitting cats in colorful collars may be one key to preventing them from effectively preying on birds and other small animals
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