Apr 27 Can Arctic ecosystems survive without river icings? By Dave Berndtson A crucial water source for northern ecosystems -- arctic river icings -- are slowly melting away with each successive year. Continue reading
Apr 26 Analysis: A new study says settlers arrived in the Americas 130,000 years ago. Should we believe it? By Nsikan Akpan An archaeological site near San Diego suggests humans arrived in America more than 100,000 years before previously thought. Continue reading
Apr 24 Naked mole rats can survive for 18 minutes without oxygen. Here’s why. By Andrew Wagner It has a little something to do with sugar. Continue reading
Apr 13 NASA: Ocean on Saturn moon contains ‘almost all’ known ingredients for supporting life By Andrew Wagner NASA reveals compelling evidence for hydrothermal vents on Saturn's moon Enceladus. Continue reading
Apr 11 Watch 5:47 Deadly epidemic spurs research into the lives of bats By PBS News Hour White-nose syndrome is one of the deadliest wildlife diseases in modern times, killing bats by the millions. By waking up the animals more often during hibernation, the illness depletes their fat reserves, causing starvation and death. Now the discovery of… Continue watching
Apr 11 The science behind why your shoelace knot is doomed to fail By Nsikan Akpan Fret no longer children of planet Earth, as new research has figured out the physics behind why shoelace knots fail and why some shoelaces are more prone to the mistake. Continue reading
Apr 07 An ‘Earth-sized’ telescope takes aim at the first-ever image of a black hole By Joshua Barajas For years, actual images of black holes have remained elusive. The Event Horizon Telescope might be changing that as you read these words. Continue reading
Apr 06 If you had to eat a human, which body part should you pick first? By Nsikan Akpan To better understand the historical motivations of cannibalism, a new study looks into the nutritional value of human body parts. Continue reading
Apr 05 Why bad science is plaguing health research — and how to fix it By Nsikan Akpan Biomedical scientists are struggling to reproduce the work of others. A new book from NPR's Richard Harris explores what to do about it. Continue reading
Mar 31 Why domesticated foxes are genetically fascinating (and terrible pets) By Andrew Wagner Foxes were considered untamable, until a biology experiment was started in Siberia almost 60 years ago and proved otherwise. Continue reading