Science Sep 18 Science journal walks back claim that smartphones make millennials grow horns The publisher issued a major correction to a study claiming smartphones make millennials grow horns. But here's why this move won't kill the myth. By Nsikan Akpan
Arts Sep 06 The Magic School Bus is back — and it’s tackling evolution Studying evolution “makes you aware that life is fragile," and that maybe you don’t want to help cause extinction, says the illustrator of the iconic kids’ series. By Elizabeth Flock
Science Aug 21 This young scientist studies wild animals. Bias against disability won’t stop her Field biologist Charlotte Devitz is part of a trend: researchers expanding the boundaries of accessible science. By Vicky Stein
Science Jun 26 Why you should embrace your foot calluses Unlike modern cushioned shoes, calluses both protect your feet and allow you to feel the ground you walk on. By Vicky Stein
Jun 25 Smartphones aren’t making millennials grow horns. Here’s how to spot a bad study By Nsikan Akpan The “millennials are growing horns” study is flawed, and its journal has launched an internal review. Can you spot the study's six major problems?… Continue reading
Jan 16 300 million years ago, our ancestors walked tall. This robot shows you how By Vicky Stein The fictional Sherlock Holmes could read footprints — in soil, snow, carpet, dust and even blood. Researchers today are similarly using tracks caught in stone — plus a robot — to recreate a creature that lived 300 million years ago. Continue reading
Jan 10 Why these sea slugs look so much like David Bowie By Vicky Stein By drawing comparisons between sea slugs and Ziggy Stardust, the Bowiebranchia blog exposes the wild, beautiful and competitive evolution of both. Continue reading
Dec 10 When these frogs move to cities, they change the way they flirt By Vicky Stein As more humans move into concrete jungles, other animals, like túngara frogs, are joining them — and adjusting their behaviors along the way. Continue reading
Sep 20 Scientists gave octopuses some molly. Here’s what happened. By Jamie Leventhal Two scientists drugged some cephalopods and were surprised to find that their reactions to MDMA were similar to those of humans, despite massive evolutionary differences. Continue reading