| August 24, 2017 |
Trojan Cow
- An unlikely host delivers a lethal punch to malarial mosquitoes.
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| August 23, 2017 |
Space Plastic
- Astronauts’ replacement tools could come from an unconventional source.
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| August 22, 2017 |
Worms, Microbes and Healthspan
- Gut microbes may turn broccoli chemicals into age-defying compounds.
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| August 21, 2017 |
National Mall Turf
- What lurks beneath the grass of the National Mall in Washington, D.C.?
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| August 18, 2017 |
Running Rat Memory
- Exercise helps young rats build long-lasting brain capacity.
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| August 17, 2017 |
Self-Healing Robots
- Engineers have designed soft robots that can heal themselves from damage.
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| August 16, 2017 |
Toxic Beauty Products
- Beauty products may lead to health problems in some populations.
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| August 15, 2017 |
Knee Osteoarthritis Origins
- Old skeletons provide new insights into the causes of osteoarthritis.
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| August 14, 2017 |
Lizard Blue
- What you wear could affect the behavior of wild animals.
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| August 11, 2017 |
Familiar Faces
- Scientists identify two brain regions important for familiar face recognition.
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| August 10, 2017 |
Longevity & Activity Perception
- A positive opinion about your activity level may help you live longer.
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| August 9, 2017 |
Heart-Building Protein
- Researchers are testing a drug that strengthens the heart without exercise.
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| August 8, 2017 |
Guide Dog Success
- Does over-parenting short-circuit the careers of potential guide dogs?
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| August 7, 2017 |
Neighborly Asteroid
- A fast-approaching asteroid will help space scientists practice their tracking skills.
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| August 4, 2017 |
Social Mouse Aggression
- A social upbringing can offset the activity of a mouse’s attack circuit.
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| August 3, 2017 |
Water Bear DNA
- Studying tardigrades’ DNA to learn what makes them so tough.
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| August 2, 2017 |
Bored Animals
- An animal welfare researcher calls the study of the biological basis of boredom in animals.
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| August 1, 2017 |
Elephant Seal Calls
- Elephant seals recognize each other by rhythm and pitch of their calls.
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| July 31, 2017 |
Wet Adhesives
- Scientists design an adhesive that works in wet conditions based on slug slime.
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| July 28, 2017 |
Buying Time
- Can purchasing time-saving services make us happier?
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| July 27, 2017 |
Dams & Fish
- Documenting the decline and return of Northeastern US fish migrations.
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| July 26, 2017 |
Arizona Monsoons
- Climate change is making Arizona’s monsoons more severe.
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| July 25, 2017 |
Viral Armor
- Scientists learn new tricks from a heat-loving virus.
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| July 24, 2017 |
Whale Diet & Genetics
- A genetic difference between the two types of whales that could partially explain why some became so gigantic.
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| July 21, 2017 |
Salt & Sour Taste Receptors
- Identifying receptors for salty and sour tastes could have a positive impact on health.
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| July 20, 2017 |
Gut Microbes & Longevity
- Microbes living in our gut may influence how long we live.
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| July 19, 2017 |
Amphibian ARC
- Scientists build a rescue “ark” to protect endangered frogs.
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| July 18, 2017 |
Photosynthetic Heart
- Photosynthetic bacteria may keep heart tissue oxygenated after a heart attack.
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| July 17, 2017 |
Raven Planning
- Ravens, like some great apes, plan ahead.
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| July 14, 2017 |
Fanged Furball
- Paleontologists have discovered a tiny mammal from the age of the dinosaurs that sported tusks.
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| July 13, 2017 |
Artificial Dye Safety
- Some people argue that food dyes are harmful to human health, but do decades of safety research back up these allegations?
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| July 12, 2017 |
Fighting Fungi
- Scientists may learn how to deal with fungal disease by fighting a frog pandemic.
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| July 11, 2017 |
Blind Echolocation
- Blind people who can echolocate use their brain’s visual center to do so.
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| July 10, 2017 |
Mosquito-Killing Fungi
- Scorpion and spider genes boost a fungi’s mosquito-killing ability.
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| July 7, 2017 |
Neonics and Bees
- New evidence that neonicotinoid pesticides are hurting bees.
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| July 6, 2017 |
Running Injury Acoustics
- Scientists are measuring the acoustic properties of the shockwaves produced as our feet strike the ground as we run, helping to explain why so many runners get injured.
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| July 5, 2017 |
Chimpanzee Strength
- Human muscle is adapted for endurance, rather than ape-like strength.
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| July 4, 2017 |
Roman Concrete
- Ancient Roman concrete became stronger with exposure to seawater and time.
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| July 3, 2017 |
Drumming Cockatoos
- Researchers discover that cockatoos use sticks and seed pods to drum out rhythms on tree limbs.
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| June 30, 2017 |
Stem Cell Colon Tissue
- Lab mice with human colon tissue could help researchers fight colon cancer.
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| June 29, 2017 |
Affirming Essays
- Brief, self-affirming writing exercises can help minority students excel in school.
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| June 28, 2017 |
Taste Cell Regeneration
- Research into how taste cells regenerate could help cancer patients and the elderly enjoy food again.
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| June 27, 2017 |
Solar-Powered Paint
- Building paint that harvests hydrogen from the air could provide abundant clean energy.
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| June 26, 2017 |
Egg Shape
- An exhaustive analysis of birds and their eggs may explain why eggs vary in shape.
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| June 23, 2017 |
Car Charging On-The-Go
- Wireless charging of moving objects could let electric cars cut the cord.
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| June 22, 2017 |
Exploration Telepresence
- Tomorrow’s space pioneers will be very different from the explorers of yesterday.
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| June 21, 2017 |
Harlequin Frog Release
- Researchers release endangered Harlequin frogs back into the Panamanian rainforest.
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| June 20, 2017 |
Wildebeest Windfall
- Unlucky wildebeests play a big role in African river ecology.
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| June 19, 2017 |
Noisy Fish
- The loud noises made by spawning croakers could help fisheries manage their sensitive populations in Mexican waters.
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| June 16, 2017 |
Science Comics
- Communicating about science through comics.
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