Energy from Body Heat
Our bodies produce a surprising amount of heat, which could be turned into electricity.
Paleo Sleep
Ancient peoples' sleep might not have been much different than our own.
Pluto’s Secrets Revealed
Pluto’s first close-ups reveal unexpected geological features.
Placebos & Depression
People who respond better to fake medicine may also get more relief from the real thing.
New Old Neurons
Scientists are developing new strategies for making old neurons to study diseases of aging.
Parents, Kids & Math
An educational app helps parents with math anxiety help their kids excel in the subject.
The Universal “Huh?”
Regardless of culture and language, conversations have a lot in common.
Tinnitus & Chronic Pain
The common roots of chronic pain and tinnitus.
Safer Jet Fuels
Researchers have designed a new jet fuel additive that could stop out-of-control fires.
Smartphone Eating Habits
A smartphone app is helping researchers document our erratic modern eating habits, 24/7.
Love Birds
When birds pair up, is it all about fitness, or is there room for love?
Mag Network
Improving wearable device performance by turning the body into a personal magnetic network.
Disarming Deadly Microbes
Disarming, rather than killing harmful gut microbes outright could preserve beneficial gut flora.
Bumble Bee Tongues
Bumble bee tongues have shrunk over the past 40 years of warming in the Rocky Mountains.
Ancient Hearing
Scientists re-create how our ancient ancestors heard their world.
Dognition
An online project allows dog owners to evaluate their dogs’ minds and contribute to scientific research.
Personal Microbe Cloud
Each of us produces a cloud of bacteria as unique as a fingerprint.
Brain Organoids
Organized clumps of neural tissue called brain organoids could let researchers study neurological disorders in the laboratory.