Impact of Small Media
Small media has an out-sized influence on public discourse.
Science Update
Gateway Drug Biology
Use of legal drugs may make use of illegal ones more likely to lead to addiction.
Magnetic Memory Fabric
Magnetic fabric could let your clothes store data.
Male Mammoths
Mammoths that left remains in Siberia were overwhelmingly male. Scientists want to know why.
Bat Vocal Learning
Fruit bats learn their calls from the crowd of bats around them.
Geese vs. Hunters
Geese are holing up in the big city during the winter to avoid hunters.
Solar Butterflies
A butterfly’s wings inspires more efficient solar cells.
Masked Dinosaur
Remnants of pigments in the fossils of dinosaur feathers provide clues to how they looked and …
Fever Birth Defects
Controlling fevers during early pregnancy may decrease the likelihood of congenital birth defects.
Hybrid Flying Robots
Tiny hybrid robots could conduct rescue missions in the air and sea.