Biology
Biology
Policy & Ethics
Policy & Ethics
No One Should Have Sole Authority to Launch a Nuclear Attack
Cognition
Cognition
Possible Anti-Aging Brain Therapy Shows Promise in Mice
Space
Closest Supermassive Black Hole Tests Einstein's Relativity
New observations of stars orbiting the Milky Way’s central giant black hole confirm Einstein’s theory yet again
Biology
Biology
Giving Dead Migrants a Name
Policy & Ethics
Policy & Ethics
No One Should Have Sole Authority to Launch a Nuclear Attack
Cognition
Cognition
Possible Anti-Aging Brain Therapy Shows Promise in Mice
Policy & Ethics
Policy & Ethics
The Future of Peer Review
Evolution
Evolution
No Bull: Lizards Flee When They See Red
Space
Space
Icy Worlds May Bypass Habitability
Space
Space
Citizen Scientists Chase Total Solar Eclipse
Public Health
Public Health
Insomnia Linked to Premature Birth in Study of 3 Million Mothers
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Ever-Elusive Neutrinos Spotted Bouncing Off Nuclei for the First Time
A new technology for detecting neutrinos represents a “monumental” advance for science
Cosmic Map Reveals a Not-So-Lumpy Universe
Odd results could still be consistent with the Standard Model of cosmology
The Science of Passionate Sex
How to have hot sex, according to science
A Partial Eclipse Is Interesting; a Total Eclipse Is Mind-Blowing
Photos don’t do it justice—it’s perhaps the most spectacular natural phenomenon you’ll ever see
Feeling Overwhelmed? Here Are 7 Remedies
Savvy Psychologist Dr. Ellen Hendriksen offers 7 in-the-moment tips to deal with a tidal wave of tasks
Was Agatha Christie's Mysterious Amnesia Real or Revenge on Her Cheating Spouse?
Ninety years ago, she stayed in a hotel for 11 days under an assumed name, supposedly because she had suffered from a loss of memory. How plausible is her story?
Special Report
The Great Solar Eclipse of 2017
Space
Millions of people will view this spectacular event in person. Will you be one of them?
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Videos
Well-Preserved Armored Fossil Reveals Cretaceous Camouflage
The Cretaceous Period was a dangerous time for many animals, even for the “dinosaur equivalent of a tank.” Watch how researchers analyzed the pristine remains of a heavily armored nodosaur to discover this dino’s additional layer of defense.
