The SciencesJune 1, 2020
Multistate Disagreement over the Length of the Foot to End
In 2023 every U.S. land surveyor will begin using a single international standard
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EnvironmentDecember 3, 2019
Cookie-Cutter Suburbs Could Help Spread Sustainable Yards
The housing governing groups can play a powerful role in encouraging environmentally friendly lawns
ConservationMarch 6, 2019
Faux Fish Might Help Aquaculture Keep Feeding the World
Some unexpected alternatives could avoid depleting the wild fish that farmed seafood eats
ChemistryJanuary 11, 2019
The Race to Relearn Hemp Farming
Researchers have a lot to learn about the previously banned crop before it flourishes on U.S. farms
ConservationJuly 11, 2018
From Defiled to Wild—Can a Spent Coal Mine Be Reborn as a Nature Conservation Center?
Kentucky’s first mountaintop removal coal mine is being turned into grassland to support valuable game species
EnvironmentNovember 1, 2017
Treating Toxins with Tree Microbes
Specialized bacteria help trees clean up Superfund site
PolicyNovember 1, 2017
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PolicyOctober 1, 2017
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BiotechSeptember 1, 2017
New Wireless Pacemaker Could Prevent Common Complications
Powered by microwaves, the device avoids some of the risks traditional systems pose
PolicySeptember 1, 2017
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EnvironmentAugust 24, 2017
Wanted: Illegal Fish Dumpers
The Department of Wildlife is offering a bounty for purveyors of invasive fish
BiotechAugust 18, 2017
Growing Virtual Plants Could Help Farmers Boost Their Crops
Researchers are using 3-D modeling to identify the future’s heartiest pickings
ConservationAugust 16, 2017
How Do You Move a Giant Sequoia?
Boise, Idaho, recently relocated a century-old, living tree provided by John Muir
EvolutionAugust 11, 2017
Family Meal? Ancestral Humans May Have Engaged in Ritualistic Cannibalism
Patterns carved in an arm bone could mean the gruesome practice held some ceremonial value for Paleolithic people
The SciencesAugust 10, 2017
Mega-Tsunami Could Be Triggered by an Alaska Quake
Researchers have found tectonic features on the ocean floor off the Alaska coast similar to those that drove the 2011 earthquake in Japan
PolicyAugust 1, 2017
Quick Hits
NeuroscienceJuly 31, 2017
The Art of Neuroscience
The winners of an annual contest capture the brain at its most beautiful
Space & PhysicsJuly 22, 2017
Ground Control to Major Google: Space Station Street View Is Here
Take a self-guided tour and imagine what it is like to be an astronaut
NeuroscienceJuly 13, 2017
Pinpointing the Brain’s Motivation Switch
Researchers identify neurons important for the drive to win in mice
EnvironmentJune 30, 2017
Widely Used Pesticide Is a Buzzkill for Honeybees
Findings add fuel to the debate over whether a commonly used chemical damages insect populations
NeuroscienceJune 21, 2017
Watch the Human Brain Come to Life in This Stunning Piece of Art
Drawn and etched with algorithms, Greg Dunn’s masterpiece is unique in more ways than one
Space & PhysicsJune 15, 2017
Star Trek Legacy Lives On in Space Exploration [Video]
A film director, a rocket scientist and two physicists discuss how the television series influenced culture and inspired a generation of scientists
Space & PhysicsJune 5, 2017
Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot: Astronomers Discover a Giant Planet Hotter Than Most Stars
The latest discovery is the fieriest one yet, and researchers can’t wait to investigate