Public HealthDecember 13, 2017
AI Algorithms to Prevent Suicide Gain Traction
Facebook is one of several companies exploring ways to detect online behaviors that have been linked to self-harm
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Space & PhysicsDecember 12, 2017
Trump Tells NASA to Return to the Moon
U.S. astronauts last visited the lunar surface in the 1970s
PolicyDecember 11, 2017
9 Researchers Sue University of Rochester over Sexual-Harassment Allegations
Lawsuit alleges the institution mishandled complaints about cognitive scientist Florian Jaeger
Space & PhysicsDecember 10, 2017
The Labs That Forge Distant Planets Here on Earth
High-pressure experiments explore what it might take to make exoplanets habitable
Space & PhysicsDecember 6, 2017
Scientists Want in on Humanity’s Next Big Space Station
Space agencies are planning a Deep Space Gateway to orbit the Moon
ConservationDecember 5, 2017
Archaeologists Uneasy as Trump Shrinks Bears Ears Monument Lands
Thousands of ancient Native American sites could lose protections
Space & PhysicsDecember 4, 2017
Universe’s Baby Picture Wins $3 Million
Image joins 13 other winners in lucrative Breakthrough Prizes
Public HealthDecember 4, 2017
Bat Cave Solves Mystery of Deadly SARS Virus
The latest findings also suggest a new outbreak could occur
Natural DisastersDecember 2, 2017
Gravity Signals Could Speedily Warn of Big Quakes and Save Lives
The trick lies in capturing the weak gravitational shifts in the ground
EngineeringNovember 28, 2017
How an Underwater Sensor Network Is Tracking Argentina’s Lost Submarine
An expert from a nuclear-test-monitoring system explains how his team is trying to help in the search for the ARA San Juan
PolicyNovember 27, 2017
Zimbabwe’s Scientists Hope Political Change Will Revitalize Research
Academics are optimistic that the end of Robert Mugabe’s authoritarian rule could boost science and international collaboration
Space & PhysicsNovember 21, 2017
Exoplanet Hunters Rethink Search for Alien Life
Astronomers expand ideas of how chemistry and geology could affect chances for life on other worlds
NeuroscienceNovember 20, 2017
Sex Matters in Experiments on Party Drug—in Mice
Ketamine lifts rodents' mood only if administered by male researchers
BiologyNovember 20, 2017
Biology's Beloved Amphibian--the Axolotl--Is Racing toward Extinction
Although abundant in captivity, the salamander has nearly disappeared from its natural habitat—and that is a problem
The SciencesNovember 19, 2017
Europe Sets Priorities for Hunting Cosmic Particles
Club of physics funding agencies pushes for projects including a neutrino observatory in the Mediterranean Sea
PolicyNovember 18, 2017
What Countries’ Constitutions Reveal about How Societies Evolve
Analyses of governing documents from 194 countries could help people fighting for human and environmental rights
Space & PhysicsNovember 17, 2017
Arecibo Telescope Wins Reprieve from U.S. Government
National Science Foundation will look for partners to provide extra financial support for Puerto Rico facility
Public HealthNovember 17, 2017
Improved Diagnostics Fail to Halt the Rise of Tuberculosis
TB remains a big killer despite the development of a better test for detecting the disease
Space & PhysicsNovember 16, 2017
Hazy Skies Cool Down Pluto
Complex chemistry in the dwarf planet’s upper atmosphere may explain one of its biggest mysteries
The SciencesNovember 15, 2017
China Fires Up Next-Generation Neutron-Science Facility
Beam generator puts country in elite company for doing experiments in materials science and other fields
The SciencesNovember 12, 2017
Physicists Shrink Plans for Next Major Collider
Large Hadron Collider’s failure to detect new particles beyond the Higgs has eroded the case for Japan’s proposed linear accelerator
PolicyNovember 9, 2017
U.K. Government Appoints Next Chief Scientific Adviser
A former pharmaceutical boss will help navigate the U.K.'s exit from the European Union
The SciencesNovember 8, 2017
Dark Matter Hunt Fails to Find the Elusive Particles
Physicists begin to embrace alternative explanations for the missing material
BiologyNovember 7, 2017
Genetically Modified Browning-Resistant Apple Reaches U.S. Stores
Success for the “Arctic apple” could herald a new wave of lab-grown foods