EarthApril 14, 2017
NASA Satellite Will Watch Earth Breathe from Space
The agency’s Geostationary Carbon Observatory will study the planet’s carbon cycle
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PolicyMarch 29, 2017
Data Privacy: Is Trump's FCC Redefining Public Interest as Business Interest?
Recent U.S. Senate and FCC activity favors large Internet companies at the expense of their customers
BehaviorSeptember 29, 2016
Why Clowns Creep Us Out
A psychologist looks at reports of evil jesters luring children into the woods
BehaviorJune 13, 2016
6 Things to Know about Mass Shootings in America
As we mourn the victims of another mass shooting, a criminologist takes on misconceptions about gun violence
Public HealthNovember 25, 2015
Is Double-Dipping a Food Safety Problem or Just a Nasty Habit?
If you detect double-dippers in the midst of a festive gathering, you might want to steer clear of their favored snack
Mind & BrainNovember 24, 2015
Pay Attention! New "Brain Fingerprints" Predict Your Ability to Focus
Patterns of brain activity can forecast your concentration levels, and may even help diagnose ADHD
PolicyOctober 13, 2015
Why More Scientists Are Needed in the Public Square
The president of one of the country's leading research university systems argues that the academic community has to make sure researchers and scientists engage with the general public
EnvironmentOctober 6, 2015
Chernobyl Wildlife Make a Comeback Despite Contamination
The Belarus region devastated by the 1986 Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant accident is now teeming with elk, wild boar, deer and wolves
EnvironmentSeptember 24, 2015
How a U.S. Clean Air NGO Caught Volkswagen Cheating
VW’s emissions scandal surprised many, but it had been brewing for awhile, says Paul Nieuwenhuis, co-director of Cardiff University's Electric Vehicle Center of Excellence
Space & PhysicsAugust 21, 2015
2 Steps Closer to the Search for Dark Matter and Dark Energy
The hunt for these mysterious “missing-matter” substances has now taken a leap forward, thanks to two new lab experiments
EvolutionAugust 19, 2015
Oldest Humanlike Hand Bone Might Reveal the Origins of Toolmaking
The bone, which is the earliest modern humanlike finger bone ever found, could come from a number of species that were around at the time, including Homo erectus
Space & PhysicsJuly 16, 2015
A Team Member Reveals What It Took to Get Probe to Pluto
New Horizons mission members have worked on the project for longer than it took the spacecraft to get to Pluto
Space & PhysicsApril 22, 2015
Hubble Space Telescope Struggled to Get Off the Ground
The telescope’s chief scientist started work on the project in 1972, garnering support for the world's first telescope free of Earth's atmosphere's blurring effects
EvolutionMarch 14, 2015
Fossils of Huge Sea Creature Shine Light on Early Arthropod Evolution
A fossil discovery of a joint-legged animal foreshadows the appearance of giant filter-feeding sharks and whales in more recent times
EnvironmentMarch 12, 2015
Why Is Critical Technology to Stop Global Warming Stalled?
Pumping CO2 underground can help fight climate change but remains untested for the most part
EnvironmentFebruary 19, 2015
Weird Winter Weather Plot Thickens as Arctic Swiftly Warms
Scientists are working out potential linkages between rapid Arctic warming caused by climate change and a more wavy jet stream causing weird winter weather