Brain Tune-Up from Action Video Game Play

Shooting zombies and repelling aliens can lead to lasting improvement in mental skills

How Astronomers Found Our Cosmic Address

The Milky Way turns out to be part of a massive supercluster of galaxies that forms one of the largest known structures in the universe. This discovery is only the beginning of a new effort to map the cosmos...

From Liberia, Ebola Survivors Report They Are Still Afflicted with Disabling Symptoms

Brain deficits and more torment many virus survivors in Liberia. The top suspects are hidden viral remnants and immune system overreactions

Drilling for Earthquakes

Scientists are increasingly confident about the link between earthquakes and oil and gas production, yet regulators are slow to react

The Trouble with Tiger Numbers

The science of surveying these elusive cats has advanced dramatically, but conservation agencies lag behind

The Clumsy Quest to Perfect the Walking Robot

Why is it so hard to build a walking robot?

Cropland Lost to Saltwater Could Be Rescued by Rice with Salt-Tolerant Genes

Farmland is being ruined by salty water. Rice and fruits, genetically modified to survive salt, could feed millions

How Zika Spiraled Out of Control

The virus was a tiny, barely known annoyance. Scientists now think environmental changes made Zika explode into a global crisis

The Good, the Bad and the Weirdest "Internet of Things" Things

Why haven't all of our objects gone wireless? Because nobody's buying this stuff

U.S. Bread Basket Shifts Thanks to Climate Change

Farming across the Midwest will be challenged by a shifting climate and may struggle to keep up crop production

Ebola's Ongoing Torment [Video]

A patient from Liberia describes the symptoms that still plague her and thousands of others

Crops That Grow in Salty Water [Video]

Two scientists describe attempts to find genes that help endangered crops survive rising salt levels

Mapping Laniakea, the Milky Way's Cosmic Home [Video]

The Milky Way’s home supercluster of galaxies is far bigger than previously known

Games for Better Brains [Video]

Action video games in which a player is called on to shoot zombies may provide greater cognitive benefits than do explicit brain-training methods

A Utopia with Caveats: Why Peace on Earth Might Require Big Sacrifices

An interview with Ada Palmer, author of the new science fiction novel Too Like the Lightning

Airplanes, Zeppelins and Balloons: Aviation Research in 1916

Camera Trap Photographs Capture India's Wild Tigers

The images are helping conservationists estimate population sizes of the secretive cats