ADHD A Treatment That Uses Mild Shocks to Treat ADHD in Children Now Has the FDA's BlessingGizmodo - Ed Cara Families of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) will now have a new, non-drug, treatment available to manage the condition: …
Science These Are Bubbles Made of SandGizmodo - Ryan F. Mandelbaum Engineers observed bubbles of sand moving within other sand, like oil droplets through water, in a first-of-its-kind observation. It’s difficult for …
Science Blind People Really Do Have More Sensitive Hearing, MRI Study FindsGizmodo - Ed Cara A new study out Monday suggests that losing your sight early in life can lead to subtle alterations in the brain circuitry primarily responsible for …
Science Try Your Luck at Watching the Lyrid Meteor Shower TonightGizmodo - Ryan F. Mandelbaum The Lyrid meteor shower peaks tonight, but actually spotting a meteor could be tough going for lots of observers. Meteor watchers can expect around 18 …
Science New Images of the Moon’s Far Side Released as Chinese Lunar Mission Quietly Chugs AlongGizmodo - George Dvorsky The Chang’e 4 lander and the Yutu 2 rover are currently in hibernation mode, sitting out the frigid lunar night, which lasts for about two Earth …
Science Thanos, CBD, and Disembodied Pig Brains: Best Gizmodo Stories of the WeekGizmodo - Tom McKay An awful lot happened this week—some of it good, much of it bad, and a bit of it just plain weird. In the good news category, the Hubble Space …
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture USDA Is Forcing Its Researchers to Label Their Peer-Reviewed Studies as Only 'Preliminary'Gizmodo - Melanie Ehrenkranz The peer review process for scientific publications is a tedious and trusted mechanism by which papers are determined credible sources of information …
Naloxone A Generic Version of Opioid Overdose Antidote Naloxone Just Landed FDA ApprovalGizmodo - Ed Cara One of the most important tools for managing the opioid crisis may soon be a lot more available. On Friday, the Food and Drug Administration …
The Brain Even a Little Bit of Exercise Can Keep Your Brain From Shrinking, Study SuggestsGizmodo - Ed Cara Staying fit could help keep your brain from shrinking and aging in your older years, suggests a new study out Friday. It found that middle-aged and …
Dolphins Rare Recordings of Elusive River Dolphins Show They Are Surprisingly ChattyGizmodo - George Dvorsky Rare video footage of Araguaian river dolphins. Credit: Paulo Castro Discovered to be a unique species just five years ago, the Araguaian river …
Hubble Telescope Hubble Telescope Turns 29, Shares Incredible Photo of Southern Crab Nebula to CelebrateGizmodo - Ryan F. Mandelbaum Hubble scientists like to honor the telescope’s birthday with an annual release of 4/20-worthy space porn, and this year’s pic is as stunning as …
Science The Best Personal Trainer Might Be a DogGizmodo - Ed Cara Your dog could very well make for a decent fitness coach, according to a new study out Thursday. It found that adults in the UK who owned a dog were …
Science Planet Mercury Has Solid Inner Core About the Same Size as Earth'sGizmodo - Ryan F. Mandelbaum A new analysis has found that Mercury has a solid inner core, just like Earth does. And Mercury’s core is just about the same size as our own …
Whales What Do Great White Sharks Fear? Murderous OrcasGizmodo - Ryan F. Mandelbaum If movies were scientifically accurate, here’s how Jaws would pan out: As the film’s signature theme begins to play, a black dorsal fin slinks around …
Science Newly Discovered Ancient Carnivore Was Bigger Than a Polar Bear and Is True Nightmare FuelGizmodo - George Dvorsky New research describes the remains of a gigantic, four-legged mammalian carnivore that terrorized Africa some 22 million years ago. The name of this …
CBD Should You, Your Mom, and Your Dog Be Using CBD?Gizmodo - Ed Cara They’re everywhere—in your supermarket, at the chain pharmacy, even in your local pet shop. The latest over-the-counter health fad for cannabidiol, …
What Would Really Happen if Thanos Erased Half of All Life on Earth?Gizmodo - Robin George Andrews Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the past year, you’ll know that the end of Avengers: Infinity War was a rather bleak affair. To recap: …
Stanford University Stanford Clears Faculty Members Linked to Unethical CRISPR Baby ExperimentGizmodo - George Dvorsky A Stanford investigation has cleared three prominent faculty members of helping with a controversial gene-editing experiment led by disgraced Chinese …
Science News About Tragedies Makes Us Miserable—and Hungry for More, Study FindsGizmodo - Ed Cara A new study out Wednesday might just reaffirm your worst fears about staying glued to Twitter or cable news during a mass tragedy like the latest …
Science How Did This Tiny Little Star Make Such a Big Sparkle?Gizmodo - Ryan F. Mandelbaum Scientists spotted a superflare larger than some of the hugest solar storms on record—from what seems to be a tiny, almost Jupiter-sized star. The …
Christina Koch 'It Feels Awesome': NASA Astronaut Learns She Will Spend Record-Breaking 328 Days in SpaceGizmodo - George Dvorsky Christina Koch has spent the past month orbiting Earth aboard the International Station. Earlier today, the NASA astronaut learned she won’t be …
Science The Scientist Fighting the Dumbest Kind of Bad Science Reporting on TwitterGizmodo - Ed Cara Late last week, a Twitter account highlighting one of the cardinal sins of bad science journalism popped up online, catching the eye of scientists, …
Conservative View Scientists Partially Revive Disembodied Pig Brains, Raising Huge QuestionsGizmodo - George Dvorsky Researchers from Yale have developed a system capable of restoring some functionality to the brains of decapitated pigs for at least 10 hours after …
Science A Modified 747 Helped Spot Evidence of the Universe's First Atomic BondGizmodo - Ryan F. Mandelbaum Scientists have spotted evidence of the earliest chemistry in the Universe, thanks to measurements taken from a telescope aboard a modified Boeing …
Science What Do Nuclear Bomb Explosions Sound Like?Gizmodo - Ryan F. Mandelbaum On July 16, 1945, scientists first unleashed the energy stored at the center of the atomic nucleus, causing a massive explosion in the New Mexican …
Science Antivax Parents Sue Over Mandatory Vaccination Order in New York (Which Has a Major Measles Outbreak)Gizmodo - Tom McKay A group of five unnamed mothers are suing the city of New York, trying to get it to block a mandatory measles-mumps-rubella vaccination order city …
Technology Liquid Blood Extracted From 42,000-Year-Old Foal Found Frozen in SiberiaGizmodo - George Dvorsky Scientists in the Yakutsk region of Siberia have managed to extract samples of liquid blood from a 42,000-year-old foal that was found embedded in …
Science The Quest for the Most Elusive Material in PhysicsGizmodo - Ryan F. Mandelbaum Zack Geballe spent months screwing together pairs of polished diamonds at the Carnegie Institution for Science’s Geophysical Laboratory. Theory …
Science Winters Are Only Going to Get Worse, So Researchers Invented a Way to Generate Electricity from SnowfallGizmodo - Andrew Liszewski The farther you get from the equator, the less effective solar panels become at reliably generating power all year round. And it’s not just the …
